Shire of McKinlay
Shire of McKinlay | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | North West Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1891 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Julia Creek | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Philip Roland Curr | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 40,737 km2 (15,729 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 836 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.020522/km2 (0.05315/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of McKinlay | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of McKinlay is a local government area in outback north-western Queensland, Australia.
It covers an area of 40,737 square kilometres (15,728.6 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1891. The shire economy is based on beef production and mining. BHP operate the Cannington Mine in the shire, extracting silver, lead and zinc.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of McKinlay had a population of 836 people.