# List of divisional boards in Queensland

This article provides a list of divisional boards in the Australian state of Queensland between 1879 and 1903.
When Queensland separated from New South Wales as a colony in its own right in 1859, it inherited New South Wales's local government legislation, the Municipalities Act 1858, which allowed the creation of a municipality with its own elected council to manage local affairs, upon the petition of householders in the area. However, by 1878 only eighteen towns had incorporated in this way. The Government of Queensland passed the Local Government Act 1878, based on Victorian legislation enacted four years earlier, to allow more diverse forms of local government, but this quickly proved unsuitable to Queensland's requirements given its large, sparsely populated areas.
Its response was to enact the Divisional Boards Act 1879 (43 Vic No. 17), which established a new form of local government by dividing all unincorporated parts of Queensland into 74 divisions, and creating for each an elected divisional board which was responsible for a range of services and amenities within its area. Each board had a number of councillors, and a chairman who was appointed from amongst their number. The legislation was amended several times before being replaced by the Divisional Boards Act 1887 (51 Vic No. 7). By 1901, there were 30 municipalities, 6 shires and 120 divisions in Queensland.
In 1902, the Local Authorities Act (2 Edw. VII, No. 19) replaced all divisions with shires and brought them under the same legislation as that which governed the municipalities. This took effect on 31 March 1903.

