South Burnett Region

The South Burnett Region covers an area {{convert|8382|km2|sqmi|0}}, containing a population of 32,555 in June 2018 and has an estimated operating budget of A$42 m (as at 2008).

The Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg is an enclave within the South Burnett Region, but is not part of it administratively as it has its own local government.{{cite web |title=Layers: Local government |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=22 June 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}

This Local Government was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.

Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the South Burnett Region, located in the southern catchment of the Burnett River, existed as four distinct local government areas:

• the Shire of Kingaroy;
• the Shire of Nanango;
• the Shire of Murgon;
• and the Shire of Wondai.

The report recommended the new local government area should not be divided into wards and should elect six councilors and a mayor however the Interim Steering Committee applied to the State Government for four wards based on the old shire boundaries. As the total population is just a few hundred short of the level set in the report for eight councilors and a mayor, application for this was also made.

In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the South Burnett Region had a population of 31,028 people.{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA36630|name=South Burnett Region (LGA)|access-date=22 June 2024|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,186 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA36630|name=South Burnett Region (LGA)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people.

The South Burnett Region includes the following settlements:

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Kingaroy area:

• Coolabunia
• Ellesmere
• Goodger
• Haly Creek
• Inverlaw
• Kingaroy
• Kumbia
• Memerambi
• Taabinga
• Wooroolin

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Nanango area:

• Benarkin
• Benarkin North
• Blackbutt
• Brooklands
• Bunya Mountains
• East Nanango
• Glan Devon
• Maidenwell
• Nanango
• South East Nanango
• Taromeo

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Murgon area:

• Cloyna
• Moffatdale
• Murgon
• Tablelands
• Windera
• Wooroonden

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Wondai area:

• Boondooma
• Cushnie
• Durong
• Ficks Crossing
• Hivesville
• Mondure
• Proston
• Tingoora
• Wheatlands
• Wondai

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Others areas:

• Booie
• Byee
• Crawford
• Glenrock
• Gordonbrook
• Ironpot
• Kawl Kawl
• Marshlands
• Runnymede
• Silverleaf
• Tarong
• Wattle Camp

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The South Burnett Regional Council operate public libraries at Blackbutt, Kingaroy, Murgon, Nanango, Proston, and Wondai.{{Cite web|url=http://www.southburnett.qld.gov.au/locate-a-library|title=Locate a library|website=South Burnett Regional Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131025843/http://www.southburnett.qld.gov.au/locate-a-library|archive-date=31 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=31 January 2018}}

The current council, elected in 2020, is:

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• [http://www.southburnett.qld.gov.au South Burnett Regional Council]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080723172442/http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/2008/html/SouthBurnettRegionalCouncil.html Interactive Map of the South Burnett Region (Electoral Commission Queensland web site)] Retrieved 18 April 2008

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