| Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,079 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.42231/km2 (1.0938/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,555 km2 (986.5 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Robert Michael Sands | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Kowanyama | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Cape York | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama | ||||||||||||||
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The Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama is a special local government area which is located on western Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. It is managed under a Deed of Grant in Trust under the Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004.
In the 2021 census, the Aboriginal Shire of Kowanyama had a population of 1,079 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. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.