## Divisions created by the Act

On 11 November 1879, 74 divisions came into existence upon the proclamation of the Act:
| Division | Office | Region | Notes |
| Antigua Division | Yengarie | Wide Bay–Burnett | |
| Aramac Division | Aramac | Central West Queensland | |
| Ballandean Division | Ballandean | Darling Downs | Amalgamated into Stanthorpe Division on 25 June 1880. |
| Banana Division | Banana | Central Queensland | |
| Barambah Division | Nanango | Wide Bay–Burnett | Renamed Nanango Division in 1888. |
| Barolin Division | Bundaberg | Wide Bay–Burnett | |
| Bauhinia Division | Springsure | Central Queensland | |
| Beenleigh Division | Beenleigh | South East Queensland | |
| Belyando Division | Clermont | Central Queensland | |
| Booroodabin Division | Newstead | Brisbane | Absorbed into Municipality of Brisbane on 13 January 1903. |
| Brassall Division | North Ipswich | South East Queensland | |
| Broadsound Division | St Lawrence | Central Queensland | |
| Bulimba Division | Carina | Brisbane | Renamed Belmont Division on 3 November 1894. |
| Bundaberg Division | Bundaberg | Wide Bay–Burnett | Abolished and recreated as Borough of Bundaberg on 22 April 1881 with same boundaries. |
| Bundanba Division | Ipswich | South East Queensland | |
| Burrum Division | Maryborough | Wide Bay–Burnett | |
| Caboolture Division | Caboolture | South East Queensland | |
| Cairns Division | Cairns (Esplanade) | Far North Queensland | |
| Calliope Division | Gladstone | Central Queensland | |
| Clifton Division | Allora | Darling Downs | |
| Coomera Division | Upper Coomera | South East Queensland | |
| Daintree Division | Cooktown | Far North Queensland | |
| Dalrymple Division | Charters Towers | North Queensland | |
| Diamantina Division | Birdsville | South West | |
| Doonmunya Division | Normanton | Gulf Country | Abolished and replaced by Carpentaria Division on 11 January 1883. |
| Durundur Division | Esk | South East Queensland | Renamed Esk Division on 2 June 1880. |
| Einasleigh Division | Georgetown | Far North Queensland | |
| Glastonbury Division | Gympie | Wide Bay–Burnett | Gympie area. Merged into Widgee Division in January 1895. |
| Glengallan Division | Warwick | Darling Downs | |
| Gogango Division | North Rockhampton | Central Queensland | |
| Goolman Division | Boonah | South East Queensland | |
| Gowrie Division | Drayton | Darling Downs | |
| Gympie Division | Gympie | Wide Bay–Burnett | Abolished and recreated as Borough of Gympie on 25 June 1880 with same boundaries. |
| Hann Division | Maytown | Far North Queensland | |
| Highfields Division | Toowoomba | Darling Downs | |
| Hinchinbrook Division | Ingham | North Queensland | |
| Inglewood Division | Inglewood | Darling Downs | |
| Ithaca Division | Brisbane CBD, then Enoggera | Brisbane | Renamed Enoggera Division on 28 March 1888. |
| Jondaryan Division | Toowoomba | Darling Downs | |
| Kargoolnah Division | Blackall | Central West Queensland | |
| Kolan Division | Gin Gin | Wide Bay–Burnett | |
| Murilla Division | Miles | Darling Downs | |
| Murweh Division | Charleville | South West | |
| Mutdapilly Division | Mount Walker | South East Queensland | |
| Nerang Division | Mudgeeraba | South East Queensland | |
| Nogoa Division | | Central Queensland | Amalgamated late 1880s into Broadsound Division. |
| Nundah Division | Chermside | Brisbane | Renamed Kedron Division in 1901. |
| Paroo Division | Cunnamulla | South West | |
| Perry Division | Mount Perry | Wide Bay–Burnett | |
| Pioneer Division | Mackay | North Queensland | |
| Purga Division | Bundamba | South East Queensland | |
| Ravenswood Division | Ravenswood | Far North Queensland | |
| Rawbelle Division | Gayndah | Wide Bay–Burnett | |
| Rosalie Division | | Darling Downs | |
| Stanthorpe Division | Stanthorpe | Darling Downs | |
| Tabragalba Division | Beaudesert | South East Queensland | |
| Tarampa Division | Gatton | South East Queensland | |
| Taroom Division | Taroom | Central Queensland | |
| Thuringowa Division | Townsville | North Queensland | |
| Tiaro Division | Tiaro | Wide Bay–Burnett | |
| Tinana Division | Tinana | Wide Bay–Burnett | |
| Tingalpa Division | Mount Cotton | South East Queensland | |
| Toowong Division | Toowong | Brisbane | Became Shire of Toowong on 20 May 1880. |
| Ula Ula Division | St George | South West | Renamed Balonne Division on 11 March 1901. |
| Waggamba Division | Goondiwindi | Darling Downs | |
| Walloon Division | Marburg | South East Queensland | |
| Wallumbilla Division | Mitchell | Darling Downs | Renamed Booringa Division on 18 July 1891. |
| Wambo Division | Dalby | Darling Downs | |
| Wangaratta Division | Bowen | North Queensland | |
| Warroo Division | Surat | Darling Downs | |
| Waterford Division | Waterford | South East Queensland | |
| Widgee Division | Gympie | Wide Bay–Burnett | |
| Woothakata Division | Thornborough | Far North Queensland | |
| Yeerongpilly Division | Rocklea | Brisbane | |

