Shire of Nebo

Shire of Nebo Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population	2,522 (2006 census)[1]
• Density	0.25133/km2 (0.65094/sq mi)
Established	1883
Area	10,034.6 km2 (3,874.4 sq mi)
Mayor	Bob Oakes
Council seat	Nebo
Region	Central Queensland
LGAs around Shire of Nebo: Bowen Mirani Mackay Belyando Shire of Nebo Sarina Belyando Broadsound Broadsound

The Shire of Nebo was a local government area in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south-west of the regional city of Mackay. The Shire, administered from the town of Nebo, covered an area of 10,034.6 square kilometres (3,874.4 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1883 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the Shires of Belyando and Broadsound to form the Isaac Region.

Traditionally a rural area, producing beef, sugar, sorghum and other grains, coal mining is now a major employer, with eight coal mines in the area and capacity for a further five.