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The Shire of Fitzroy was a Local Government Area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland
Central Queensland

Central Queensland is an ambiguous geography division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton, Queensland and the Capricorn Coast and the area extends west to the Central Highlands at Emerald, Queensland, north to Mackay, Queensland, and south to Gladstone, Que...
, Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, to the immediate west and south of the regional city of Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Areas of Australia located in Queensland, Australia. Rockhampton is the largest urban centre in Central Queensland with the 2006 census recording the Rockhampton Statistical Subdivision population to be 74,530 people....
. The shire, administered from the town of Gracemere
Gracemere, Queensland

Gracemere is a town located on the Capricorn Highway in Central Queensland, Australia, approximately 9 kilometres west of the city of Rockhampton, Queensland....
, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1899 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils to become the Rockhampton Regional Council
Rockhampton Regional Council

Rockhampton Regional Council is a Local Government Areas of Australia in Queensland, Australia. The Local Government Area was created on March 15, 2008 as a result of Local Government Reform undertaken by the State Government....
. It is named for the Fitzroy River
Fitzroy River (Queensland)

The Fitzroy River lies in Central Queensland, Australia. Its catchment covers an area of 150,000 square kilometres, making it the second largest river catchment in Australia, after that of the Murray-Darling Basin system....
, that passes along the northern boundary of the shire.

roy was originally incorporated as part of the Division of Gogango under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.






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The Shire of Fitzroy was a Local Government Area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland
Central Queensland

Central Queensland is an ambiguous geography division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton, Queensland and the Capricorn Coast and the area extends west to the Central Highlands at Emerald, Queensland, north to Mackay, Queensland, and south to Gladstone, Que...
, Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, to the immediate west and south of the regional city of Rockhampton
Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a regional city and Local Government Areas of Australia located in Queensland, Australia. Rockhampton is the largest urban centre in Central Queensland with the 2006 census recording the Rockhampton Statistical Subdivision population to be 74,530 people....
. The shire, administered from the town of Gracemere
Gracemere, Queensland

Gracemere is a town located on the Capricorn Highway in Central Queensland, Australia, approximately 9 kilometres west of the city of Rockhampton, Queensland....
, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1899 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils to become the Rockhampton Regional Council
Rockhampton Regional Council

Rockhampton Regional Council is a Local Government Areas of Australia in Queensland, Australia. The Local Government Area was created on March 15, 2008 as a result of Local Government Reform undertaken by the State Government....
. It is named for the Fitzroy River
Fitzroy River (Queensland)

The Fitzroy River lies in Central Queensland, Australia. Its catchment covers an area of 150,000 square kilometres, making it the second largest river catchment in Australia, after that of the Murray-Darling Basin system....
, that passes along the northern boundary of the shire.

History

Fitzroy was originally incorporated as part of the Division of Gogango under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. On 6 April 1899, the section of Gogango south of the Fitzroy River
Fitzroy River (Queensland)

The Fitzroy River lies in Central Queensland, Australia. Its catchment covers an area of 150,000 square kilometres, making it the second largest river catchment in Australia, after that of the Murray-Darling Basin system....
 split away to form the Fitzroy Division. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Fitzroy 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

The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. According to the state's constitution, the Parliament consists of Monarchy in Australia and the Queensland Legislative Assembly. It is the only unicameral state parliament in the country, the upper chamber, the Legislative Council of Queensland, having been abolis...
 on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Fitzroy merged with the City of Rockhampton
City of Rockhampton

The City of Rockhampton was a Local Government Areas of Australia located in the Central Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, encompassing most of the suburban area of the regional city of Rockhampton, Queensland....
 and the Shires of Mount Morgan
Shire of Mount Morgan

The Shire of Mount Morgan was a Local Government Areas of Australia located in the Capricornia, Queensland region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, about south of the regional city of Rockhampton, Queensland....
 and Livingstone to form the Rockhampton Regional Council
Rockhampton Regional Council

Rockhampton Regional Council is a Local Government Areas of Australia in Queensland, Australia. The Local Government Area was created on March 15, 2008 as a result of Local Government Reform undertaken by the State Government....
.

Towns and Localities

  • Gracemere
    Gracemere, Queensland

    Gracemere is a town located on the Capricorn Highway in Central Queensland, Australia, approximately 9 kilometres west of the city of Rockhampton, Queensland....
  • Alton Downs
  • Bajool
  • Bouldercombe
  • Bushley
  • Dalma
  • Garnant
  • Glenroy
  • Gogango
  • Kabra
  • Kalapa
  • Marmor
  • Midgee
  • Morinish
  • Morinish South
  • Nine Mile
  • Pink Lily
  • Port Alma
  • Ridgelands
  • South Yaamba
  • Stanwell
  • Westwood
    Westwood, Queensland

    The township of Westwood is located in Central Queensland, Australia, approximately 50 kilometres southwest of the city of Rockhampton, Queensland....
  • Wycarbah


Population

Year Population
1933 4,256
1947 3,773
1954 3,554
1961 3,576
1966 3,590
1971 3,434
1976 3,441
1981 4,645
1986 6,406
1991 8,047
1996 9,499
2001 9,553
2006 10,310