The shire, administered from the town of Innisfail, covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1881 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Cardwell to form the Cassowary Coast Region.
A regional government entity in Queensland, centered on Innisfail, encompassed an unspecified area and operated from 1881 to 2008, when it merged with the Shire of Cardwell to form the larger administrative region of Cassowary Coast.