Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 12°47′09″S143°20′33″E / 12.785939°S 143.342593°E Coordinates: 12°47′09″S143°20′33″E / 12.785939°S 143.342593°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 782 (2018) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.21868/km2 (0.5664/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3,576 km2 (1,380.7 sq mi) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Wayne William Butcher | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Lockhart River | ||||||||||||||
Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
Website | Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River | ||||||||||||||
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The Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. [2]
It is on the east coast of the Cape York Peninsula and consists of a single locality, Lockhart River (which is shared with the Shire of Cook). It includes a number of islands off the east coast: Chapman Island, Lloyd Island, Rocky Island, Sherrard Island and Sunter Island. [3]
The Lockhart River Shire Council operate the Lockhart River Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Lockhart River. [4]
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