Fraser Coast Region
| Fraser Coast Region | |
 Location of the Fraser Coast region in Queensland |
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 Australia
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 Queensland
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| Administrative headquarters: | Maryborough |
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| Area : | 7,101.9 km² |
| Residents : | 101,504 (2016) |
| Population density : | 14 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 25 ° 17 ′ S , 152 ° 49 ′ E The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of Queensland . The area is 7102 km² and has about 101,500 inhabitants.
geography
The region is located on the east coast of the state about 220 km north of the capital Brisbane .
The administrative seat of the LGA is Maryborough with about 22,200 inhabitants. The region includes the following districts and towns: Aldershot, Antigua, Aramara, Bauple, Bauple Forest, Beaver Rock, Beelbi Creek, Bidwill, Boompa, Boonooroo, Boonooroo Plains, Booral, Brooweena, Bunya Creek, Burgowan, Burrum Heads, Burrum River, Burrum Town, Calgoa, Cherwell, Craignish, Doongul, Duckinwilla, Dundathu, Dundowran, Dundowran Beach, Dunmora, Eli Waters, Eurong , Ferney, Fraser Island , Gigoomgan, Glenbar, Glenorchy, Glenwood, Gootchie, Grahams Creek, Granville, Great Sandy Strait, Gundiah, Gungaloon, Hervey Bay , Howard, Island Plantation, Kanigan, Kawungan, Maaroom, Magnolia, Malarga, Marodian, Maryborough, Maryborough West, Miva, Mount Urah, Mungar, Munna Creek, Netherby, Nikenbah, North Aramara, Oakhurst, Owanyilla, Pacific Haven, Paterson, Pialba, Pilerwa, Pioneers Rest, Point Vernon, Poona, Prawle, River Heads , Scarness, St Helens, St Mary, Sunshine Acres, Susan River, Takura, Talegalla Weir, Tandora, Teddington, Tea Bar, The Dimonds, Theebine, Thinoomba, Tiaro, Tin Can Bay, Tinana, Tinana South, Tinnanbar, Toogoom, Torbanlea, Torquay, Tuan, Tuan Forest, Urangan, Urraween, Walkers Point, Walliebum, Walligan, Wondunna, Woocoo, Yengarie and Yerra.
history
Today's Fraser Coast Region was created in 2008 from the merger of Hervey Bay City, Maryborough City, the Woocoo Shire and the north of the Tiaro Shire.
administration
The Fraser Coast Regional Council has eleven members. The Mayor (mayor) and ten other Councilors are elected by all residents of the region. The LGA is not divided into electoral districts.
Web links
- Official site of the Fraser Coast Regional Council (English)
- Queensland Places: Fraser Coast Regional Council (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Fraser Coast (R) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Maryborough (Qld) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.