Fraser Coast Region
Fraser Coast Region | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Wide Bay–Burnett | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Hervey Bay | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | George Seymour | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 7,105 km2 (2,743 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 111,032 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 15.6273/km2 (40.4745/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||
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The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains K'gari. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Cities of Maryborough and Hervey Bay and the Shires of Woocoo and most of Tiaro.
The resident population at the 2021 census was 111,032 and the estimated population in 2023 was 117,940.
The 2024–2025 budget of the Fraser Coast Regional Council is $477 million.