Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 15°17′46″S 145°06′43″E / 15.296°S 145.112°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 976 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.8660/km2 (2.2430/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,127 km2 (435.1 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Jason Grant Woibo | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Hope Vale | ||||||||||||||
Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
Website | Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire | ||||||||||||||
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The Aboriginal Shire of Hope Vale is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, north of the town of Cooktown. The majority of the Shire consists of Deed of Grant land that is held for the benefit of Aboriginal people particularly concerned with the land and their ancestors and descendants.
In the 2021 census, the Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire had a population of 976 people, of whom 863 (88.4%) are Indigenous Australians.[1]
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