Cairns Region
Cairns Region | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland, 2013, prior to de-amalgamation of Shire of Douglas | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cairns City | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Amy Eden | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,689 km2 (652 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 166,943 (2021 census) (38th) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 98.841/km2 (256.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Cairns Region | ||||||||||||
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The Cairns Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, centred on the regional city of Cairns. It was established in 2008 by the amalgamation of the City of Cairns and the Shire of Douglas. However, following public protest and a referendum in 2013, on 1 January 2014, the Shire of Douglas was de-amalgamated from the Cairns Region and re-established as a separate local government authority.
The Cairns Regional Council's 2023–24 operating budget was A$433.5 million.
In the 2021 census, the Cairns Region had a population of 166,943 people.