| Cairns Region Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland, 2013, prior to de-amalgamation of Shire of Douglas | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 166,943 (2021 census)[1] (38th) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 98.841/km2 (256.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,689 km2 (652.1 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Amy Eden | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cairns City | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Barron River, Cairns, Cook, Hill, Mulgrave | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||||
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The Cairns Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, centred on the regional city of Cairns. It was established in 2008 by the amalgamation of the City of Cairns and the Shires of Douglas and Mulgrave. However, following public protest and a referendum in 2013, on 1 January 2014, the Shire of Douglas was de-amalgamated from the Cairns Region and re-established as a separate local government authority.
The Cairns Regional Council's 2023-24 operating budget is A$433.5 million.[3]
In the 2021 census, the Cairns Region had a population of 166,943 people.[1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ Council, Cairns Regional (19 June 2023). "Budget". Cairns Regional Council. Retrieved 16 September 2023.