Deception Bay no longer in Council Division 4

Last week Moreton Bay Regional Council re-calibrated and removed Deception Bay from Division 4 to keep the voting population of Division 4 at around 20,000 persons.

Due to local population increases, Division 4 now encompasses North Lakes, Mango Hill, Griffin and parts of Kallangur. The division was 17.65% above it’s 20,000 voting population quota, whereas the maximum above quota tolerance 10%. With Deception Bay going to Division 2, Division 4 now stands at 8.77% above quota.

New population figures will be released with the next ABS National Census, due in 2016.

With the suburbs in Division 4 some of the fastest growing urban areas in Australia, we may have more Councillors in more divisions in coming years.