Aurukun, Queensland

Aurukun
Queensland
2014
Aurukun
Coordinates13°21′30″S 141°43′41″E / 13.3584°S 141.7280°E / -13.3584; 141.7280 (Aurukun (town centre))
Population1,101 (2021 census)
 • Density0.14863/km2 (0.38495/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4892
Area7,407.7 km2 (2,860.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)
CountyKendell County, Queensland
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt

Aurukun /ærəˈkn/ is a town and coastal locality in the Shire of Aurukun and the Shire of Cook in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is an Indigenous community. In the 2021 census, the locality of Aurukun had a population of 1,101 people, of whom 997 (88.7%) identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people.