The Shire of Richmond is a Local Government Area located in north western 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...

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Australia

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It covers an area of 26602.3 square kilometres (10,271.2 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1916.

History

The Shire of Wyangarie, named for a prominent grazing homestead in the area, was created on 1 January 1916 out of part of the Shire of Flinders under the Local Authorities Act 1902. On 24 July 1930, it lost part of its area to Shire of McKinlay. on 31 July 1954, it was renamed Richmond.

Towns and localities

• Richmond
  Richmond, Queensland
  Richmond is a town in western Queensland, Australia. The town is located on the Flinders Highway, 498 km west of Townsville and 406 km east of Mount Isa. It is the administrative centre of the Richmond Shire. At the 2006 census, Richmond had a population of 554.The Flinders River forms...
  
  
• Albion
• Burleigh
• Cambridge
• Maxwelton
• Nonda
• Saxby
• Woolgar

Population

Year	Population
1933	1,776
1947	1,478
1954	1,586
1961	2,214
1966	1,828
1971	1,409
1976	1,442
1981	1,383
1986	1,198
1991	1,108
1996	1,179
2001	1,050
2006	902