City of Moreton Bay

City of Moreton Bay Queensland
File:MoretonBayRegion-QldLGA.svg Location within South East Queensland
Population	425,302 (2016 census) (3rd) 469,465 (2019 Est.)
• Density	208.28/km2 (539.44/sq mi)
Established	2008
Area	2,042 km2 (788.4 sq mi)
Mayor	Peter Flannery
Council seat	Strathpine, Caboolture, Redcliffe
Region	South East Queensland
State electorate(s)	Bancroft, Ferny Grove, Kurwongbah, Morayfield, Glass House, Murrumba, Pumicestone, Redcliffe, Everton, Pine Rivers
Federal Division(s)	Petrie, Dickson, Longman
File:City of Moreton Bay logo 2023.svg
Website	City of Moreton Bay
LGAs around City of Moreton Bay: Somerset Sunshine Coast Moreton Bay Somerset City of Moreton Bay Moreton Bay Somerset Brisbane Brisbane

The City of Moreton Bay, known until July 2023 as the Moreton Bay Region, is a local government area in the north of the Brisbane metropolitan city in South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it replaced three established local government areas, the City of Redcliffe and the Shires of Pine Rivers and Caboolture.

With an estimated operating budget of A$391 million and a 2018 population of 459,585, Moreton Bay is the third most populous local government area in Australia behind the City of Brisbane and City of Gold Coast, both of which are also amalgamated entities.

History

The original inhabitants, or Traditional Owners, of Moreton Bay are the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Aboriginal people.

Duungidjawu (also known as Kabi Kabi, Cabbee, Carbi, Gabi Gabi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Duungidjawu country. The Duungidjawu language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Somerset Region and the City of Moreton Bay, particularly the towns of Caboolture, Kilcoy, Woodford and Moore.

At the time the Divisional Boards Act 1879 came into force on 11 November 1879, the present City of Morton Bay was entirely contained within the Caboolture Division, which also included the Sunshine Coast. By 1890, Caboolture Division had shrunk considerably with the separate incorporation of the Pine Division (21 January 1888), Redcliffe Division (5 April 1888) and Maroochy Division (5 July 1890).

With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Caboolture, Pine and Redcliffe (as well as Maroochy) became Shires on 31 March 1903. Redcliffe was proclaimed a Town on 28 May 1921 and a City on 13 June 1959. A few weeks earlier, on 23 May 1959, Pine was renamed the Shire of Pine Rivers.

In July 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission released its report and recommended the amalgamation of the three local government areas:

• the City of Redcliffe
• the Shire of Pine Rivers
• and the Shire of Caboolture

It argued that the area was part of the South East Queensland Regional Plan's Urban Footprint, and would attract 11% of the region's population and housing growth to 2006. A very strong community of interest was identified through the region's links and dependencies to Brisbane. The councils disagreed with the commission's plans although, with the exception of Redcliffe, did not oppose alternative amalgamation options. On 15 March 2008, the City and Shires formally ceased to exist and were amalgamated into a new local government area called the Moreton Bay Region. Elections were held on the same day to elect councillors and a mayor to the regional council. In 2012, following the election of the LNP state government, Redcliffe sought to enter a de-amalgamation process; however, a deadline to gather signatures on a petition by 29 August 2012 was missed. The Hills District sought in 2011 to transfer to Brisbane City Council, but the local government Change Commissioner declined the proposal on cost grounds.

On 8 December 2021, the council unanimously voted to rename the council area to Moreton Bay City and to seek approval from the Local Government Change Commission for the renaming. The LGA was officially renamed the City of Moreton Bay on 21 July 2023.

In April 2023, the Queensland Government decided to reflect the growing population of the region by creating five new localities named Corymbia, Greenstone, Lilywood, Wagtail Grove, and Waraba by excising parts of the existing localities of Bellmere, Rocksberg, Upper Caboolture, and Wamuran.

In July 2023, the Moreton Bay Region was renamed the City of Moreton Bay.

