Local government boundary reviews
The Local Government Change Commission (Change Commission) is the independent body responsible for assessing proposed changes to Queensland’s local governments in accordance with the Local Government Act 2009 and City of Brisbane Act 2010.
Before this can happen, change proposals must be provided to the Minister responsible for Local Government (the Minister) for consideration. Initial enquiries about proposing a change to the Minister should be directed to the Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers. See the department’s website for more information.
Once a change request is received, the Minister decides whether to refer the proposal to the Change Commission, along with any directions for how the assessment should be conducted. Once the Change Commission finalises an assessment, it must provide its recommendation to the Minister and publicly release its report. The Minister will then consider whether any changes should be recommended to the Governor in Council to implement under a regulation.
Types of reviews
Fact sheets
- Fact Sheet 1: An overview of the Change Commission PDF (0.03 MB)
- Fact Sheet 2: Divisional (Ward) Boundary Reviews PDF (0.16 MB)
- Fact Sheet 3: External Boundary Reviews PDF (0.03 MB)
- Fact Sheet 4: Electoral Arrangement Reviews PDF (0.03 MB)
Spatial data
Spatial data relating to local government divisional and area boundaries is available to download from QSpatial.
Contact us
For further information please email LGboundaries@ecq.qld.gov.au or call 1300 881 665.