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| Cassowary Coast Region Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 29,157 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.2195/km2 (16.1084/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,688 km2 (1,810.0 sq mi)[2] > | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Timothy Mark Nolan | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Innisfail | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
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The Cassowary Coast Region is a local government area in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, south of Cairns and centred on the towns of Innisfail, Cardwell and Tully. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Cardwell and the Shire of Johnstone.
The Regional Council, which administers the region, has an estimated operating budget of A$64 million.
In the 2021 census, the Cassowary Coast Region had a population of 29,157 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.