Shire of Mulgrave (Queensland)

Shire of Mulgrave
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population54,783 (1991 census)[1]
 • Density31.8821/km2 (82.5742/sq mi)
Established1879
Abolished1995
Area1,718.3 km2 (663.4 sq mi)
Council seatCairns
RegionFar North Queensland
LGAs around Shire of Mulgrave:
Mareeba Coral Sea Coral Sea
Atherton Shire of Mulgrave Yarrabah
Eacham Johnstone Coral Sea

The Shire of Mulgrave was a local government area surrounding the City of Cairns in the Far North region of Queensland. The shire, administered from Cairns, covered an area of 1,718.3 square kilometres (663.4 sq mi); it existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1995, when it was dissolved and amalgamated into the City of Cairns.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1993). 2730.3 Census counts for small areas : Queensland. Australian Bureau of Statistics. ISBN 0-642-17236-6.

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