| Shire of Johnstone Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Johnstone Shire Hall, circa 1940 | |||||||||||||||
 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 18,256 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 11.1378/km2 (28.8468/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1881 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,639.1 km2 (632.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Innisfail | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Johnstone was a local government area of Queensland. It was located on the Coral Sea coast about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of the city of Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Innisfail, covered an area of 1,639.1 square kilometres (632.9 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1881 until 2008, when it amalgamated with the Shire of Cardwell to form the Cassowary Coast Region.
The Mamu tribal group are the traditional owners of much of the land in the shire. 47% of the shire is in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.[2]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Johnstone (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ Johnstone Shire Council Archived 3 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine – Official website. Retrieved 14 December 2006.