Shire of Winton
Shire of Winton | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central West Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1886 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Winton | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Cathy White | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 53,814 km2 (20,778 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,129 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.020980/km2 (0.054337/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Winton | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Winton is a local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 53,814 square kilometres (20,777.7 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1887. Its administrative centre is located in the town of Winton. It is named after Winton, Dorset, England, the birthplace of Robert Allen, the first white settler in the Winton (Queensland) area.
The major industry in the shire is beef production and some opal mining. There has been some development of the known oil and gas reserves in the region.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Winton had a population of 1,129 people.