Shire of Croydon
Shire of Croydon | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1887 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Croydon | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Trevor Pickering | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 29,498 km2 (11,389 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 266 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.009018/km2 (0.02336/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Croydon | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Croydon is a local government area in western Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Croydon, covers an area of 29,498 square kilometres (11,389.2 sq mi). The council consists of a mayor plus four councillors, each of whom represents the entire Shire.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Croydon had a population of 266 people.