The Shire of Kolan was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, to the west of Bundaberg. The Shire, administered from the town of Gin Gin, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the City of Bundaberg and the Shires of Burnett and Isis to form the Bundaberg Region.
The major industries in the area include cattle and sugar cane.
History
Kolan Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of the original 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1171.
On 28 January 1886, the region north of the Burnett River was excised from Kolan Division to create a separate Gooburrum Division.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Kolan Division became the Shire of Kolan on 31 March 1903.
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 Kolan merged with the Shires of Burnett and Isis and the City of Bundaberg to form the Bundaberg Region.
Towns and localities The Shire of Kolan included the following settlements:
Gin Gin Bullyard Bungadoo Kalpowar Maroondan McIlwraith Tirroan Wallaville
Chairmen 1927: C. M. English
Population Year Population 1933 2,941 1947 2,502 1954 2,502 1961 2,657 1966 2,614 1971 2,673 1976 2,684 1981 2,358 1986 2,649 1991 3,018 1996 4,196 2001 4,534 2006 4,638
External links Queensland Places: Kolan Shire
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