| Charters Towers Region Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 11,794 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.172472/km2 (0.446701/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 68,382 km2 (26,402.4 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Franklin Charles Beveridge | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Charters Towers | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Charters Towers Region | ||||||||||||||
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The Charters Towers Region is a local government area in North Queensland, Australia southwest of, and inland from the city of Townsville, based in Charters Towers. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas which dated back to the 1870s.
It has an estimated operating budget of A$27.5 m.
In the 2021 census, the Charters Towers Region had a population of 11,794 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.