Shire of Mornington Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Mornington Island from space, September 1991 | |||||||||||||||
Population | 1,025 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.8213/km2 (2.1272/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,248 km2 (481.9 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Kyle Hector Yanner | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Gununa | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Shire of Mornington | ||||||||||||||
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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]