Moreton Bay City Council
Leadership
Mayor	Peter Flannery
Deputy Mayor	Jodie Shipway
Structure
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Council political groups	LNP (1)      Labor (2)      Independent (9)
Elections
Council last election	28 March 2020

The City of Moreton Bay is divided into 12 divisions, each of which elects one councillor. Additionally, the entire city elects a mayor. Allan Sutherland was elected as the first mayor at the 2008 elections, and Peter Flannery as the second Mayor in 2020.

Current Councillors

The current elected councillors are:

Division	Councillor	Declared political membership	Years Elected	Elected to replace
Division 1	Brooke Savige	Independent	2016, 2020	Sitting Councillor
Division 2	Mark Booth	Independent	2020	Peter Flannery
Division 3	Adam Hain	Independent	2016, 2020	Sitting Councillor
Division 4	Jodie Shipway (Deputy Mayor)	Independent	2020	Julie Greer
Division 5	Sandra Ruck	Independent	2020	James Houghton
Division 6	Karl Winchester	ALP	2020	Koliana Winchester
Division 7	Yvonne Barlow	LNP	2021	Denise Sims
Division 8	Mick Gillam	ALP	2008, 2012, 2016, 2020	Sitting Councillor
Division 9	Cath Tonks	Independent	2020	Mike Charlton
Division 10	Matthew Constance	Independent	2016, 2020	Sitting Councillor
Division 11	Darren Grimwade	Independent	2016, 2020	Sitting Councillor
Division 12	Tony Latter	Independent	2020	Adrian Raedel

Mayors

• 2008–2020: Allan Sutherland
• 2020–present: Peter Flannery

Deputy mayors

• 2008–2013: Greg Chippendale
• 2013–2020: Mike Charlton
• 2020–2021: Denise Sims
• 2021–present: Jodie Shipway

List of councillors

Division 1

Term	Name	Notes
2008–2016	Gary Parsons	Retired
2016–present	Brooke Savige	Incumbent

Division 2

Term	Name	Notes
2008–2012	Chris Whiting	Did not recontest in 2012; instead, unsuccessfully ran for mayor
2012–2020	Peter Flannery	Did not recontest in 2020; instead, successfully ran for mayor. Mayor 2020–present
2020–present	Mark Booth	Incumbent

Division 3

Term	Name	Notes
2008–2016	Greg Chippendale	Deputy mayor 2008–2013. Retired
2016–present	Adam Hain	Incumbent

Division 4

Term	Name	Notes
2008–2020	Julie Greer	Retired
2020–present	Jodie Shipway	Incumbent. Deputy mayor 2021–present

Division 5

Term	Name	Notes
2008–2020	James Houghton	Retired
2020–present	Sandra Ruck	Incumbent

Division 6

Term	Name	Notes
2008–2012	Rae Frawley	Lost seat
2012–2020	Koliana Winchester	Retired
2020–present	Karl Winchester	Incumbent

Division 7

Term	Name	Notes
2008–2016	David Dwyer	Retired
2016–2021	Denise Sims	Deputy mayor 2020–2021. Resigned due to health
2021–present	Yvonne Barlow	Incumbent

Division 8

Term	Name	Notes
2008–present	Mick Gillam	Incumbent

Division 9

Term	Name	Notes
2008–2020	Mike Charlton	Deputy mayor 2013–2020. Lost seat
2020–present	Cath Tonks	Incumbent

Division 10

Term	Name	Notes
2008–2016	Brian Battersby	Retired
2016–present	Matt Constance	Incumbent

Division 11

Term	Name	Notes
2008–2016	Bob Millar	Retired
2016–present	Darren Grimwade	Incumbent

Division 12

Term	Name	Notes
2008–2020	Adrian Raedel	Did not recontest in 2020; instead, unsuccessfully ran for mayor
2020–present	Tony Latter	Incumbent

Unitywater

On 1 July 2010, Moreton Bay's water services (along with Sunshine Coast Regional Council's), moved over to the recently created water body, Unitywater. Unitywater was created by the Queensland Government as part of the State's takeover of South East Queensland's water facilities, dams and water supply networks. Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast Regional Council and Noosa Shire Council are joint owners of Unitywater.

