City of Hervey Bay
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The City of Hervey Bay 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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, containing the urban centre of Hervey Bay as well as the northern half of Fraser Island. The City covered an area of 2356.3 square kilometres (909.8 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1917 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the City of Maryborough
City of Maryborough (Queensland)
The City of Maryborough was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the urban locality of Maryborough as well as the southern half of Fraser Island...

, Shire of Woocoo
Shire of Woocoo
The Shire of Woocoo was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the rural residential area to the west of the town of Maryborough, and surrounding countryside...

 and the 1st and 2nd divisions of the Shire of Tiaro
Shire of Tiaro
The Shire of Tiaro was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, between the regional cities of Gympie and Hervey Bay about north of the state capital, Brisbane...

 to form the Fraser Coast Region.

History

The area now known as City of Hervey Bay first received local government with the Divisional Boards Act 1879, where on 11 November 1879, the Antigua and Burrum Divisions were created. A later division, Howard, was split away from the Division 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...

 in 1900. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, all three became Shires on 31 March 1903. At around this time, the Shire of Degilbo, later renamed Biggenden
Shire of Biggenden
The Shire of Biggenden was a Local Government Area located in the northern catchment of the Burnett River, Queensland, Australia, south-southwest of the regional city of Bundaberg...

, split away on 3 June 1905. On 23 December 1905, Burrum was renamed Pialba.

On 17 February 1917, the previous shires were dissolved, and split between a new Shire of Burrum and the Shire of Woocoo
Shire of Woocoo
The Shire of Woocoo was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the rural residential area to the west of the town of Maryborough, and surrounding countryside...

, which had been gazetted three years earlier. By the 1920s the Hervey Bay area was rapidly expanding due to continuing growth in the primary industries such as sugar cane, citrus, pineapples, beef cattle and fishing, as well as investment in transport infrastructure. In the 1950s and 1960s, population and development increased, and the coastal towns slowly merged into a single urban area.

On 20 December 1975, but effective from the 27 March 1976 local government elections, the Shire of Burrum was renamed the Shire of Hervey Bay. With the new focus on the coastal region, 1086.4 km² (419.5 sq mi) of its area, with an estimated population of 1,119, was annexed by the City of Maryborough
City of Maryborough (Queensland)
The City of Maryborough was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the urban locality of Maryborough as well as the southern half of Fraser Island...

, while 1269 km² (490 sq mi) with an estimated population of 2,629 was annexed by the Shire of Woocoo
Shire of Woocoo
The Shire of Woocoo was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the rural residential area to the west of the town of Maryborough, and surrounding countryside...

.

In September 1977, the Shire of Hervey Bay received Town status, and on 18 February 1984 it became a City.

On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland
Parliament of Queensland
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. According to the state's constitution, the Parliament consists of the Queen and the Legislative Assembly. It is the only unicameral state parliament in the country, the upper chamber, the Legislative Council, having been...

 on 10 August 2007, Hervey Bay merged with the City of Maryborough
City of Maryborough (Queensland)
The City of Maryborough was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the urban locality of Maryborough as well as the southern half of Fraser Island...

, Shire of Woocoo
Shire of Woocoo
The Shire of Woocoo was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, containing the rural residential area to the west of the town of Maryborough, and surrounding countryside...

 and part of Tiaro
Shire of Tiaro
The Shire of Tiaro was a Local Government Area located in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, between the regional cities of Gympie and Hervey Bay about north of the state capital, Brisbane...

 to form the Fraser Coast Region.

Towns and Localities


Urban settlement:
  • Craignish
  • Dundowran
  • Dundowran Beach
  • Eli Waters
  • Kawungan
  • Nikenbah
  • Pialba
    Pialba, Queensland
    Pialba is a suburb in Hervey Bay, Queensland located north of Brisbane. It is the central business district of Hervey Bay. It was once serviced by a railway line. It is the location of one of the transmitters for ABC Wide Bay....

  • Point Vernon
  • Scarness
  • Toogoom
  • Torquay
    Torquay, Queensland
    Torquay is a suburb in Hervey Bay, Queensland located north of Brisbane. Torquay is one of five beachside suburbs in Hervey Bay that is made up of primarily residential homes with some tourist accommodation in apartment buildings.-External links:*...

  • Urangan
    Urangan, Queensland
    Urangan is a suburb of Hervey Bay in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Urangan had a population of 8,009.-References:...

  • Urraween
  • Wondunna

Other areas:
  • Beelbi Creek
  • Booral
  • Burgowan
  • Burrum
  • Burrum Heads
  • Burrum River
  • Cherwell
  • Dundathu
  • Howard
    Howard, Queensland
    Howard is a small town in Queensland, Australia, located 284 km north of Brisbane and 37 km west of Hervey Bay. At the 2006 census, Howard had a population of 1,071....

  • Pacific Haven
  • River Heads
    River Heads, Queensland
    River Heads is a town in Queensland, Australia, 18 km south of the city of Hervey Bay. The town is built on a narrow peninsula surrounded by the Great Sandy Strait , the mouth of the Mary River and the mouth of the Susan River to the west...

  • Sunshine Acres
  • Susan River
  • Takura
  • Torbanlea
  • Walligan

Population

Year Population
1921 6,838
1933 6,835
1947 8,642
1954 8,408
1961 8,991
1966 9,271
1971 6,960
1976 10,304
1981 16,402
1986 20,660
1991 30,867
1996 42,391
2001 45,959
2006 56,427
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