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The Local Government Areas of Queensland, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas. This list is therefore subject to being made obsolete from time to time and should not be relied upon.

There are three classifications of local government in Queensland:

1. Cities (predominantly urban or suburban areas)
2. Towns (three medium size rural towns, all surrounded by a rural Shire) and;
3. Shires (predominantly rural or outer suburban areas).

Other than Brisbane City Council, there are no practical differences between these types of local governments - the differences are only in name and reflect historical differences between the different types of local government prior to the enactment of the current law that regulates local government in the state of Queensland, the Local Government Act (Qld) 1993. Brisbane City Council has its own Act of Parliament, the City of Brisbane Act 1924.

In addition thirty-four Aboriginal Councils are administered under the Local Government Act; before January 2007 there were only two - Aurukun Shire Council and Mornington Shire Council - the rest underwent transition to full Shire council status in January 2007.^[1]

As of March 2007 there are 158 Local Government Areas in Queensland. These are listed below in alphabetical order.

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• Aramac Shire Council
• Atherton Shire Council
• Aurukun Shire Council

• Badu Island Council
• Balonne Shire Council
• Bamaga Island Council
• Banana Shire Council
• Barcaldine Shire Council
• Barcoo Shire Council
• Bauhinia Shire Council
• Beaudesert Shire Council
• Belyando Shire Council
• Bendemere Shire Council
• Biggenden Shire Council
• Blackall Shire Council
• Boigu Island Council
• Boonah Shire Council
• Booringa Shire Council
• Boulia Shire Council
• Bowen Shire Council
• Brisbane City Council
• Broadsound Shire Council
• Bulloo Shire Council
• Bundaberg City Council
• Bungil Shire Council
• Burdekin Shire Council
• Burke Shire Council
• Burnett Shire Council

• Caboolture Shire Council
• Cairns City Council
• Calliope Shire Council
• Caloundra City Council
• Cambooya Shire Council
• Cardwell Shire Council
• Carpentaria Shire Council
• Charters Towers City Council
• Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council
• Chinchilla Shire Council
• Clifton Shire Council
• Cloncurry Shire Council
• Cook Shire Council
• Cooloola Shire Council
• Crows Nest Shire Council
• Croydon Shire Council

• Dalby Town Council
• Dalrymple Shire Council
• Dauan Island Council
• Diamantina Shire Council
• Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council
• Douglas Shire Council
• Duaringa Shire Council

• Eacham Shire Council
• Eidsvold Shire Council
• Emerald Shire Council
• Erub Island Council
• Council of the Shire of Esk
• Etheridge Shire Council

• Fitzroy Shire Council
• Flinders Shire Council

• Gatton Shire Council
• Gayndah Shire Council
• Gladstone City Council
• Gold Coast City Council
• Goondiwindi Town Council

• Hammond Island Council
• Herberton Shire Council
• Hervey Bay City Council
• Hinchinbrook Shire Council
• Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council

• Iama Island Council
• Ilfracombe Shire Council
• Inglewood Shire Council
• Injinoo Aboriginal Shire Council (Cowal Creek)
• Ipswich City Council
• Isis Shire Council
• Isisford Shire Council

• Jericho Shire Council
• Johnstone Shire Council
• Jondaryan Shire Council

• Kilcoy Shire Council
• Kilkivan Shire Council
• Kingaroy Shire Council
• Kolan Shire Council
• Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council
• Kubin Island Council

• Laidley Shire Council
• Livingstone Shire Council
• Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council
• Logan City Council
• Longreach Shire Council

• Mackay City Council
• McKinlay Shire Council
• Mabuiag Island Council
• Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council
• Mareeba Shire Council
• Maroochy Shire Council
• Maryborough City Council
• Mer Island Council
• Millmerran Shire Council
• Mirani Shire Council
• Miriam Vale Shire Council
• Monto Shire Council
• Mornington Shire Council
• Mount Isa City Council
• Mount Morgan Shire Council
• Mundubbera Shire Council
• Murgon Shire Council
• Murilla Shire Council
• Murweh Shire Council

• Nanango Shire Council
• Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council
• Nebo Shire Council
• New Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council
• Noosa Shire Council

• Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council
• Paroo Shire Council
• Peak Downs Shire Council
• Perry Shire Council
• Pine Rivers Shire Council
• Pittsworth Shire Council
• Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council
• Poruma Island Council

• Quilpie Shire Council

• Redcliffe City Council
• Redland Shire Council
• Richmond Shire Council
• Rockhampton City Council
• Roma Town Council
• Rosalie Shire Council

• Saibai Island Council
• Sarina Shire Council
• Seisia Island Council
• St. Pauls Island Council
• Stanthorpe Shire Council

• Tambo Shire Council
• Tara Shire Council
• Taroom Shire Council
• City of Thuringowa
• Tiaro Shire Council
• City of Toowoomba
• Torres Shire Council
• City of Townsville

• Ugar Island Council
• Umagico Aboriginal Shire Council

• Waggamba Shire Council
• Wambo Shire Council
• Warraber Island Council
• Warroo Shire Council
• Warwick Shire Council
• Whitsunday Shire Council
• Winton Shire Council
• Wondai Shire Council
• Woocoo Shire Council
• Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council
• Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council

• Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council
• Yorke Island Council

• Shires of Australia at Statoids
• Local Government Association of Queensland
• Queensland Government Local Government and Planning website

1. ^ Aboriginal and Island Councils. Queensland Department of Local Government and Planning. Retrieved on 2007-01-23.