Summary
The Town of Goondiwindi was a local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is on the Queensland-New South Wales border.
| Town of Goondiwindi Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,873 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 333.8/km2 (864.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1888 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Goondiwindi | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Darling Downs | ||||||||||||||
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History edit
It was first proclaimed a municipality, the Borough of Goondiwindi, on 20 October 1888.
The Shire of Waggamba, also headquartered in Goondiwindi and managing areas to the north, west and east of the town, provided many functions in partnership with the Town, including libraries and area promotion.
In 1937, the Goondiwindi Civic Centre was erected as the town hall at 100 Marshall Street, Goondiwindi. It was designed by Addison & MacDonald and built by Thomas Charles Clarke, now known as The Clarke Services Group. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 9 July 1993.[2]
On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Town of Goondiwindi merged with the Shires of Waggamba and Inglewood to form the Goondiwindi Region.
Mayors edit
Population edit
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1933 | 1,931 |
| 1947 | 2,467 |
| 1954 | 2,950 |
| 1961 | 3,274 |
| 1966 | 3,529 |
| 1971 | 3,695 |
| 1976 | 3,741 |
| 1981 | 3,576 |
| 1986 | 4,103 |
| 1991 | 4,331 |
| 1996 | 4,374 |
| 2001 | 4,760 |
| 2006 | 4,873 |
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Goondiwindi (T) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "Goondiwindi Civic Centre (entry 600531)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Unidentified (1915), Page 28 of the Queenslander Pictorial, supplement to The Queenslander, 20 March, 1915, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, retrieved 5 July 2017
- ^ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
External links edit
Media related to Town of Goondiwindi at Wikimedia Commons