Shire of Barcaldine
Shire of Barcaldine | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1892 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Barcaldine | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 8,448.4 km2 (3,261.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,818 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.21519/km2 (0.55734/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Barcaldine | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Barcaldine was a local government area located in central Queensland and headquartered in the town of Barcaldine. It covered an area of 8,448.4 square kilometres (3,261.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1892 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shires of Aramac and Jericho to form the Barcaldine Region.
Major industries in the area are wool and grazing.