Shire of Quilpie
Shire of Quilpie | |||||||||||||
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Location in Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1930 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Quilpie | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Stuart Mackenzie | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 67,415 km2 (26,029 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 698 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.010354/km2 (0.026816/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Quilpie | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Quilpie is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 67,415 square kilometres (26,029 sq mi), and its administrative centre is the town of Quilpie.
The dominant industry is grazing. Opal fields are also worked within the shire.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Quilpie had a population of 698 people.