Southern Downs Region Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
Population | 36,290 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 5.1199/km2 (13.2605/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 7,088 km2 (2,736.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Melissa Jane Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Warwick | ||||||||||||||
Region | Darling Downs | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
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The Southern Downs Region is a local government area (LGA) in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The region runs along the state's southern boundary with New South Wales and was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Warwick and the Shire of Stanthorpe. As at 2024, it has an area of 7,088 square kilometres (2,737 sq mi).[2]
In the 2021 census, the Southern Downs Region had a population of 36,290 people.[1]
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