Torres Strait Island Region Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 4,124 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 8.42/km2 (21.80/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 15 March 2008 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 490 km2 (189.2 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Phillemon Sereako Mosby | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Thursday Island | ||||||||||||||
Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
Website | Torres Strait Island Region | ||||||||||||||
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The Torres Strait Island Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia, covering part of the Torres Strait Islands. It was created in March 2008 out of 15 autonomous Island Councils during a period of statewide local government reform. It has offices in each of its 15 communities, and satellite services in Thursday Island and in Cairns (which are outside of the region).
In the 2021 census, the Torres Strait Island Region had a population of 4,124 people.[1]
Census2021
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).