Aboriginal Shire of Hope Vale

Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Coordinates15°17′46″S 145°06′43″E / 15.296°S 145.112°E / -15.296; 145.112
Population976 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.8660/km2 (2.2430/sq mi)
Established1986
Area1,127 km2 (435.1 sq mi)[2]
MayorJason Grant Woibo
Council seatHope Vale
RegionFar North Queensland
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
WebsiteHope Vale Aboriginal Shire
LGAs around Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire:
Cook Cook Cook
Cook Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Coral Sea
Cook Cook Coral Sea

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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Layers: Locality; Local government". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2024.