| Shire of Carpentaria Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,090 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.03259/km2 (0.08442/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1883 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 64,121 km2 (24,757.3 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Jack Bawden | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Normanton | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger, Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Carpentaria | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Carpentaria is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia on the Gulf of Carpentaria, for which it is named.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Carpentaria had a population of 2,090 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. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.