The Shire of Burnett was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett

Wide Bay-Burnett

Wide Bay-Burnett is a region of the Australian state of Queensland, located between 170 and 400 kilometres north of the state capital, Brisbane. The area's population growth has exceeded the state average over the past 20 years, and it is forecast to grow to more than 430,000 by 2031...

 region of Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

, Australia

Australia

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. It completely surrounded, but did not include, the regional city of Bundaberg

Bundaberg, Queensland

Bundaberg is a city in Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Local Government Area of the Bundaberg Region and is a major centre within Queensland's broader Wide Bay-Burnett geographical region...

, and covered an area of 2000.8 square kilometres (772.5 sq mi). It existed as a local government entity from its creation through the amalgamation of the Shire of Gooburrum

Shire of Gooburrum

The Shire of Gooburrum was a Local Government Area located to the north and west of the regional city of Bundaberg, Australia. The shire, administered from Bundaberg itself, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1886 until 1994, when it amalgamated with Woongarra to...

 and the Shire of Woongarra

Shire of Woongarra

The Shire of Woongarra was a Local Government Area located to the south and east of the regional city of Bundaberg. The shire, administered from Bundaberg itself, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1885 until 1994, when it amalgamated with Gooburrum to form the Shire...

 in 1994 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the City of Bundaberg

City of Bundaberg

The City of Bundaberg was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, encompassing the centre and inner suburbs of the regional city of Bundaberg...

 and other councils in the region to form the Bundaberg Region.

History

On 21 November 1991, the Electoral and Administrative Review Commission, created two years earlier, produced its second report, and recommended that local government boundaries in the Bundaberg area be rationalised. The Local Government (Bundaberg and Burnett) Regulation 1993 was gazetted on 17 December 1993, in effect amalgamating the Shires of Gooburrum

Shire of Gooburrum

The Shire of Gooburrum was a Local Government Area located to the north and west of the regional city of Bundaberg, Australia. The shire, administered from Bundaberg itself, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1886 until 1994, when it amalgamated with Woongarra to...

 and Woongarra

Shire of Woongarra

The Shire of Woongarra was a Local Government Area located to the south and east of the regional city of Bundaberg. The shire, administered from Bundaberg itself, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1885 until 1994, when it amalgamated with Gooburrum to form the Shire...

, and transferring a newer urban area to the City of Bundaberg

City of Bundaberg

The City of Bundaberg was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, encompassing the centre and inner suburbs of the regional city of Bundaberg...

. On 30 March 1994, the Shire of Burnett came into being.

On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland

Parliament of Queensland

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 on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Burnett merged with the City of Bundaberg

City of Bundaberg

The City of Bundaberg was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, encompassing the centre and inner suburbs of the regional city of Bundaberg...

 and the Shires of Isis

Shire of Isis

The Shire of Isis was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, to the south of Bundaberg. The Shire, administered from the town of Childers covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1887 until 2008, when it was amalgamated...

 and Kolan

Shire of Kolan

The Shire of Kolan was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, to the west of Bundaberg. The Shire, administered from the town of Gin Gin, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it was amalgamated...

 to form the Bundaberg Region.

Population

Year	Population (total)	Population (Gooburrum)	Population (Woongarra)
1921	5,435	2,922	2,513
1933	7,202	3,915	3,287
1947	7,170	3,825	3,345
1954	7,835	4,131	3,704
1961	8,521	4,372	4,149
1966	9,710	4,776	4,934
1971	9,669	4,519	5,150
1976	14,018	5,227	8,791
1981	15,126	5,261	9,865
1986	17,832	5,917	11,915
1991	23,608*	7,117	16,491
1996	21,218*
2001	23,598
2006	27,232

* Excluding the area transferred to City of Bundaberg in 1994, the population of Burnett was 15,417 in 1991.

Towns and localities

North: Abbotsford Avondale Bucca Bullyard Fairymead Gooburrum Littabella Meadowvale Miara Moore Park Moore Park, Queensland Moore Park Beach is a town in Queensland, Australia. It is on the Pacific Ocean, 15 km north of the city of Bundaberg. It is bordered on the north by the Kolan River, on the south by the suburbs of Moorland and Welcome Creek, and on the east by Fairymead.- Moore Park Beach :Moore Park boasts... Moorland Oakwood Sharon South Kolan Watalgan Waterloo Welcome Creek Winfield Yandaran

South: Alloway Bargara Bargara, Queensland Bargara is a town located on the central coast of Queensland, Australia. The town lies 384 kilometres north of the state capital Brisbane and just east of Bundaberg. Bargara is considered to be a satellite town of Bundaberg, with only sugar cane fields separating the two centres. Between 1912 and... Branyan Burnett Heads Burnett Heads, Queensland Burnett Heads is a town at the mouth of the Burnett River in Queensland, Australia, located 16 km north of the regional city of Bundaberg. At the 2006 census, Burnett Heads had a population of 2,419.... Calavos Coonarr Coral Cove Electra Elliott Elliott Heads Elliott Heads, Queensland Elliott Heads is a town in the Bundaberg region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located at the mouth of the Elliott River, north of the state capital, Brisbane... Givelda Innes Park Innes Park, Queensland Innes Park is a town in the Bundaberg region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Bundaberg Local Government Area, north of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Innes Park had a population of 1,659.... Kalkie Kinkuna Mon Repos Pine Creek Port Bundaberg Qunaba Rubyanna South Bingera Windermere Woongarra