Shire of Ilfracombe
Shire of Ilfracombe | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Ilfracombe | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 6,575.5 km2 (2,538.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 279 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.04243/km2 (0.10989/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Ilfracombe was a local government area located in central western Queensland, between the towns of Longreach and Barcaldine. Administered from the town of Ilfracombe, it covered an area of 6,575.5 square kilometres (2,538.8 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1902 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shires of Isisford and Longreach to form the Longreach Region.
The region formerly located within the shire contains many large cattle and sheep stations. By population, it was one of the smallest local government areas in Queensland.