Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah
Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Far North | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Yarrabah | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Ross Andrews | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 159 km2 (61 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 2,505 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 15.75/km2 (40.80/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah | ||||||||||||
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The Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah is a special local government area in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, east and southeast of Cairns on Cape Grafton. It is managed under a Deed of Grant in Trust under the Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004.
In the 2021 census, the Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah had a population of 2,505 people.