Scenic Rim Region
Scenic Rim Region | |||||||||||||
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Location within South East Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | West Moreton | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Beaudesert | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Tom Sharp | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 4,243 km2 (1,638 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 42,984 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 10.1306/km2 (26.238/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Scenic Rim Region | ||||||||||||
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The Scenic Rim Region is a local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyond. The main town of the region is Beaudesert.
It has an estimated operating budget of A$33 million.
In the 2021 census, the Scenic Rim Region had a population of 42,984 people.