Shire of Herberton

Shire of Herberton
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population5,423 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density0.56448/km2 (1.46201/sq mi)
Established1895
Area9,607.0 km2 (3,709.3 sq mi)
Council seatHerberton
RegionFar North Queensland
WebsiteShire of Herberton
LGAs around Shire of Herberton:
Mareeba Atherton Eacham
Mareeba Shire of Herberton Johnstone, Cardwell
Etheridge Dalrymple Hinchinbrook

The Shire of Herberton was a local government area of Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Herberton, covered an area of 9,607.0 square kilometres (3,709.3 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1895 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Herberton (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 April 2009.