Shire of Banana Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 14,513 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.50727/km2 (1.31382/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 28,610[2] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Neville Ferrier[3] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Biloela | ||||||||||||||
Region | Central Queensland | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Shire of Banana | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Banana is a local government area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the first township in the region (Banana), which in turn was named for the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'. The council sits in the town of Biloela, which is the largest town in the Shire.
Major industries in the shire include coal mining, beef production, power generation, dryland cropping and irrigation cropping such as lucerne and cotton.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Banana had a population of 14,513 people.[1]
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