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| Shire of Quilpie Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 698 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.010354/km2 (0.026816/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1930 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 67,415 km2 (26,029.1 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Stuart Mackenzie | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Quilpie | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Quilpie | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Quilpie is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 67,415 square kilometres (26,029 sq mi), and its administrative centre is the town of Quilpie.
The dominant industry is grazing. Opal fields are also worked within the shire.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Quilpie had a population of 698 people.[1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.