| Shire of Flinders Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Flinders_LGA_Qld.png) Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,500 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0364/km2 (0.094/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1882 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 41,200 km2 (15,907.4 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Jane McNamara | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Hughenden | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North West Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Flinders | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Flinders is a local government area in north-western Queensland, Australia.
It covers an area of 41,200 square kilometres (15,907.4 sq mi),[2] and has existed as a local government entity since 1882. The Shire, named for the Flinders River, is predominantly a grazing area with cattle in the north of the shire and mixed grazing to the south in the black soil area.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Flinders had a population of 1,500 people.[1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "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.