Lockhart River, Queensland

Lockhart River
Queensland
Quintell Beach in Lockhart River
Lockhart River is located in Queensland
Lockhart River
Lockhart River
Coordinates12°47′11″S 143°20′34″E / 12.78639°S 143.34278°E / -12.78639; 143.34278
Population640 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.1089/km2 (0.2820/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4892
Elevation17 m (56 ft)[2]
Area5,877.0 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)
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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bureau of Meteorology Archived 26 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-07-05