Aboriginal Shire of Hope Vale

Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire
Local government area
Location within Queensland
Coordinates: 15°17′46″S 145°06′43″E / 15.296°S 145.112°E / -15.296; 145.112
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
RegionFar North Queensland
Established1986
Council seatHope Vale
Government
 • MayorJason Grant Woibo
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
1,127 km2 (435 sq mi)
Population
 • Total976 (2021 census)
 • Density0.8660/km2 (2.2430/sq mi)
WebsiteHope Vale Aboriginal Shire
LGAs around Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire
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The Aboriginal Shire of Hope Vale is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, north of the town of Cooktown. The majority of the Shire consists of Deed of Grant land that is held for the benefit of Aboriginal people particularly concerned with the land and their ancestors and descendants.

In the 2021 census, the Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire had a population of 976 people, of whom 863 (88.4%) are Indigenous Australians.

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