The Shire of Yeerongpilly was a local government area in the southern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland. The shire, administered from Rocklea, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1925, when it was split up following the creation of the City of Brisbane under the City of Brisbane Act 1924.
History
On 11 November 1879, the Yeerongpilly Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 3428. It included and took its name from Yeerongpilly (now a suburb of Brisbane).
On 16 October 1886, parts of Yeerongpilly Division (from South Brisbane to Rocklea and including Yeerongpilly itself) were excised to create Stephens Division (later Shire of Stephens).
On 24 January 1891, further parts of Yeerongpilly Division (west of Blunder Creek to Wacol) were excised to create Sherwood Division (later Shire of Sherwood).
With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Yeerongpilly Division became the Shire of Yeerongpilly on 31 March 1903.
On 1 October 1925, the Shire of Yeerongpilly was abolished, with its urban area becoming part of the new City of Brisbane, and the rural areas being divided between the Shires of Beaudesert, Tingalpa and Waterford.
Population Year Population 1911 1,313 1921 3,263 1923 3,500
Localities Rocklea Acacia Ridge Archerfield Berrinba Calamvale Kingston Tarragindi (split with Shire of Stephens) Woodridge Yeerongpilly (split with Shire of Stephens)
Chairmen The chairmen of the Yeerongpilly Shire were:
1888: John Moffat 1889: W.H. Coxen 1890: G. Boyland 1891: George Grimes 1892: Nicholas J. Kessels 1893: John Moffatt 1894: G. Boyland 1895: A. Laver 1896: G. Boyland 1897: A. Williams 1898: James Tuckett 1899: M. Moody 1900: M. Daly 1901: J. Whitfield 1902: A.K. Robertson 1903–1904: J. Whitfield 1905–1906: Thomas Freeney 1907–1908: J. Whitfield 1909–1910: J. McCotter 1911–1913: B.R. Bale 1914: Edwin J. Westaway 1915–1917: James Tuckett 1918–1919: J. Greer 1920–1923: J. McCotter 1924–1925: J. Cox
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