The Blackall-Tambo Region is a local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas dating from the 1870s.
| Blackall-Tambo Region Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,863 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.061008/km2 (0.15801/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 30,537 km2 (11,790.4 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Andrew Martin | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Blackall | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Central West Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Blackall-Tambo Region | ||||||||||||||
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For the financial year 2010/11 it had an approximate operating budget of A$30m.[2]
In June 2018, the Blackall-Tambo Region had a population of 1,863.[1]
History edit
Kuungkari (also known as Kungkari and Koonkerri) is a language of Western Queensland. The Kuungkari language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Longreach Shire Council and Blackall-Tambo Shire Council.[3]
Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Blackall-Tambo Region existed as two distinct local government areas:
- the Shire of Blackall;
- and the Shire of Tambo.
The entire Region was originally part of Kargoolnah Division, which was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. On 20 May 1880, a municipal Borough of Blackall was created to cover the town and its first councillors were elected in July 1880. On 1 January 1881, a new Tambo Division was proclaimed and excised from Kargoolnah.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Kargoolnah became a Shire on 31 March 1903, while Blackall became a Town. The latter was abolished on 7 November 1931 and became Division 3 of the Kargoolnah Shire, which had in the meantime shrunk to include only the Blackall region. On 19 November 1932, after representations to the State Government, Kargoolnah was officially renamed Blackall.
In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended that the two areas amalgamate. Both councils opposed the amalgamation.[4] On 15 March 2008, the two Shires formally ceased to exist, and elections were held on the same day to elect councillors and a mayor to the Regional Council.
Wards edit
The Region has four divisions, each of whom elects one councillor, and a mayor is directly elected for the entire region.
Mayors edit
Towns and localities edit
The Blackall-Tambo Region includes the following settlements:
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Blackall area: |
Tambo area:
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Amenities edit
Blackall-Tambo Regional Council operate public libraries at Blackall and Tambo.[9]
Population edit
The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008.
| Year | Population (Region total) |
Population (Blackall) |
Population (Tambo) |
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| 1933 | 3,703 | 2,755 | 948 |
| 1947 | 3,370 | 2,488 | 882 |
| 1954 | 3,825 | 2,780 | 1,045 |
| 1961 | 4,415 | 3,291 | 1,124 |
| 1966 | 4,004 | 3,067 | 937 |
| 1971 | 3,156 | 2,325 | 831 |
| 1976 | 2,828 | 2,160 | 668 |
| 1981 | 2,985 | 2,223 | 762 |
| 1986 | 2,774 | 2,070 | 704 |
| 1991 | 2,661 | 2,045 | 616 |
| 1996 | 2,399 | 1,833 | 566 |
| 2001 | 2,450 | 1,822 | 628 |
| 2006 | 2,139 | 1,524 | 615 |
| 2016 | 1,903 |
References edit
- ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ Blackall-Tambo Regional Council annual report 2011-12 http://www.btrc.qld.gov.au/web/guest/our-finances
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This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Queensland Local Government Reform Commission (July 2007). Report of the Local Government Reform Commission (PDF). Vol. 2. pp. 37–41. ISBN 978-1-921057-11-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ Election summary Archived 5 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine (ECQ)
- ^ "2012 Blackall-Tambo Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "2016 Blackall-Tambo Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 2020. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Blackall-Tambo Regional Council". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
