Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River explained

Type:lga
Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River
State:qld
Coordinates:-12.7859°N 143.3426°W
Use Lga Map:yes
Pop:640
Area:3576
Area Footnotes:[1]
Mayor:Wayne William Butcher
Seat:Lockhart River
Region:Far North Queensland
Stategov:Cook
Fedgov:Leichhardt
Url:http://lockhart.qld.gov.au/
Near-N:Cook
Near-Ne:Cook
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Coral Sea
Near-S:Cook
Near-Sw:Cook
Near-W:Cook
Near-Nw:Cook
Near:Lockhart River

The Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia.[2]

In the, the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River had a population of 640 people.

Geography

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.

Demographics

In the, the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River had a population of 712 people.

In the, the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River had a population of 640 people.

Amenities

The Lockhart River Shire Council operate the Lockhart River Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Lockhart River.[3]

Mayors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004. Queensland Legislation: In Force. Queensland Government. 28 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171228232025/https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/inforce/2005-11-18/act-2004-037. 28 December 2017. live.
  3. Web site: Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council library services. 20 September 2016. Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141239/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/services/lockhart_river. 29 January 2018. 2 February 2018. live.
  4. Web site: 2020. 2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200616100501/https://prodresults.elections.qld.gov.au/lga2020. 16 June 2020. 16 June 2020. Electoral Commission of Queensland.