| Shire of Aurukun Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,101 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.14830/km2 (0.38410/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7,424 km2 (2,866.4 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Keri Pauline Tamwoy | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Aurukun | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Aurukun | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Aurukun is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. The shire covers part of western Cape York Peninsula, the most northerly section of the Australian mainland.
It covers an area of 7,424 square kilometres (2,866.4 sq mi), and has existed as a local government area since 1978.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Aurukun had a population of 1,101 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.