Shire of Cloncurry

Shire of Cloncurry
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population3,644 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.075963/km2 (0.196742/sq mi)
Established1884
Area47,971 km2 (18,521.7 sq mi)[2]
MayorGreg Campbell
Council seatCloncurry
RegionNorth West Queensland
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy
WebsiteShire of Cloncurry
LGAs around Shire of Cloncurry:
Burke Carpentaria Carpentaria
Mount Isa Shire of Cloncurry McKinlay
Boulia Boulia Winton

The Shire of Cloncurry is a local government area in North West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 47,971 square kilometres (18,521.7 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1884. The major town and administrative centre of the shire is Cloncurry.

Prior to European settlement the area was home to the Mitakoodi, Kalkadoon and Pitta Pitta Aboriginal people.

The ghost town of Mary Kathleen, a town servicing a uranium mine since closed, is in the shire.

In the 2021 census, the Shire of Cloncurry had a population of 3,644 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "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.

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