## Divisions created subsequent to the Act

| Name of division | Date created | Notes |
| Adavale Division | 5 February 1889 | Separated from Murweh Division |
| Ayr Division | 16 January 1888 | Separated from Thuringowa Division |
| Balmoral Division | 19 January 1888 | Separated from Bulimba Division |
| Barcaldine Division | 25 August 1892 | Separated from Kargoolnah Division |
| Barcoo Division | 24 December 1887 | Separated from Diamantina Division |
| Barron Division | 20 December 1890 | Separated from Tinaroo Division |
| Boulia Division | 24 September 1887 | |
| Bulloo Division | 3 June 1880 | Separated from Paroo Division |
| Bungil Division | 21 May 1880 | Separated from Wallumbilla Division |
| Burke Division | 30 January 1885 | Separated from Carpentaria Division |
| Cardwell Division | 18 January 1884 | Separated from Hinchinbrook Division |
| Carpentaria Division | 11 January 1883 | Replaced the abolished Doonmunya Division |
| Cleveland Division | 29 May 1885 | Separated from Tingalpa Division |
| Cloncurry Division | 7 February 1884 | Separated from Carpentaria Division |
| Croydon Division | 31 December 1887 | |
| Douglas Division | 3 June 1880 | Separated from Cairns Division |
| Duaringa Division | 20 April 1881 | Separated from Banana Division |
| Eidsvold Division | 25 January 1890 | |
| Emerald Division | 4 June 1902 | Separated from Peak Downs Division |
| Fitzroy Division | 6 April 1899 | Separated from Gogango Division |
| Gooburrum Division | 28 January 1886 | Separated from Kolan Division |
| Gregory Division | 26 August 1880 | Separated from Diamantina Division; abolished 22 November 1887. |
| Granville Division | 14 September 1883 | Separated from Tinana Division |
| Hamilton Division | 2 October 1890 | Separated from Toombul Division |
| Herberton Division | 11 May 1895 | Separated from Tinaroo Division; absorbed Borough of Herberton |
| Howard Division | 30 June 1900 | Separated from Isis Division |
| Hughenden Division | 20 July 1882 | Separated from Doonmunya Division |
| Ilfracombe Division | 27 December 1902 | Separated from Aramac Division |
| Indooroopilly Division | 2 June 1880 | Renaming of the remnants of former Toowong Division after the Shire of Toowong was split off |
| Isis Division | 1 January 1887 | Separated from Burrum Division |
| Johnstone Division | 28 October 1881 | Separated from Hinchinbrook Division |
| Kianawah Division | 4 January 1888 | Separated from Bulimba Division Renamed Wynnum Division 3 November 1892. |
| Kilkivan Division | 1 July 1886 | Separated from Widgee and Barambah Divisions, abolished 30 July 1886, re-constituted 17 November 1887 |
| Laidley Division | 25 April 1888 | Separated from Tarampa Division |
| Longreach Division | 9 May 1900 | Separated from Aramac Division |
| Mackinlay Division | 9 December 1891 | Separated from Boulia and Cloncurry divisions |
| Maroochy Division | 5 July 1890 | Separated from Caboolture Division |
| Miriam Vale Division | 7 January 1902 | Separated from Calliope Division |
| Nebo Division | 7 February 1883 | Separated from Broadsound Division |
| Normanby Division | 25 October 1890 | Separated from Mutdapilly Division |
| Peak Downs Division | 20 September 1884 | Separated from Belyando Division |
| Pine Division | 21 January 1888 | Separated from Caboolture Division |
| Redcliffe Division | 7 April 1888 | Separated from Caboolture Division |
| Rosenthal Division | 18 April 1889 | Separated from Inglewood Division |
| Rosewood Division | 25 October 1890 | Separated from Walloon Division |
| Sherwood Division | 24 January 1891 | Separated from Yeerongpilly Division |
| Southport Division | 6 July 1883 | Separated from Coomera and Nerang Divisions |
| Stephens Division | 16 October 1886 | Separated from Yeerongpilly Division |
| Tambo Division | 30 June 1881 | Separated from Kargoolnah Division |
| Tambourine Division | 4 October 1890 | Separated from Tabragalba Division |
| Taringa Division | 11 October 1890 | Separated from Indooroopilly Division |
| Tinaroo Division | 2 September 1881 | Formerly parts of Cairns, Hinchinbrook and Woothakata divisions |
| Toombul Division | 1 November 1883 | Separated from Nundah Division |
| Torres Division | 30 October 1885 | Covered Thursday Island, Separated from Hann Division |
| Walsh Division | 15 May 1889 | Separated from Woothakata Division |
| Shire of Windsor | 11 February 1887 | Separated from Ithaca Division |
| Winton Division | 23 September 1886 | Separated from Aramac Division |
| Woolloongabba Division | 9 January 1880 | Abolished 7 January 1888, merged into new Borough of South Brisbane |
| Woongarra Division | 30 October 1885 | Separated from Barolin Division |