Overview
Various Queensland state government departments adopt different definitions of regions for administrative purposes. The Queensland government Office of Economic and Statistical Research defines eleven regions. These are (roughly from south to north):
- Brisbane
- Moreton
- Darling Downs
- South West Queensland
- Central West
- Wide Bay-Burnett
- Fitzroy
- Mackay
- Northern
- North West
- Far North
These are the same divisions used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Sometimes several of these regions may be combined and referred to as a single region - for example, Mackay and Fitzroy are together known as Central Queensland, whilst Brisbane and Moreton are together known as South East Queensland. Smaller regions may also exist within these defined regions, such as the Torres Strait Islands or the Whitsunday Islands.
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