Whitsunday Region
Whitsunday Region | |||||||||||||
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Aerial view of Proserpine, the service & administrative centre and ultimately gateway to the region by road, rail and air | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Region | North Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Proserpine | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Ry Collins | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 23,819 km2 (9,197 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 37,152 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.55976/km2 (4.03977/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||
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The Whitsunday Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas with a history extending back to the establishment of regional local government in Queensland in 1879.
It has an estimated operating budget of A$48.8m.
In the 2021 census, the Whitsunday Region had a population of 37,152 people.