The Shire of Tingalpa was a
local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
in the south-eastern suburbs of
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
,
Queensland
)
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, Australia. The shire, administered from
Mount Cotton, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1879 until 1949.
History
![Tingalpa Division, March 1902](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Tingalpa_Division%2C_March_1902.jpg)
On 11 November 1879, the Tingalpa Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 1,490.
However, the residents of
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
sought to be independent of the division and on 29 May 1885,
Cleveland Division #REDIRECT Shire of Cleveland
The Shire of Cleveland is a former local government area in the south-east of Queensland, Australia, centred on the town of Cleveland beside Moreton Bay.
History
On 11 November 1879, the Tingalpa Division was creat ...
was separated from Tingalpa Division.
With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', the Tingalpa Division became the Shire of Tingalpa on 31 March 1903.
On 1 October 1925, the shire lost areas west of the
Tingalpa Creek
Tingalpa Creek is a creek in South East Queensland. It flows along Brisbane's south east boundary with Redland City Council. On early maps the creek was called both Tunim Creek and Tangulba Creek.
The waterway serves as important wildlife corr ...
to the new
City of Brisbane
The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of the metropolitan area of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. Unlike LGAs in the other mainl ...
.
Amalgamations in 1948
On 9 December 1948, as part of a major reorganisation of local government in
South East Queensland
South East Queensland (SEQ) is a bio-geographical, metropolitan, political and administrative region of the state of Queensland in Australia, with a population of approximately 3.8 million people out of the state's population of 5.1 million. T ...
, an Order in Council replacing ten former local government areas between the
City of Brisbane
The City of Brisbane is a local government area (LGA) which comprises the inner portion of the metropolitan area of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Its governing body is the Brisbane City Council. Unlike LGAs in the other mainl ...
and the
New South Wales
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border with only four. The former ten were:
*
Beaudesert
*
Beenleigh
Beenleigh is a town and suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Beenleigh had a population of 8,252 people.
A government survey for the new town was conducted in 1866. The town is the terminus for the Beenlei ...
*
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
*
Coolangatta
Coolangatta is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is the Gold Coast's southernmost suburb and it borders New South Wales. In the , Coolangatta had a population of 5,948 people.
Geography
Coolangatta and its ...
*
Coomera
Coomera is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Coomera had a population of 13,305 people.
Geography
Located next to the Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads), ...
*
Nerang
Nerang is a town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Nerang had a population of 16,864 people.
Geography
The Nerang River flows through the locality from south to east, passing through the town. The river u ...
*
Southport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England.
Southport lies on the Irish ...
*
Tamborine
* Tingalpa
*
Waterford
"Waterford remains the untaken city"
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The four resulting local government areas were:
* the new
Redland Shire
Redland City, better known as the Redlands and formerly known as Redland Shire, is a local government area and a part of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland. With a population of 156,863 in June 2018, the city is spread alo ...
, an amalgamation of Cleveland and the northern part of Tingalpa (which later became
Redland City
Redland City, better known as the Redlands and formerly known as Redland Shire, is a Local government in Australia, local government area and a part of the Brisbane metropolitan area in South East Queensland. With a population of 156,863 in Jun ...
)
* the new
Shire of Albert
The Shire of Albert was a local government area in Queensland, located south of the capital, Brisbane, and taking in areas to the north and west of the Gold Coast. It was named after the Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, and husband of Queen ...
, a merger of Beenleigh, Coomera, Nerang (except for the
Burleigh Heads
Burleigh Heads is a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Burleigh Heads had a population of 10,077 people.
Geography
Burleigh Head is a cape () jutting into the Coral Sea at the northern mouth of Tallebudgera Cre ...
area), the southern part of Tingalpa and the eastern part of Waterford
* an enlarged Shire of Beaudesert, an amalgamation of Beaudesert and Tamborine with the western part of Waterford
*
Town of South Coast
The Town of South Coast was a local government area in South East Queensland, Australia.
History
On 11 November 1879, the Nerang Division and Coomera Division were created as two of 74 divisions within Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act ...
, an amalgamation of the Towns of Southport and Coolangatta with the Burleigh Heads part of Nerang (which later became
City of Gold Coast
The City of Gold Coast is the local government area spanning the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and surrounding areas. With a population of 606,774 it is the second most populous local government area in Australia (City of Brisbane being the ...
)
The Order came into effect on 10 June 1949, when the first elections were held.
Localities
*
Mount Cotton
*
Carbrook
*
Daisy Hill
*
Kingston
*
Loganholme
Loganholme is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Loganholme had a population of 6,303 people.
The majority of the land is used for houses while it has range of other uses.
Geography
The suburb is bisected by the Pa ...
*
Loganlea
Loganlea is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Loganlea had a population of 7,321 people.
Geography
The eastern boundary of Loganlea is marked by a winding section of the Logan River. The north of the suburb is a ...
*
Redland Bay
Redland Bay is a coastal semi-rural locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the , Redland Bay had a population of 14,958 people.
Since the first European settlers arrived in the mid-19th century, Redland Bay has remained a f ...
*
Rochedale
*
Slacks Creek
Slacks Creek is a suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Slacks Creek had a population of 10,432 people.
Geography
The Pacific Motorway forms most of the eastern boundary of the suburb.
The creek that gave its name to t ...
*
Victoria Point
*
Woodridge
Chairmen
* 1880: Mr Greaves
* 1890: Hans Heinrich Heinemann
* 1927: August Stern
* Henry Heinemann (son of Hans Heinrich Heinemann)
References
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Former local government areas of Queensland
1879 establishments in Australia
1949 disestablishments in Australia