The County of Stanley is a cadastral division centred on the city of Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. It was named after Edward Stanley, who was three times British prime minister in the 1850s and 1860s. It is bounded by the Logan River in the south, the Brisbane River at what is now Lake Wivenhoe in the west, the Stanley River at what is now Lake Somerset in the north-west, and Caboolture River in the north. It includes Moreton Island and Stradbroke Island, and extends west to Ipswich's CBD, south to Loganlea and north to Morayfield.
History
Stanley was formerly a county in New South Wales between the establishment of Brisbane in 1826, and the formation of Queensland as a separate colony in 1859, and was officially established by proclamation on 27 February 1843. It was generally understood (though only somewhat formally defined) to include the land between the 27th and 28th parallels of latitude, Moreton Bay and the western ranges, covering an area of . In 1852 it had a population of 2,000. Wheat, coffee, cotton and tobacco were described as being important crops. By 1863, the county had contracted to its present boundaries.
On 7 March 1901, the Governor of Queensland proclaimed new boundaries under the Land Act 1897, and Stanley was described as follows:
Parishes Stanley is divided into parishes, listed as follows:
Parish LGA Coordinates Towns/localitiesBulimba Brisbane Bulimba, Carina, Coorparoo, GreenslopesBundamba Ipswich Redbank PlainsBunya Moreton Bay Albany Creek, Everton Park, Ferny HillsBurnett Somerset Burpengary Moreton Bay BurpengaryByron Somerset Mount MeeCaboolture Moreton Bay Caboolture South, MorayfieldCapalaba Redland Alexandra Hills, Birkdale, Capalaba, Wellington PointChuwar Ipswich Karalee, North Ipswich, TivoliCleveland Redland Cleveland, Victoria PointDixon Somerset Dundas Somerset Enoggera Brisbane Enoggera, Keperra, Ferny Grove, St Johns Wood, Windsor, AshgroveGoodna Ipswich Bundamba, Goodna, RedbankIndooroopilly Brisbane Indooroopilly, St Lucia, KenmoreIpswich Ipswich Ipswich, Booval, RaceviewKedron Brisbane Aspley, Chermside, Kedron, StaffordKholo Brisbane Karana DownsMackenzie Logan Cornubia, Loganlea, Slacks Creek, Shailer ParkMaclean Scenic Rim North Maclean, South MacleanMinjerriba Redland North Stradbroke IslandMitchell Logan Browns Plains, Park RidgeMoggill Brisbane Moggill, PullenvaleNoogoon Brisbane North Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane CBD, New Farm, ToowongNorth Brook Somerset Nundah Brisbane Bracken Ridge, Brighton, Sandgate, DeagonOxley Brisbane Inala, Jindalee, Oxley, Sherwood, Middle ParkParker Moreton Bay Closeburn, Mount GloriousPerry Scenic Rim Park Ridge SouthPine Moreton Bay Ocean ViewRedcliffe Moreton Bay Kallangur, Petrie, RedcliffeRedland Redland Carbrook, Mount Cotton, Redland BayRussell Redland Russell IslandSahl Somerset Samford Moreton Bay Samford, Mount NeboSamsonvale Moreton Bay DayboroSouth Brisbane Brisbane South Brisbane, WoolloongabbaSt John Somerset Stapylton Ipswich Camira, Springfield, GreenbankStradbroke Redland North Stradbroke IslandTiffin Brisbane Moreton IslandTingalpa Brisbane Carindale, Manly, Tingalpa, Wynnum, Rochedale,Toombul Brisbane Hamilton, Nudgee, Nundah, Pinkenba, Clayfield, Albion, Eagle Farm, HendraUndullah Scenic Rim Wararba Moreton Bay WamuranWarner Moreton Bay Strathpine, LawntonWhiteside Moreton Bay WhitesideWoogaroo Logan Forest LakeYeerongpilly Brisbane Acacia Ridge, Coopers Plains, Calamvale
See also Local government in Australia County
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