| Shire of Murilla Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Murilla Shire Hall, circa 1930 | |||||||||||||||
 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,687 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.44225/km2 (1.14541/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6,075.8 km2 (2,345.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Miles | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Darling Downs | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Murilla | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Murilla was a local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Miles, covered an area of 6,075.8 square kilometres (2,345.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Town of Dalby and the Shires of Chinchilla, Tara and Wambo and the southern part of Taroom to form the Western Downs Region.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Murilla (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 June 2011.