Shire of Fitzroy

Shire of Fitzroy
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population10,310 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density1.7478/km2 (4.5269/sq mi)
Established1899
Area5,898.7 km2 (2,277.5 sq mi)
Council seatGracemere
RegionCapricornia
WebsiteShire of Fitzroy
LGAs around Shire of Fitzroy:
Livingstone Livingstone Livingstone
Duaringa Shire of Fitzroy Rockhampton
Banana Mount Morgan Calliope

The Shire of Fitzroy was a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate west and south of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the town of Gracemere, covered an area of 5,898.7 square kilometres (2,277.5 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1899 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils to become the Rockhampton Region. It is named for the Fitzroy River, that passes along the northern boundary of the shire.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Fitzroy (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2008.