Shire of Woongarra
Shire of Woongarra | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Wide Bay–Burnett | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1885 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bundaberg | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 722.4 km2 (278.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 16,491 (1991 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 22.8281/km2 (59.124/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Woongarra was a local government area located to the south and east of the regional city of Bundaberg. The shire, administered from Bundaberg itself, covered an area of 722.4 square kilometres (278.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1885 until 1994, when it amalgamated with Gooburrum to form the Shire of Burnett.