Isaac Region
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::data[format=table title="Infobox Australian place | type = lga"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Isaac Region |
| state | qld |
| image | Isaac LGA Qld 2008.png |
| image_upright | 0.81 |
| caption | Location within Queensland |
| pop | 22046 |
| pop_year | |
| pop_footnotes | |
| est | 2008 |
| area | 58708 |
| area_footnotes | |
| mayor | Kelly Maree Vea Vea |
| seat | Moranbah |
| stategov | Mirani |
| stategov2 | Burdekin |
| stategov3 | Gregory |
| fedgov | Capricornia |
| logo | Issac regional council logo.svg |
| url | isaac.qld.gov.au |
| near-n | Whitsunday |
| near-ne | Mackay |
| near-e | Coral Sea |
| near-se | Livingstone |
| near-s | Central Highlands |
| near-sw | Barcaldine |
| near-w | Barcaldine |
| near-nw | Charters Towers |
| logo_upright | 1.2 |
| :: |
| name = Isaac Region | state = qld | image = Isaac LGA Qld 2008.png | image_upright = 0.81 | caption = Location within Queensland | pop = 22046 | pop_year = | pop_footnotes = | est = 2008 | area = 58708 | area_footnotes = | mayor = Kelly Maree Vea Vea | seat = Moranbah | region = | stategov = Mirani | stategov2 =Burdekin | stategov3 =Gregory | fedgov = Capricornia | logo = Issac regional council logo.svg | url = isaac.qld.gov.au | near-n = Whitsunday | near-ne = Mackay | near-e = Coral Sea | near-se = Livingstone | near-s = Central Highlands | near-sw = Barcaldine | near-w = Barcaldine | near-nw = Charters Towers | logo_upright = 1.2
The Isaac Region is a local government area located in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.
In the , the Isaac Region had a population of 22,046 people.
History
Yagalingu is an Australian Aboriginal language of Central Queensland. Its traditional language region was within the local government area of Isaac Region, from the headwaters of the Belyando River south to Avoca, north to Laglan, west to the Great Dividing Range, and east and south to Drummond Range.
Prior to 2008, the Isaac Region was an entire area of three previous and distinct local government areas:
- the Shire of Belyando;
- the Shire of Broadsound (taking its name from Broad Sound);
- and the Shire of Nebo.
The report recommended that the new local government area should not be divided into wards and should elect eight councillors and a mayor. The Isaac Regional Council covers an area of 58708 km2, had a population in 2018 of 20,934 and an operating budget of A$46.0m.
The region takes its name from the Isaac River, which in turn takes its name from Queensland pioneer Frederick Isaac who accompanied the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt on his first expedition.
Towns and localities
The Isaac Region includes the following settlements:
Belyando area:
- Belyando
- Blair Athol*
- Clermont
- Elgin
- Frankfield
- Kilcummin
- Laglan
- Mistake Creek
- Moranbah
- Winchester Broadsound area:
- Carmila
- Clairview
- Clarke Creek
- Dysart
- Flaggy Rock
- Greenhill
- Ilbilbie
- Mackenzie River
- Middlemount
- St Lawrence
- The Percy Group
- Valkyrie Nebo area:
- Coppabella
- Elphinstone
- Glenden
- Nebo
- Suttor
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- The former town of Blair Athol, obliterated by the Blair Athol coal mine was within the region.
Islands
Isaac also includes several uninhabited islands, including the Flat Isles, with Avoid Island, which is an important habitat for the flatback sea turtle.
Libraries
Isaac Regional Council operates public libraries in Carmila, Clermont, Dysart, Glenden, Middlemount, Moranbah, Nebo, and St Lawrence.
Mayors
- 2008–2012: Cedric Marshall
- 2012–2024 : Anne Michelle Baker
- 2024–present : Kelly Maree Vea Vea
Demographics
The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008.
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| Year | Total Region | Belyando | Broadsound | Nebo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 4,971 | 2,987 | 1,590 | 394 |
| 1947 | 5,016 | 3,067 | 1,415 | 534 |
| 1954 | 5,088 | 3,104 | 1,537 | 447 |
| 1961 | 5,367 | 3,253 | 1,539 | 575 |
| 1966 | 5,101 | 2,997 | 1,625 | 479 |
| 1971 | 7,200 | 4,834 | 1,589 | 777 |
| 1976 | 11,389 | 7,210 | 3,379 | 800 |
| 1981 | 15,522 | 7,700 | 6,908 | 914 |
| 1986 | 22,133 | 11,362 | 8,419 | 2,352 |
| 1991 | 22,188 | 11,082 | 8,472 | 2,634 |
| 1996 | 20,703 | 10,755 | 7,486 | 2,462 |
| 2001 | 19,013 | 9,883 | 6,601 | 2,529 |
| 2006 | 19,820 | 10,455 | 6,843 | 2,522 |
| 2016 | 20,940 | |||
| 2021 | 22,046 | |||
| :: |
References
References
- (27 March 2019). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]].
- "Yagalingu".
- "Isaac Regional Council". Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- "Blair Athol". Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- "Avoid Island Nature Refuge". [[Queensland Government]].
- "Find your local library".
- "2008 Isaac Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary".
- "2012 Isaac Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary".
- "2016 Isaac Regional Council - Mayoral Election - Election Summary".
- (2020). "2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020". [[Electoral Commission of Queensland]].
- Gregg, Fergus. (13 February 2024). "Isaac council election: Mayor decided, fight for councillor positions". The Daily Mercury.
- {{Census 2016 AUS
- {{Census 2021 AUS
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