Map of Queensland

Facts about Queensland State of Australia

Capital	Brisbane
Demonym	Queenslander, Banana Bender (colloquial)
Government	Constitutional monarchy
Area	1852642 sq km
Population	4,883,739
Time zone	UTC+10 (AEST)
Web site	www.qld.gov.au
Places to Visit	Paronella Park, Fraser Island, Australia Zoo, Portside Maryborough, Whale Watching – Hervey Bay, Guurrbi Tours, Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame, Qantas Founders Museum, Riverlife Adventure Centre, Moreton Island, Chinchilla Melon Festival, Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, Skyrail – Cairns, Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Waltzing Matilda Centre, Agnes Water and the Town of 1770, Great Barrier Reef, Brekky Creek Hotel, Dreamworld, the Bundaberg Rum Bondstore

Referred to as Australia’s Sunshine State, Queensland is a state located in the north-east part of the country. The state shares borders with the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west, and New South Wales to the south. On the east, the state is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. Covering a total area of 715,309 square miles, Queensland is the second-largest Australian state by area. As per the 2010 census, the estimated population of the state is 4,516,361; it is third-most populous state in Australia.

Brisbane is the capital of Queensland. It is the largest city in the state with an area of 2,279.9 square miles. The estimated population is 4,516,361.

The history of the state of Queensland goes back to over 40,000 years ago when the region was inhabited by indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. On June 6, 1859, the state was made a British colony. On January 1, 1901, Queensland was made a federal state. Women were given the right to vote in the year 1905.

The government of Queensland functions in the framework of a constitutional monarchy. The Governor is the highest authority in the state. Penelope Wensley is the current Governor of Queensland. The Governor appoints a Premier who exercises all the executive powers of the state. Anna Bligh is the current Premier.

The economy of the state is heavily dependent on tourism. Some of the major destinations that attract tourists worldwide include Brisbane, Port Douglas and the Daintree Rainforest, the Great Barrier Reef, Townsville, Daydream Island, Magnetic Island, Sunshine Coast, North Stradbroke Island and South Stradbroke Island, Hamilton Island, and Whitehaven Beach.

Major Cities
Mount Isa, Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Maryborough, Toowoomba, Ipswich, Brisbane, Gold Coast.

Places to Visit in Queensland

Torres Strait	Cloncurry
Jardine River National Park	Winton
Barmaga	Aramac
G. Grenville	Longton
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Far North Secition)	Emerald
C. Direction	Mt. Morgan
Weipa Aurukun	Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Capricorn Section)
Coer	Bundaberg
Princess Charlotte Bay	Gympie
Roxby National Park	Tewantin
Lakefield National Park	Gold Coast
Laura	Goondiwindi
Cooktown	Hungerford
Port Douglas	Cooper Creek Quilpie
Messman	Simpson Desert National Park
Corodonvale	Birsville
Bentinck. Magnetic L. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Central Section)	Diamantania Lakes
Charters Town

 

Local Government Areas of Queensland

 

