Shire of Rosalie

Shire of Rosalie
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population8,893 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density4.0410/km2 (10.4661/sq mi)
Established1879
Area2,200.7 km2 (849.7 sq mi)
Council seatGoombungee
RegionDarling Downs
LGAs around Shire of Rosalie:
Wambo Nanango Nanango
Wambo Shire of Rosalie Crows Nest
Jondaryan Jondaryan Toowoomba

The Shire of Rosalie was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, immediately northwest of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Goombungee, covered an area of 2,200.7 square kilometres (849.7 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008. In 2008, it amalgamated with several other councils in the Toowoomba area to form the Toowoomba Region.

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