Northern Peninsula Area Region

Northern Peninsula Area Region
Queensland
Northern Peninsula Area Region; Queensland
	One bend from Jardine River Ferry crossing - the entrance to the Northern Peninsula Area
Population	2,781 (2021 census)
• Density	2.6435/km2 (6.847/sq mi)
Established	2008
Area	1,052 km2 (406.2 sq mi)
Mayor	Patricia Yusia
Council seat	Bamaga
Region	Far North Queensland
State electorate(s)	Cook
Federal division(s)	Leichhardt
Website	Northern Peninsula Area Region
	LGAs around Northern Peninsula Area Region:

The Northern Peninsula Area Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia, covering areas on the northwestern coast of Cape York Peninsula. It was created in March 2008 out of three Aboriginal Shires and two autonomous Island Councils during a period of statewide local government reform.

In the 2021 census, the Northern Peninsula Area Region had a population of 2,781 people.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was 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.

[Census2021-1] Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[ABSLGA-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.

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