Cassowary Coast Region

Cassowary Coast Region
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population29,157 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density6.2195/km2 (16.1084/sq mi)
Established2008
Area4,688 km2 (1,810.0 sq mi)[2] >
MayorTimothy Mark Nolan
Council seatInnisfail
RegionFar North Queensland
State electorate(s)Hill
Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)Kennedy
WebsiteCassowary Coast Region
LGAs around Cassowary Coast Region:
Tablelands Cairns
Tablelands Cassowary Coast Region Coral Sea
Charters Towers Hinchinbrook
On the Liverpool Creek near Japoonvale (between Tully and Innisfail)

The Cassowary Coast Region is a local government area in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, south of Cairns and centred on the towns of Innisfail, Cardwell and Tully. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Cardwell and the Shire of Johnstone.

The Regional Council, which administers the region, has an estimated operating budget of A$64 million.

In the 2021 census, the Cassowary Coast Region had a population of 29,157 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "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.