Doomadgee, Queensland

For the death of Cameron Doomadgee in custody on Palm Island, see 2004 Palm Island death in custody.

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Doomadgee
Queensland
Doomadgee is located in Queensland
Doomadgee
Doomadgee
Coordinates17°56′39″S 138°49′48″E / 17.9443°S 138.8300°E / -17.9443; 138.8300 (Doomadgee (town centre))
Population1,387 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4830
Location
LGA(s)Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Doomadgee:
Nicholson Nicholson Nicholson
Nicholson Doomadgee Nicholson
Lawn Hill Lawn Hill Lawn Hill

Doomadgee is a town and a locality in the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is a mostly Indigenous community, situated about 140 kilometres (87 mi) from the Northern Territory border, and 93 kilometres (58 mi) west of Burketown.

The settlement began with the establishment of the Doomadgee Mission in 1933, which relocated from Bayley Point to Nicholson River in 1936.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Doomadgee had a population of 1,387 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Doomadgee – town in Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire (entry 10347)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Doomadgee – locality in Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire (entry 45901)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.