Longreach Region
Longreach Region | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central West Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Longreach | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Tony Rayner | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 40,619.5 km2 (15,683.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 3,647 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.089784/km2 (0.23254/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Longreach Region | ||||||||||||
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The Longreach Region is a local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it superseded three previous local government areas that had existed for more than a century.
It has an estimated operating budget of A$22.3m.
Traditionally, pastoral activities, tourism, and rural education have been the areas of focus within the region, with a major agricultural college and attractions such as the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and the Qantas Founders Outback Museum.
In the 2021 census, the Longreach Region had a population of 3,647 people.