The Shire of Isis was a local government area located in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, to the south of Bundaberg. The Shire, administered from the town of Childers covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1887 until 2008, when it was amalgamated with the City of Bundaberg and the Shires of Burnett and Kolan to form the Bundaberg Region.
History
The Isis Division was established on 1 January 1887 under the Divisional Boards Act 1887, on land previously part of the Burrum Division.
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Isis Division became the Shire of Isis 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 Isis merged with the City of Bundaberg and the Shires of Burnett and Kolan to form the Bundaberg Region.
Towns and localities The Shire of Isis included the following settlements:
Childers Apple Tree Creek Booyal Buxton Cordalba Doolbi Farnsfield Goodwood Horton Isis Central North Isis Redridge Woodgate
Chairmen of the Shire of Isis 1927–1930 T. Gaydon 1930–1939 A. Adie 1939–1949 E. P. Noakes 1949–1970 F. E. Eastaughffe 1970–1988 A.W. Paith The above dates included multiple terms.
Population Year Population 1933 3,778 1947 3,639 1954 4,243 1961 3,951 1966 3,718 1971 3,666 1976 3,926 1981 4,023 1986 4,082 1991 4,825 1996 5,878 2001 6,045 2006 6,663
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