Shire of Ilfracombe

Shire of Ilfracombe
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population279 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density0.04243/km2 (0.10989/sq mi)
Area6,575.5 km2 (2,538.8 sq mi)
Council seatIlfracombe
LGAs around Shire of Ilfracombe:
Longreach Aramac Aramac
Longreach Shire of Ilfracombe Barcaldine
Longreach Isisford Isisford

The Shire of Ilfracombe was a local government area located in central western Queensland, between the towns of Longreach and Barcaldine. Administered from the town of Ilfracombe, it covered an area of 6,575.5 square kilometres (2,538.8 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1902 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shires of Isisford and Longreach to form the Longreach Region.

The region formerly located within the shire contains many large cattle and sheep stations. By population, it was one of the smallest local government areas in Queensland.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ilfracombe (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 September 2009.