Shire of Carpentaria
| Shire of Carpentaria Queensland |
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 Location within Queensland |
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| Population: | 2,149(2010)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1883 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 64372.7 km² (24,854.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Bob Owen | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Normanton | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Mount Isa, Cook | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Kennedy | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Carpentaria is a Local Government Area located in Far North Queensland, Australia on the Gulf of Carpentaria, for which it is named.
It covers an area of 64,372.7 square kilometres (24,854.4 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1883. Its two main population centres are the towns of Karumba, a fishing port, and Normanton, the administrative centre, both of which are located on the Norman River.
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[edit] History
The Doonmunya Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. On 13 January 1883, the Carpentaria Division was created from part of Doonmunya, the rest going on to form the Shire of Burke two years later. With the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902, Carpentaria became a shire on 31 March 1903.
Prior to 2005, two Aboriginal communities (Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw) administered under Deed of Grant in Trust by community councils since the mid-1980s, were part of the Shire's area, but they were formally excised and given a new status as Aboriginal Shires.
[edit] Towns and localities
[edit] Population
Prior to 1971, Aboriginal people who form a majority of the population were not counted in census statistics.
Until 1 July 2002, the Australian Bureau of Statistics included the Island and DOGIT councils within the Shire of Cook statistical local area. Information for the reduced Shire back to 1996 has been provided on the ABS website through the Time Series Profile.
| Year | Population | |
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| 1933 | 696 | |
| 1947 | 610 | |
| 1954 | 566 | |
| 1961 | 834 | |
| 1966 | 1,031 | |
| 1971 | 2,558 | |
| 1976 | 2,809 | |
| 1981 | 3,273 | |
| 1986 | 3,287 | |
| 1991 | 3,807 | |
| 1996 | 2,790 | 4,271 |
| 2001 | 3,178 | 4,844 |
| 2006 | 3,149 | 4,770 |
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/3218.0~2009-10~Main+Features~Queensland?OpenDocument. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
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Coordinates: 17°40′16.33″S 141°04′34″E / 17.6712028°S 141.07611°E
