The Shire of Waggamba was a Local Government Area 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 was located on the Queensland-New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 border in the Darling Downs region, surrounding the Town of Goondiwindi

Town of Goondiwindi

The Town of Goondiwindi was a Local Government Area of Queensland, Australia. It was located on the Queensland-New South Wales border on the Great Dividing Range...

, a separate local government area limited to the town. Administered from (although not including) the town of Goondiwindi

Goondiwindi, Queensland

Goondiwindi is an Australian town of approximately 5,629 people. The town has an annual population growth of 1.4 percent. The name Goondiwindi derives from an Aboriginal word meaning "the resting place of the birds".-History:...

, it covered an area of 13400.8 square kilometres (5,174.1 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Inglewood

Shire of Inglewood

The Shire of Inglewood was a Local Government Area of Queensland, Australia. It was located on the Queensland-New South Wales border in the Darling Downs region, about halfway between the towns of Goondiwindi and Warwick...

 and Town of Goondiwindi

Town of Goondiwindi

The Town of Goondiwindi was a Local Government Area of Queensland, Australia. It was located on the Queensland-New South Wales border on the Great Dividing Range...

 to form the Goondiwindi Region.

History

Waggamba Divisional Board was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Waggamba became a shire on 31 March 1903. 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 Waggamba merged with the Shire of Inglewood

Shire of Inglewood

The Shire of Inglewood was a Local Government Area of Queensland, Australia. It was located on the Queensland-New South Wales border in the Darling Downs region, about halfway between the towns of Goondiwindi and Warwick...

 and Town of Goondiwindi

Town of Goondiwindi

The Town of Goondiwindi was a Local Government Area of Queensland, Australia. It was located on the Queensland-New South Wales border on the Great Dividing Range...

 to form the Goondiwindi Region.

Towns and localities

• Billa Billa
• Bungunya
• Callandoon
• Calingunee State Forest
• Daymar
• Kerimbilla State Forest
• Kindon
• Kurumbul
• Lundavra
• Moonie
  Moonie, Queensland
  Moonie is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Western Downs Region Local Government Area at the intersection of the Leichhardt and Moonie Highways, west of the state capital, Brisbane, and is the Official Oil Capital of Australia.The town's name...
  
  
• Talwood
• Tarawera
• Toobeah
• Weengallon
• Wondalli
• Wyaga
• Yelarbon
  Yelarbon, Queensland
  Yelarbon is a small town in south-central Queensland on the Dumaresq River. It sits on the Cunningham Highway midway between Goondiwindi and Inglewood. At the 2006 census, Yelarbon had a population of 448....
  
  

Population

Year	Population
1933	2,468
1947	2,590
1954	2,968
1961	3,123
1966	2,895
1971	2,913
1976	2,539
1981	2,732
1986	2,757
1991	2,898
1996	2,712
2001	2,975
2006	2,951