City of Moreton Bay Queensland | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population |
| ||||||||||||||
• Density | 233.27/km2 (604.17/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,042 km2 (788.4 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
Website | City of Moreton Bay | ||||||||||||||
|
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,[3] Moreton Bay is the third most populous local government area in Australia behind the City of Brisbane and City of Gold Coast,[3] both of which are also amalgamated entities.
In the 2021 census, the City of Moreton Bay had a population of 476,340 people.[1]
Census2021
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).