Shire of Fitzroy
Shire of Fitzroy | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Capricornia | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1899 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Gracemere | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 5,898.7 km2 (2,277.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 10,310 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.7478/km2 (4.5269/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Fitzroy | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Fitzroy was a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate west and south of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the town of Gracemere, covered an area of 5,898.7 square kilometres (2,277.5 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1899 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils to become the Rockhampton Region. It is named for the Fitzroy River, that passes along the northern boundary of the shire.