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| Shire of Mornington Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| 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]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Shire of Mornington (LGA)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Useful Information". Mornington Shire Council. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
