Shire of Pioneer
Shire of Pioneer | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | North Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||
| Abolished | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mackay | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 2,820.1 km2 (1,088.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 40,614 (1991 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 14.4016/km2 (37.3000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Pioneer was a local government area surrounding the city of Mackay and including all but its innermost suburbs. The shire, administered from Mackay itself, covered an area of 2,820.1 square kilometres (1,088.8 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1994, when it was dissolved and amalgamated with City of Mackay.