Lands administrative divisions of Queensland


Lands administrative divisions of Queensland refers to the divisions of Queensland used for the registration of land titles. There are 322 counties, and 5,319 parishes within the state. They are part of the Lands administrative divisions of Australia. Queensland had been divided into 109 counties in the nineteenth century, before the Land Act of 1897 subdivided many of these counties to 319. Some of the eastern counties remained the same, with most of the subdivisions occurring in the west and north. The current counties were named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901.
In 2006, the government sought advice about a plan to abolish the counties and parishes within the state. From 30 November 2015, the government no longer referenced counties and parishes in land information systems however the Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying retains a record for historical purposes.

Land districts

Queensland was divided into districts in the mid-nineteenth century. The districts still exist today, forming the top level of Queensland's land titles system.
There were 109 counties in Queensland by the late nineteenth century, before they were subdivided into the current 322 counties. All of these original counties continue to exist but many are smaller than they were in the nineteenth century, with many new counties added. For the counties which were subdivided in 1901, the original county remains, usually around the largest town in the area, but smaller than before. For instance the nineteenth century county of Beaconsfield was based around Cloncurry; Cloncurry is still in Beaconsfield, but the county is much smaller, with new counties such as Argylla, Sellwyn and Alison surrounding it.

List of counties by district

Moreton, Darling Downs and Wide Bay/Burnett Districts

CountyDistrictMajor towns
AubignyDarling DownsToowoomba, Dalby
AuburnDarling Downs
BentinckDarling DownsStanthorpe
BoondoomaWide Bay/Burnett
BowenWide Bay/BurnettGin Gin
BulwerDarling DownsMiles
CanningMoretonCaboolture, Sunshine Coast
CarnarvonDarling Downs
CavendishMoretonEsk, Kingaroy
ChurchillMoretonGatton
CliveDarling DownsTexas
CookWide Bay/BurnettBundaberg
DerbyDarling DownsMillmerran
FitzroyWide Bay/BurnettNanango
FraserWide Bay/BurnettFraser Island
LennoxWide Bay/BurnettKilkivan
LyttonDarling DownsChinchilla
MackenzieWide Bay/BurnettGayndah, Mundubbera
MarchWide Bay/BurnettGympie, Hervey Bay,
Maryborough, Noosa
MarshDarling DownsGoondiwindi
MerivaleDarling DownsWarwick
NewcastleWide Bay/Burnett
PringDarling Downs
RawbelleWide Bay/BurnettMonto
RogersDarling DownsCondamine
StanleyMoretonBrisbane, Ipswich, Logan, Redcliffe
WardMoretonGold Coast
WicklowWide Bay/Burnett
YarrolWide Bay/BurnettEidsvold

Burke District