Lockhart River, Queensland

Lockhart River
Blue hour at Quintell Beach, Lockhart River, 2025
Lockhart River
Interactive map of Lockhart River
Coordinates: 12°47′06″S 143°20′35″E / 12.7851°S 143.3430°E / -12.7851; 143.3430 (Lockhart River (town centre))
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
LGAs
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
5,877.0 km2 (2,269.1 sq mi)
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 • Total640 (2021 census)
 • Density0.1089/km2 (0.2820/sq mi)
Postcode
4892
Mean max temp29.8 °C (85.6 °F)
Mean min temp21.9 °C (71.4 °F)
Annual rainfall2,117.4 mm (83.36 in)
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Lockhart River is a town in the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River and a coastal locality split between the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River and the Shire of Cook, on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. The town is an Aboriginal community. From 1924 to 1967, the Lockhart River Mission was run by the Anglican Church. In the 2021 census, the locality of Lockhart River had a population of 640 people.