Shire of Banana
Shire of Banana | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Biloela | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Neville Ferrier | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 28,610 km2 (11,050 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 14,513 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.50727/km2 (1.31382/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Banana | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Banana is a local government area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the first township in the region (Banana), which in turn was named after the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'. The council sits in the town of Biloela, which is the largest town in the Shire.
Major industries in the shire include coal mining, beef production, power generation, dryland cropping and irrigation cropping such as lucerne and cotton.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Banana had a population of 14,513 people.