The Shire of Mirani was a Local Government Area located in the North Queensland

North Queensland

North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the state of Queensland in Australia. Queensland is a massive state, larger than most countries, and the tropical northern part of it has been historically remote and undeveloped, resulting in a distinctive regional character and...

 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

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. The shire, administered from the town of Mirani

Mirani, Queensland

Mirani is a town in the state of Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Mirani had a population of 813.-External links:*...

, covered an area of 3280.2 square kilometres (1,266.5 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1916 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the City of Mackay

City of Mackay

The City of Mackay was a Local Government Area located in the Central Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, encompassing the regional city of Mackay and the surrounding region. The City was created as a municipal borough in 1869, and prior to amalgamation with the Shire of Pioneer in 1994,...

 and the Shire of Sarina

Shire of Sarina

The Shire of Sarina was a Local Government Area located in the Central Queensland region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Sarina, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1912 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the City of Mackay and the...

 to form the Mackay Region.

The shire was situated in the Pioneer Valley

Pioneer River, Queensland

The Pioneer River is a river system in Queensland, Australia that flows through the city of Mackay. 120 km in length, the river rises in the Pinnacle Ranges near Epsom, 63 km south-west of Mackay. The river flows in a northerly direction into the Pioneer Valley, one of Australia's...

, and atop the Eungella Range, to the west of Mackay

Mackay, Queensland

Mackay is a city on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's cane sugar....

. The area's primary industry is sugar production.

History

The Shire of Mirani was established from part of the Shire of Pioneer

Shire of Pioneer

The Shire of Pioneer was a Local Government Area surrounding the city of Mackay and including all but its innermost suburbs. The shire, administered from Mackay itself, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1994, when it was dissolved and amalgamated with...

 (Mackay) on 4 September 1913 under the Local Authorities Act 1902.

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, the Shire of Mirani merged with the City of Mackay

City of Mackay

The City of Mackay was a Local Government Area located in the Central Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, encompassing the regional city of Mackay and the surrounding region. The City was created as a municipal borough in 1869, and prior to amalgamation with the Shire of Pioneer in 1994,...

 and Shire of Sarina

Shire of Sarina

The Shire of Sarina was a Local Government Area located in the Central Queensland region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Sarina, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1912 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the City of Mackay and the...

 to form the Mackay Region.

Towns and localities

• Mirani
  Mirani, Queensland
  Mirani is a town in the state of Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Mirani had a population of 813.-External links:*...
  
  
• Benholme
• Crediton
• Dalrymple Heights
• Dows Creek
• Eton
• Eungella
• Eungella Dam
  Eungella Dam
  Eungella Dam is one of Queensland's more established freshwater fisheries. Eungella has made a name for producing extra oversized Sooty grunter and more recently Barramundi.The dam was constructed in 1969 for irrigation and hydro-electric power...
  
  
• Finch Hatton
• Gargett
  Gargett, Queensland
  Gargett is a town in east central Queensland, Australia, located from MackayThe railway from Paget reached Gargett in 1902. It was a busy station during the sugar crushing season....
  
  
• Hazledean
• Kinchant Dam
  Kinchant Dam
  Kinchant Dam was built on Sandy Creek to provide irrigation & town water in 1977. Kinchant holds 62,800 ML of water at an average depth of 6.8 m and has a surface area of 920 hectares when full....
  
  
• Marian
• Mia Mia
• Mount Martin
• Netherdale
• North Eton
• Owens Creek
• Pinevale
• Pinnacle
• Septimus

Population

Year	Population
1933	4,412
1947	4,587
1954	5,056
1961	4,760
1966	5,379
1971	4,772
1976	4,889
1981	4,739
1986	4,854
1991	4,625
1996	5,088
2001	5,220
2006	5,406