Shire of Whitsunday

This article is about the former local government area. For 2008 current local government area, see Whitsunday Regional Council.
Shire of Whitsunday
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population16,955 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density6.33051/km2 (16.3959/sq mi)
Established1910
Area2,678.3 km2 (1,034.1 sq mi)
Council seatProserpine
RegionNorth Queensland
LGAs around Shire of Whitsunday:
Bowen Coral Sea Coral Sea
Bowen Shire of Whitsunday Coral Sea
Bowen Mirani Mackay

The Shire of Whitsunday was a local government area located in the North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Proserpine, covered an area of 2,678.3 square kilometres (1,034.1 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Bowen to form the Whitsunday Region.

The area's economy is mainly based on tourism, and sugar is the main agricultural product.[2]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Whitsunday (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 March 2008.
  2. ^ Whitsunday Development Corporation[permanent dead link] - Whitsunday profile fact sheet. Retrieved 12 December 2006