On 11 November 1879, the
Yeerongpilly Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the
Divisional Boards Act 1879 with a population of 3428. It included and took its name from
Yeerongpilly (now a suburb of
Brisbane). On 16 October 1886, parts of Yeerongpilly Division (from
South Brisbane to
Rocklea and including Yeerongpilly itself) were excised to create
Stephens Division (later
Shire of Stephens). On 24 January 1891, further parts of Yeerongpilly Division (west of
Blunder Creek to
Wacol) were excised to create
Sherwood Division (later
Shire of Sherwood). On 1 October 1925, the Shire of Yeerongpilly was abolished, with its urban area becoming part of the new
City of Brisbane, and the rural areas being divided between the Shires of
Beaudesert,
Tingalpa and
Waterford. ==Population==