Profile of the electoral division of Wide Bay (Qld)
Updated: 19 November 2019
- State/Territory:
- Queensland
- Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
- 27 March 2018
- First election this name was used at:
- 1901 federal election
- First election this boundary was used at:
- 2019 federal election
- Maps and data
- A4 map of the electoral division of Wide Bay (2018) [PDF 1.05MB]
Map of the Division of Wide Bay (2017) [PDF 2.65MB]
Download Queensland GIS data
- Name Derivation:
- Named after the bay sighted by Lieutenant James Cook RN, navigator on HM Bark Endeavour, on 18 May 1770.
- Area
- 14,227 sq km
- Location description
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The Division of Wide Bay consists of:
- Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council,
- Gympie Regional Council,
- Noosa Shire Council,
- part of the Fraser Coast Regional Council,
- part of the South Burnett Regional Council, and
- part of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council.
- Demographic Rating:
- Rural – outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities
- Current member details:
- Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website
- Previous members:
Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook
- AEC Divisional Office:
- Divisional Office contact details
