Shire of Carpentaria Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
Population | 2,090 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.03259/km2 (0.08442/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1883 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 64,121 km2 (24,757.3 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Jack Bawden | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Normanton | ||||||||||||||
Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Traeger, Cook | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Shire of Carpentaria | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Carpentaria is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia on the Gulf of Carpentaria, for which it is named.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Carpentaria had a population of 2,090 people.[1]
Census2021
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).