{{distinguish|Moreton West and Saughall Massie (ward)}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = region | name = West Moreton | state = qld | image = Qld region map 2.PNG | caption = | pop = 109430 | pop_year = 2010 | pop_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/3218.0~2009-10~Main+Features~Queensland?OpenDocument|title=Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=31 March 2011|accessdate=11 June 2011}}</ref> | est = | area = 12598.9 | stategov = Lockyer | stategov2 = Scenic Rim | stategov3 = Ipswich West | stategov4 = Nanango | fedgov = Blair | fedgov2 = Wright | logo = | url = | near-n = Wide Bay–Burnett | near-ne = Sunshine Coast | near-e = Brisbane<br />Gold Coast | near-se = ''Northern Rivers (NSW)'' | near-s = ''Northern Rivers (NSW)'' | near-sw = ''Northern Tablelands (NSW)'' | near-w = Darling Downs | near-nw = Wide Bay–Burnett }} '''West Moreton''' is a region of the Australian state of Queensland, consisting of the entire rural western portion of South East Queensland. It sits inland from both the Brisbane metropolitan area and the Gold Coast and to the east of the Darling Downs. Much of the region lies in the Great Dividing Range. The name appears in the names of many community organisations, West Moreton Health service area, and is used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, although is not widely used otherwise due to the prevalence of South East Queensland in planning and other documents.
==Geography== The West Moreton region consists of the following local government areas. Some definitions, such as the Australian Standard Geographical Classification used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, do not include the rural part of the City of Ipswich.<ref>{{Census 2006 AUS|id=3969|title=West Moreton (Statistical Region)|accessdate=30 June 2011}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! LGA ! Population ! Area |- | Lockyer Valley Region || 38,609<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/LGA34580?opendocument|title=2016 Census QuickStats: Lockyer Valley (R)}}</ref> || {{convert|2272.3|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on}} |- | Scenic Rim Region || 40,072<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/LGA36510?opendocument|title=2016 Census QuickStats: Scenic Rim (R)}}</ref> || {{convert|4254.5|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on}} |- | Somerset Region || 24,597<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/LGA36580?opendocument|title=2016 Census QuickStats: Somerset (R)}}</ref> || {{convert|3939.0|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on}} |- | City of Ipswich (part) || 52,119<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/SED30040?opendocument|title=2016 Census QuickStats: Ipswich}}</ref> || {{convert|689.5|km2|sqmi|1|abbr=on}} |}
==Major towns== * Beaudesert * Boonah * Esk * Gatton * Kilcoy * Laidley * Beechmont * Coominya * Fernvale * Glenore Grove * Grandchester * Grantham * Harrisville * Helidon * Kalbar * Lake Wivenhoe * Lowood * Marburg * Minden * Peak Crossing * Rathdowney * Rosewood * Tamrookum * Tarampa * Toogoolawah * Warrill View
==Education== {{Main|List of schools in West Moreton}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.oesr.qld.gov.au/regions/west-moreton/index.php West Moreton region] (Office of Economic and Statistical Research, Queensland Government)
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Category:Regions of Queensland Category:South East Queensland