Southern Downs Region
| Southern Downs Region | |
 Location of the Southern Downs region in Queensland |
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 Australia
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 Queensland
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| Administrative headquarters: | Warwick |
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| Area : | 7,107.8 km² |
| Residents : | 35,110 (2011) |
| Population density : | 4.9 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 28 ° 13 ′ S , 152 ° 0 ′ E The Southern Downs Region is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of Queensland . The area is 7108 km² and has about 35,000 inhabitants.
geography
The region is located in the extreme southeast of the state on the border with New South Wales about 130 km southwest of the capital Brisbane .
The largest city and administrative seat of the LGA is Warwick with about 13,900 inhabitants. The region includes the following districts and towns: Allan, Allora, Amiens, Applethorpe, Ballandean, Bapaume, Berat, Bony Mountain, Broadwater, Canningvale, Cannon Creek, Cherry Gully, Clintonvale, Cottonvale, Cunningham, Dalcouth, Dalveen, Danderoo, Deuchar, Diamondvale , Elbow Valley, Ellinthorp, Emu Vale, Eukey, Fletcher, Fleurbaix, Forest Springs, Freestone, Girraween, Gladfield, Glen Aplin, Glen Niven, Glengallan, Glenlyon, Goldfields, Goomburra, Greenlands, Greymare, Hendon, Junabee, Karara, Killarney , Kyoomba, Leslie, Leslie Dam, Leyburn, Loch Lomond, Lyra, Maryvale, Massie, Mingoola, Montrose, Morgan Park, Mount Colliery, Mount Marshall, Mount Sturt, Mount Tabor, Mount Tully, Murrays Bridge, North Branch, Nundubbermere, Old Talgai , Palgrave, Passchendaele, Pikedale, Pikes Creek, Pozieres, Pratten, Rodgers Creek, Rosehill, Rosenthal Heights, Severnlea, Silverwood, Sladevale, Somme, Spring Creek, Springdale, Stanthorpe , Storm King, Sugarloaf, Sundown, Swan Creek, Swanfels, Ta lgai, Tannymorel, Thane, Thanes Creek, The Falls, The Glen, The Head, The Hermitage, The Summit, Thorndale, Thulimbah, Toolburra, Tregony, Upper Freestone, Upper Pilton, Upper Wheatvale, Victoria Hill, Wallangarra, Warwick, Wheatvale, Wildash, Willowvale, Wiyarra, Womina, Wyberba and Yangan.
history
Today's Southern Downs Region was created in 2008 from the two Shires Stanthorpe and Warwick.
administration
The Southern Downs Regional Council has nine members. The mayor (mayor) and eight other councilors are elected by all residents of the region. The LGA is not divided into electoral districts.
swell
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Southern Downs (R) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Warwick ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2020.