The department works across five Queensland regions, with 11 regional offices.

• map of departmental regions and local government areas ( 1.2 MB)
• map of local government areas in Queensland ( 889 KB)
• map of regional planning areas and local government areas ( 1.2 MB).

In 2007, the Local Government Reform Commission provided its recommendations on changes to local government in Queensland. Below are the rationale and maps for the local governments areas of Queensland.

Rationale/map title	Type and size
Aurukun Shire Council rationale	51 KB
Aurukun Shire Council map	375 KB
Balonne Shire Council rationale	55 KB
Balonne Shire Council map	274 KB
Banana Shire Council rationale	62 KB
Banana Shire Council map	459 KB
Barcaldine Regional Council rationale	60 KB
Barcaldine Regional Council map	411 KB
Barcoo Shire Council rationale	51 KB
Barcoo Shire Council map	251 KB
Blackall-Tambo Regional Council map	331 KB
Boulia Shire Council rationale	50 KB
Boulia Shire Council map	247 KB
Brisbane City Council map	1,127 KB
Bulloo Shire Council rationale	50 KB
Bulloo Shire Council map	222 KB
Bundaberg Regional Council rationale	69 KB
Bundaberg Regional Council map	568 KB
Burdekin Shire Council rationale	49 KB
Burdekin Shire Council map	443 KB
Burke Shire Council rationale	49 KB
Burke Shire Council map	385 KB
Cairns Regional Council rationale	68 KB
Cairns Regional Council map	467 KB
Carpentaria Shire Council rationale	50 KB
Carpentaria Shire Council map	526 KB
Cassowary Coast Regional Council rationale	63 KB
Cassowary Coast Regional Council map	549 KB
Central Highlands Regional Council map	559 KB
Charters Towers Regional Council rationale	54 KB
Charters Towers Regional Council map	562 KB
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council rationale	50 KB
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council map	186 KB
Cloncurry Shire Council rationale	50 KB
Cloncurry Shire Council map	283 KB
Cook Shire Council rationale	49 KB
Cook Shire Council map	669 KB
Croydon Shire Council rationale	45 KB
Croydon Shire Council map	284 KB
Diamantina Shire Council rationale	51 KB
Diamantina Shire Council map	226 KB
Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council rationale	51 KB
Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council map	249 KB
Etheridge Shire Council map	273 KB
Flinders Shire Council rationale	50 KB
Flinders Shire Council map	249 KB
Fraser Coast Regional Council rationale	71 KB
Fraser Coast Regional Council map	625 KB
Gladstone Regional Council rationale	65 KB
Gladstone Regional Council map	608 KB
Gold Coast City Council rationale	64 KB
Gold Coast City Council map	973 KB
Goondiwindi Regional Council rationale	64 KB
Goondiwindi Regional Council map	438 KB
Gympie Regional Council map	831 KB
Hinchinbrook Shire Council rationale	54 KB
Hinchinbrook Shire Council map	539 KB
Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council rationale	50 KB
Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council map	291 KB
Ipswich City Council rationale	53 KB
Ipswich City Council map	455 KB
Isaac Regional Council rationale	61 KB
Isaac Regional Council map	679 KB
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council rationale	56 KB
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council map	300 KB
Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council rationale	50 KB
Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council map	311 KB
Lockyer Valley Regional Council rationale	60 KB
Lockyer Valley Regional Council map	322 KB
Logan City Council rationale	80 KB
Logan City Council map	785 KB
Longreach Regional Council rationale	61 KB
Longreach Regional Council map	242 KB
Mackay Regional Council rationale	59 KB
Mackay Regional Council map	508 KB
Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council rationale	55 KB
Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council map	405 KB
Maranoa Regional Council map	327 KB
McKinlay Shire Council rationale	50 KB
McKinlay Shire Council map	257 KB
Moreton Bay Regional Council map	799 KB
Mornington Shire Council rationale	52 KB
Mornington Shire Council map	293 KB
Mount Isa City Council rationale	49 KB
Mount Isa City Council map	272 KB
Murweh Shire Council rationale	53 KB
Murweh Shire Council map	302 KB
Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council rationale	55 KB
Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council map	456 KB
North Burnett Regional Council rationale	72 KB
North Burnett Regional Council map	567 KB
Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council rationale	65 KB
Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council map	430 KB
Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council rationale	53 KB
Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council map	282 KB
Paroo Shire Council rationale	52 KB
Paroo Shire Council map	258 KB
Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council rationale	53 KB
Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council map	316 KB
Quilpie Shire Council rationale	51 KB
Quilpie Shire Council map	277 KB
Redland City Council rationale	54 KB
Redland City Council map	674 KB
Richmond Shire Council rationale	50 KB
Richmond Shire Council map	220 KB
Rockhampton Regional Council rationale	66 KB
Rockhampton Regional Council map	653 KB
Scenic Rim Regional Council map	687 KB
Somerset Regional Council rationale	63 KB
Somerset Regional Council map	550 KB
South Burnett Regional Council rationale	70 KB
South Burnett Regional Council map	361 KB
Southern Downs Regional Council rationale	59 KB
Southern Downs Regional Council map	367 KB
Sunshine Coast Regional Council rationale	77 KB
Sunshine Coast Regional Council map	602 KB
Tablelands Regional Council rationale	64 KB
Tablelands Regional Council map	562 KB
Toowoomba Regional Council rationale	83 KB
Toowoomba Regional Council map	457 KB
Torres Shire Council map	375 KB
Torres Strait Island Regional Council rationale	80 KB
Torres Strait Island Regional Council map	375 KB
Townsville City Council rationale	64 KB
Townsville City Council map	463 KB
Weipa Town Authority map	206 KB
Western Downs Regional Council map	463 KB
Whitsunday Regional Council rationale	64 KB
Whitsunday Regional Council map	595 KB
Winton Shire Council rationale	53 KB
Winton Shire Council map	298 KB
Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council rationale	48 KB
Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council map	217 KB
Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council rationale	53 KB
Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council map	177 KB
Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council rationale	54 KB
Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council map	320 KB