| Shire of McKinlay Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 836 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.020522/km2 (0.05315/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1891 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 40,737 km2 (15,728.6 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Philip Roland Curr | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Julia Creek | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North West Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of McKinlay | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of McKinlay is a local government area in outback north-western Queensland, Australia.
It covers an area of 40,737 square kilometres (15,728.6 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1891. The shire economy is based on beef production and mining. BHP operate the Cannington Mine in the shire, extracting silver, lead and zinc.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of McKinlay had a population of 836 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.