Claim: Shire of Murweh population has mainly increased between 1879 and 2016.
Evidence: Murweh Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions of Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 1286. 1879 1,286 2016 4,307 In June 2018, the Shire of Murweh had a population of 4,318.