Shire of Banana

Shire of Banana
Queensland
Shire of Banana; Queensland
	Location within Queensland
Population	14,513 (2021 census)
• Density	0.50727/km2 (1.31382/sq mi)
Established	1879
Area	28,610
Mayor	Neville Ferrier
Council seat	Biloela
Region	Central Queensland
State electorate(s)	Callide
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Website	Shire of Banana
	LGAs around Shire of Banana:

The Shire of Banana is a local government area located in the Capricorn region of Queensland, Australia, inland from the regional city of Gladstone. The shire was named after the first township in the region (Banana), which in turn was named for the burial site of a huge dun coloured bullock named 'Banana'. The council sits in the town of Biloela, which is the largest town in the Shire.

Major industries in the shire include coal mining, beef production, power generation, dryland cropping and irrigation cropping such as lucerne and cotton.

In the 2021 census, the Shire of Banana had a population of 14,513 people.^[1]

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