Shire of Clifton

Shire of Clifton
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population2,549 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density2.9383/km2 (7.6102/sq mi)
Established1879
Area867.5 km2 (334.9 sq mi)
Council seatClifton
RegionDarling Downs
WebsiteShire of Clifton
LGAs around Shire of Clifton:
Pittsworth Cambooya Cambooya
Millmerran Shire of Clifton Gatton
Warwick Warwick Warwick

The Shire of Clifton was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, southwest of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Clifton, covered an area of 867.5 square kilometres (334.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to form the Toowoomba Region.

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