page_title: Shire of Atherton
section_title: Towns and localities
hierarchical_section_title: Shire of Atherton / Towns and localities
caption_attribution_description: English: Tinaroo Shire Council Chambers in Atherton, Queensland, 1928 Tinaroo Council Chamber Offices had classical influences including decorative wreath motifs and a recessed entry with a stonework balustrade . The upper facia had columns and a classical pediment.
context_page_description: The Shire of Atherton was a local government area of Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Atherton, covered an area of 623.1 square kilometres, and existed as a local government entity from 1881 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region.
context_section_description: The Shire of Atherton included the following settlements:
  Atherton
  Barrine
  Carrington
  Kairi
  Lake Tinaroo
  Tinaroo
  Tolga
  Upper Barron¹
  Walkamin
  Wongabel
  ¹ - split with the former Shire of Eacham
caption: Tinaroo Shire Council Chambers in Atherton, Queensland, 1928
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