The County of Carlisle is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia. The county is centred on the city of Mackay and includes most of the Mackay Region. It takes its name from Carlisle in England.[1][2]

Carlisle
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Carlisle:
Herbert Herbert Coral Sea
Drake Carlisle Coral Sea
Grosvenor Wodehouse Murchison

On 7 March 1901, the Governor issued a proclamation legally dividing Queensland into counties under the Land Act 1897.[3] Its schedule described Carlisle thus:

Bounded on the south by the counties of Murchison, Wodehouse and Grosvenor; on the west by the eastern boundaries of Suttor Creek and Cerito portion B Resumption, Byerwen Consolidation and Havilah Lease, part of the south and the east boundaries of Sonomo Resumption, and by the east boundary of Henry O.L.; on the north by the south boundaries of Ellen Valley Consolidations, parts of the west and north boundaries of the Normanby Gold Field, part of the west and the south boundaries of Mountain Home Lease, the south boundary of Mountain Home Resumption, part of the north-west, the south and east boundaries of Bromby Park Lease to the Andromache River, by that river and the O'Connell River downwards to the sea-coast; and on the east by the sea-coast,—inclusive of all adjacent islands.

Parishes

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Carlisle is divided into parishes, as listed below:

Parish LGA Coordinates Towns
Abingdon Mackay 21°12′S 148°54′E / 21.200°S 148.900°E / -21.200; 148.900 (Abingdon Parish) Marian, Mirani
Bassett Mackay 21°05′S 149°07′E / 21.083°S 149.117°E / -21.083; 149.117 (Bassett Parish) North Mackay, Andergrove, Bucasia, Slade Point
Beverley Mackay 21°21′S 149°45′E / 21.350°S 149.750°E / -21.350; 149.750 (Beverley Parish) (offshore)
Bloomsbury Mackay 20°40′S 148°38′E / 20.667°S 148.633°E / -20.667; 148.633 (Bloomsbury Parish) Bloomsbury
Bong Bong Mackay 21°20′S 148°45′E / 21.333°S 148.750°E / -21.333; 148.750 (Bong Bong Parish)
Chelona Mackay 21°15′S 149°08′E / 21.250°S 149.133°E / -21.250; 149.133 (Chelona Parish) Chelona, Homebush
Eton Mackay 21°19′S 149°00′E / 21.317°S 149.000°E / -21.317; 149.000 (Eton Parish) Eton
Greenmount Mackay 21°10′S 149°03′E / 21.167°S 149.050°E / -21.167; 149.050 (Greenmount Parish) Walkerston
Hamilton Mackay 21°07′S 148°51′E / 21.117°S 148.850°E / -21.117; 148.850 (Hamilton Parish)
Hampden Mackay 21°04′S 149°00′E / 21.067°S 149.000°E / -21.067; 149.000 (Hampden Parish) Hampden, Habana
Hazledean Mackay 21°21′S 148°53′E / 21.350°S 148.883°E / -21.350; 148.883 (Hazledean Parish)
Hector Mackay 21°20′S 149°14′E / 21.333°S 149.233°E / -21.333; 149.233 (Hector Parish) Hay Point, Sarina Beach
Homebush Mackay 21°21′S 149°06′E / 21.350°S 149.100°E / -21.350; 149.100 (Homebush Parish) Munbura
Howard Mackay 21°11′S 149°10′E / 21.183°S 149.167°E / -21.183; 149.167 (Howard Parish) Mackay, Bakers Creek
Ingot Mackay 20°42′S 149°10′E / 20.700°S 149.167°E / -20.700; 149.167 (Ingot Parish) (offshore)
Kelvin Mackay 21°39′S 149°14′E / 21.650°S 149.233°E / -21.650; 149.233 (Kelvin Parish) Koumala
Lacy Mackay 20°54′S 148°39′E / 20.900°S 148.650°E / -20.900; 148.650 (Lacy Parish) Yalboroo
Macartney Mackay 20°41′S 148°31′E / 20.683°S 148.517°E / -20.683; 148.517 (Macartney Parish)
Marton Mackay 20°57′S 150°05′E / 20.950°S 150.083°E / -20.950; 150.083 (Marton Parish) (offshore)
Mia Mia Mackay 21°12′S 148°39′E / 21.200°S 148.650°E / -21.200; 148.650 (Mia Mia Parish) Finch Hatton, Pinnacle
Mount Funnel Mackay 21°35′S 149°21′E / 21.583°S 149.350°E / -21.583; 149.350 (Mount Funnel Parish) Cape Palmerston NP
Ossa Mackay 20°58′S 148°55′E / 20.967°S 148.917°E / -20.967; 148.917 (Ossa Parish) Seaforth, Kuttabul, Mount Ossa
Pelion Mackay 21°04′S 148°39′E / 21.067°S 148.650°E / -21.067; 148.650 (Pelion Parish)
Sarina Mackay 21°27′S 149°11′E / 21.450°S 149.183°E / -21.450; 149.183 (Sarina Parish) Sarina, Armstrong Beach
St Helens Mackay 20°52′S 148°46′E / 20.867°S 148.767°E / -20.867; 148.767 (St Helens Parish) Calen, Pindi Pindi
Teemburra Mackay 21°19′S 148°37′E / 21.317°S 148.617°E / -21.317; 148.617 (Teemburra Parish)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Carlisle (entry 6254)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ^ South Kennedy District, County of Carlisle Maps - J5 Series at Queensland Archives.
  3. ^ "A Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. Vol. 75. 8 March 1901. pp. 967–980.