Shire of Flinders (Queensland)
Local government area in Queensland, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the former Local Government Area on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, see Shire of Flinders (Victoria).
The Shire of Flinders is a local government area in north-western Queensland, Australia.
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Shire of Flinders Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 1,499 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.03638/km2 (0.09423/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1882 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 41,200 km2 (15,907.4 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Jane McNamara | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Hughenden | ||||||||||||||
Region | North West Queensland | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Flinders | ||||||||||||||
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It covers an area of 41,200 square kilometres (15,907.4 sq mi),[1] and has existed as a local government entity since 1882. The Shire, named for the Flinders River, is predominantly a grazing area with cattle in the north of the shire and mixed grazing to the south in the black soil area.