S.N.	Name	Council Seat	Region	Area (sq km)	Population (2016)
1	City of Brisbane	Brisbane	South East Queensland	1,367	956,129
2	Gold Coast City	Surfers Paradise	South East Queensland	1,358	455,419
3	City of Ipswich	Ipswich	South East Queensland	1,089	142,525
4	Lockyer Valley Region	Gatton	South East Queensland	2,273	31,138
5	Logan City	Logan Central	South East Queensland	913	253,864
6	Moreton Bay Region	Strathpine	South East Queensland	2,011	337,846
7	Redland City	Cleveland	South East Queensland	537	126,964
8	Scenic Rim Region	Beaudesert	South East Queensland	4,256	34,659
9	Somerset Region	Esk	South East Queensland	5,379	19,291
10	Sunshine Coast Region	Nambour	South East Queensland	3,126	290,026
11	Shire of Banana	Biloela	Wide Bay-Burnett	28,577	15,773
12	Bundaberg Region	Bundaberg	Wide Bay-Burnett	6,451	86,364
13	Aboriginal Shire of Cherbourg	Cherbourg	Wide Bay-Burnett	32	1,250
14	Fraser Coast Region	Hervey Bay	Wide Bay-Burnett	7,125	86,747
15	Gympie Region	Gympie	Wide Bay-Burnett	6,898	42,820
16	North Burnett Region	Gayndah	Wide Bay-Burnett	19,708	10,668
17	South Burnett Region	Kingaroy	Wide Bay-Burnett	8,399	29,734
18	Goondiwindi Region	Goondiwindi	Darling Downs	19,294	10,720
19	Southern Downs Region	Warwick	Darling Downs	7,120	32,610
20	Toowoomba Region	Toowoomba	Darling Downs	12,973	151,283
21	Western Downs Region	Dalby	Darling Downs	38,039	30,018
22	Central Highlands Region	Emerald	Central Queensland	59,884	26,824
23	Gladstone Region	Gladstone	Central Queensland	10,488	51,351
24	Isaac Region	Clermont	Central Queensland	58,862	20,443
25	Mackay Region	Mackay	Central Queensland	7,621	100,260
26	Rockhampton Region	Rockhampton	Central Queensland	18,361	103,297
27	Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda	Woorabinda	Central Queensland	391	1,035
28	Shire of Burdekin	Ayr	North Queensland	5,052	17,020
29	Charters Towers Region	Charters Towers	North Queensland	68,388	12,280
30	Shire of Hinchinbrook	Ingham	North Queensland	2,811	12,260
31	Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island	Palm Island	North Queensland	71	1,984
32	City of Townsville	Townsville	North Queensland	3,733	164,008
33	Whitsunday Region	Bowen	North Queensland	23,856	30,719
34	Shire of Aurukun	Aurukun	Far North Queensland	7,375	1,044
35	Cairns Region	Cairns	Far North Queensland	4,128	142,723
36	Cassowary Coast Region	Innisfail	Far North Queensland	4,701	30,843
37	Shire of Cook	Cooktown	Far North Queensland	106,188	3,464
38	Hopevale	Hopevale	Far North Queensland	1,118	914
39	Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama	Kowanyama	Far North Queensland	2,576	1,021
40	Lockhart River	Lockhart River	Far North Queensland	3,545	642
41	Mapoon Aboriginal Shire	Mapoon	Far North Queensland	530	214
42	Napranum Aboriginal Shire	Napranum	Far North Queensland	1,995	813
43	Northern Peninsula Area Region	Bamaga	Far North Queensland	1,030	2,175
44	Aboriginal Shire of Pormpuraaw	Pormpuraaw	Far North Queensland	4,433	600
45	Tablelands Region	Malanda	Far North Queensland	64,999	42,145
46	Shire of Torres	Thursday Island	Far North Queensland	886	3,233
47	Torres Strait Island Region	Thursday Island	Far North Queensland	489	4,434
48	Weipa	Weipa	Far North Queensland	11	2,830
49	Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire	Wujal Wujal	Far North Queensland	11	379
50	Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah	Yarrabah	Far North Queensland	158	2,322
51	Shire of Burke	Burketown	North West	40,126	481
52	Shire of Carpentaria	Normanton	North West	64,373	2,290
53	Shire of Cloncurry	Cloncurry	North West	48,113	3,834
54	Shire of Croydon	Croydon	North West	29,578	319
55	Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee	Doomadgee	North West	1,862	1,236
56	Shire of Etheridge	Georgetown	North West	39,332	851
57	Shire of Flinders	Hughenden	North West	41,538	1,974
58	Shire of McKinlay	Julia Creek	North West	40,880	1,013
59	Shire of Mornington	Gununa	North West	1,232	1,044
60	City of Mount Isa	Mount Isa	North West	43,349	21,201
61	Shire of Richmond	Richmond	North West	26,602	1,148
62	Barcaldine Region	Barcaldine	Central West	53,677	3,503
63	Shire of Barcoo	Jundah	Central West	62,001	450
64	Blackall-Tambo Region	Blackall	Central West	30,451	2,069
65	Shire of Boulia	Boulia	Central West	61,102	547
66	Shire of Diamantina	Bedourie	Central West	94,823	304
67	Longreach Region	Longreach	Central West	40,638	4,664
68	Shire of Winton	Winton	Central West	53,935	1,544
69	Shire of Balonne	St George	South West	31,150	5,627
70	Shire of Bulloo	Thargomindah	South West	73,807	457
71	Maranoa Region	Roma	South West	58,830	12,648
72	Shire of Murweh	Charleville	South West	40,742	5,026
73	Shire of Paroo	Cunnamulla	South West	47,714	2,114
74	Shire of Quilpie	Quilpie	South West	67,633	1,049