City of Moreton Bay
City of Moreton Bay | |||||||||||||
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Location within South East Queensland | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of City of Moreton Bay | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | South East Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Strathpine, Caboolture, Redcliffe | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Peter Flannery | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 2,042 km2 (788 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Totals | 476,340 (2021 census) (3rd) 469,465 (2019 est.) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 233.27/km2 (604.17/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Moreton Bay | ||||||||||||
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The City of Moreton Bay, known until July 2023 as the Moreton Bay Region, is a local government area in the north of Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shires of Pine Rivers and Caboolture.
With an estimated operating budget of A$391 million and a 2018 population of 459,585, Moreton Bay is the third most populous local government area in Australia behind the City of Brisbane and City of Gold Coast, both of which are also amalgamated entities.
In the 2021 census, the City of Moreton Bay had a population of 476,340 people.