Lockhart River, Queensland

Lockhart River Queensland
Quintell Beach in Lockhart River
Lockhart River
Coordinates	12°47′11″S 143°20′34″E / 12.78639°S 143.34278°E / -12.78639; 143.34278
Population	640 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	0.1089/km2 (0.2820/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4892
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)[2]
Area	5,877.0 km2 (2,269.1 sq mi)
Location	2,413 km (1,499 mi) NW of Brisbane 754 km (469 mi) NW of Cairns 259 km (161 mi) E of Weipa
LGA(s)	Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River Shire of Cook
State electorate(s)	Cook
Federal division(s)	Leichhardt
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 29.8 °C 86 °F 21.9 °C 71 °F 2,117.4 mm 83.4 in
Localities around Lockhart River: Wenlock Shelburne Iron Range Archer River Lockhart River Coral Sea Coen Coen Coral Sea

Lockhart River is a town in the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River and a coastal locality split between the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River and the Shire of Cook, on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. The town is an Aboriginal community. From 1924 to 1967, the Lockhart River Mission was run by the Anglican Church. In the 2021 census, the locality of Lockhart River had a population of 640 people.^[1]