Shire of Esk

Shire of Esk
Queensland

Location within Queensland
Population 15,002 (2006 census)[1]
 • Density 3.81119/km2 (9.8709/sq mi)
Established 1879
Area 3,936.3 km2 (1,519.8 sq mi)
Council seat Esk
Region South East Queensland
Website Shire of Esk
LGAs around Shire of Esk:
Nanango Kilkivan Kilcoy
Crows Nest Shire of Esk Caboolture
Gatton, Laidley Ipswich Pine Rivers, Brisbane

The Shire of Esk was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) west-northwest of Brisbane. It stretched from the Lockyer Valley north and west to the Great Dividing Range and up the valley of the Brisbane River. Esk covered an area of 3,936.2 square kilometres (1,519.8 sq mi), and existed from 1879 until its merger with the Shire of Kilcoy to form the Somerset Region on 15 March 2008.

History

Map of Esk Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902. Legend: Brassall Division (9), Walloon Division (17)

The Durundur Division was incorporated on 11 November 1879 under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1428.[2] Its name was changed to Esk Division on 2 June 1880 by proclamation.[3][4]

On 18 January 1884, there was an adjustment of boundaries between Highfields Division's subdivisions Nos. 1 and 2 and Esk Division.[5][6]

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Esk became a Shire on 31 March 1903.[4][7] The council consisted of an elected mayor and ten councillors, and was not subdivided.

In 1980, the Council of the Shire of Esk adopted the head of the red deer as its logo, honouring a gift from Queen Victoria in September 1873 to the district. In 1984 the official logo was adopted.[8] The Weeping Bottlebrush was adopted as the shire's floral emblem on 10 August 1994.

On 15 March 2008, under the Local Government (Reform Implementation) Act 2007 passed by the Parliament of Queensland on 10 August 2007, the Shire of Esk merged with the Shire of Kilcoy to form the Somerset Region.[7][9]

Towns and localities

The Shire of Esk included the following settlements:

Population

Year Population
1921 7,925
1933 7,654
1947 7,137
1954 6,985
1961 6,430
1966 6,120
1971 5,579
1976 5,970
1981 8,090
1986 9,109
1991 10,977
1996 13,391
2001 14,029
2006 15,002

Chairmen and Mayors

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Esk (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Proclamation [Durundur Division constituted]". Queensland Government Gazette. 11 November 1879. p. 25:992.
  3. ↑ "Proclamation [Durundur & Esk Divisions]". Queensland Government Gazette. 5 June 1880. p. 26:1315.
  4. 1 2 "Agency ID11325, Esk Divisional Board". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Proclamation [Highfields Division amended]". Queensland Government Gazette. 19 January 1884. p. 34:167-168.
  6. ↑ "Proclamation [Esk Division amended]". Queensland Government Gazette. 19 January 1884. p. 34:169.
  7. 1 2 "Agency ID876, Esk Shire Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  8. ↑ Shire of Esk (2008). "Council Logo". Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  9. ↑ "Agency ID11046, Somerset Regional Council". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  10. ↑ Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  11. ↑ "NEW BRIDGE.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 26 October 1931. p. 12. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  12. ↑ Bray stepped down in January 2004 in order to contest the Ipswich West state electorate for the Liberal Party. See Electoral Commission of Queensland (20 February 2004). "2004 State General Election – Ipswich West – District Summary". Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  13. ↑ "2012 Somerset Regional Council – Mayoral Election – Election Summary". Retrieved 2012-06-18.

Further reading

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