Suburbs

The City of Moreton Bay includes the following places:

Redcliffe area

• Redcliffe
• Clontarf
• Deception Bay
• Kippa-Ring
• Margate
• Newport
• Rothwell
• Scarborough
• Woody Point

Pine Rivers area

Urban suburbs:

• Albany Creek
• Arana Hills
• Bray Park
• Brendale
• Eatons Hill
• Everton Hills
• Ferny Hills
• Griffin

• Kallangur
• Lawnton
• Mango Hill
• Murrumba Downs
• North Lakes
• Petrie
• Strathpine
• Warner

Rural localities:

• Armstrong Creek
• Bunya
• Camp Mountain
• Cashmere
• Cedar Creek
• Clear Mountain
• Closeburn
• Dakabin
• Dayboro
• Draper
• Highvale
• Jollys Lookout
• Joyner
• King Scrub
• Kobble Creek

• Kurwongbah
• Laceys Creek
• Mount Glorious
• Mount Nebo
• Mount Pleasant
• Mount Samson
• Ocean View
• Rush Creek
• Samford Valley
• Samford Village
• Samsonvale
• Whiteside
• Wights Mountain
• Yugar

Caboolture area

Coastal Caboolture region:

• Beachmere
• Bellmere
• Burpengary
• Burpengary East
• Caboolture
• Caboolture South
• Deception Bay
• Donnybrook
• Elimbah
• Godwin Beach
• Meldale
• Moodlu
• Morayfield
• Narangba
• Ningi
• Sandstone Point
• Toorbul
• Upper Caboolture

Inland Caboolture region:

• Bellthorpe
• Booroobin
• Bracalba
• Campbells Pocket
• Cedarton
• Commissioners Flat
• Corymbia
• D'Aguilar
• Delaneys Creek
• Greenstone
• Lilywood
• Moorina
• Mount Delaney
• Mount Mee
• Neurum
• Rocksberg
• Stanmore
• Stony Creek
• Wagtail Grove
• Waraba
• Wamuran
• Wamuran Basin
• Woodford

Bribie Island:

• Banksia Beach
• Bellara
• Bongaree
• Bribie Island NP:
• Welsby
• White Patch
• Woorim

Population

The populations given relate to the component entities prior to 2008. The 2011 census was the first for the amalgamated council.

Year	Population (Total)	(Caboolture)	(Pine Rivers)	(Redcliffe)
1933	11,928	5,316	4,604	2,008
1947	19,402	5,716	4,815	8,871
1954	27,267	7,101	6,309	13,857
1961	39,312	8,877	8,761	21,674
1966	50,785	10,149	13,309	27,327
1971	72,955	12,207	26,187	34,561
1976	103,669	19,404	45,192	39,073
1981	133,056	32,644	58,189	42,223
1986	166,210	47,494	73,783	44,933
1991	205,743	70,052	87,892	47,799
1996	250,077	98,859	103,192	48,026
2001	286,532	114,338	122,303	49,891
2005	325,067	131,667	141,380	52,020
2007	344,878	140,288	150,871	53,719
2009	371,155	151,290	163,510	56,355
2011	389,684	158,988	172,593	58,103
2016	425,302	-	-	-
2021	476,340	-	-	-

Demographics

Selected historical census data for Moreton Bay local government area
Census year			2011	2016
Population		Estimated residents on census night	378,045	425,302
		LGA rank in terms of size within Queensland	3rd	3rd
		% of Queensland population	8.73%	9.04%
		% of Australian population	1.76%	1.82%
Dwelling structure
Dwelling type		Separate house	85.9%	83.0%
		Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse	7.4%	11.0%
		Flat or apartment	5.7%	5.0%

Facilities

The City of Moreton Bay operates libraries at Albany Creek, Arana Hills, Bongaree (Bribie Island), Burpengary, Caboolture, Deception Bay, North Lakes, Redcliffe, Strathpine, and Woodford. It also operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly basis serving the suburbs of Beachmere, Bray Park, Dayboro, Donnybrook, Lawnton, Mount Glorious, Mount Mee, Mount Nebo, Mount Samson Petrie, Samford, Toorbul and Warner.

Local heritage register

The City of Moreton Bay maintains its local heritage register in two parts:

• List of sites, objects and buildings of significant historical and cultural value
• List of significant trees

External links

• City of Moreton Bay
• Moreton City News