| Shire of Torres Queensland | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,421 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3.8699/km2 (10.023/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 884 km2 (341.3 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Yen Loban | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Thursday Island | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Torres | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
The Shire of Torres is a local government area located in Far North Queensland, Australia, covering large sections of the Torres Strait Islands and the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula north of 11°S latitude. It holds two distinctions—it is the northernmost Local Government Area in Australia, and is the only one to abut an international border – it is at one point just 73 kilometres (45 mi) from Papua New Guinea. It is administered from Thursday Island.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Torres had a population of 3,421 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. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.