Shire of Mornington (Queensland)

For the former local government area on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, see Shire of Mornington (Victoria).
Shire of Mornington
Queensland
Mornington Island from space, September 1991
Population1,025 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.8213/km2 (2.1272/sq mi)
Established1978
Area1,248 km2 (481.9 sq mi)[2]
MayorKyle Hector Yanner
Council seatGununa
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy
WebsiteShire of Mornington
LGAs around Shire of Mornington:
Gulf of Carpentaria Gulf of Carpentaria Gulf of Carpentaria
Gulf of Carpentaria Shire of Mornington Gulf of Carpentaria
Burke Doomadgee Burke

The Shire of Mornington is a local government area in northwestern Queensland, Australia. The shire covers the Wellesley Islands, which includes Mornington Island; the South Wellesley Islands; Bountiful Islands; and West Wellesley / Forsyth Islands groups in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

The administrative centre of the shire is the township of Gununa on Mornington Island.[3]

In the 2021 census, the Shire of Mornington had a population of 1,025 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Shire of Mornington (LGA)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Useful Information". Mornington Shire Council. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.