Back Whitsunday (rehiyon sa Ostralya) CEB Whitsunday Region German Région de Whitsunday French Regione di Whitsunday Italian ウィットサンデー・リージョン Japanese Whitsunday Region Swedish 威桑迪區政府 Chinese
| Whitsunday Region Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
 Aerial view of Proserpine, the service & administrative centre and ultimately gateway to the region by road, rail and air | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 37,152 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.55976/km2 (4.03977/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 23,819 km2 (9,196.6 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Ry Collins[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Proserpine | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
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| Website | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
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The Whitsunday Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas with a history extending back to the establishment of regional local government in Queensland in 1879.
It has an estimated operating budget of A$48.8m.
In the 2021 census, the Whitsunday Region had a population of 37,152 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. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Collins' victory confirmed in Whitsundays mayor race". News Corp. Courier Mail. Retrieved 31 March 2024.