Shire of Boulia
Shire of Boulia | |||||||||||||
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Boulia Shire Hall, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Shire of Boulia | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central West Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1887 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Boulia | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Rick Britton | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 60,906 km2 (23,516 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 458 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.007520/km2 (0.019476/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Boulia | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Boulia is a local government area in Central West Queensland, bordering the Northern Territory. Its administrative centre is in the town of Boulia.
It covers an area of 60,906 square kilometres (23,515.9 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1887. The main industry in the shire is beef production.
The shire is known for the unexplained phenomenon of the Min Min light, a light that has been reported to follow travellers in the area for some distance before disappearing.
On its logo, the Shire has the motto E pluribus unum.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Boulia had a population of 458 people.