Bamaga

Bamaga
Queensland
Main street of Bamaga
Bamaga
Coordinates10°53′16″S 142°23′20″E / 10.8879°S 142.3888°E / -10.8879; 142.3888 (Bamaga (town centre))
Population1,186 (2021 census)
 • Density17.915/km2 (46.40/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4876
Area66.2 km2 (25.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 649 km (403 mi) NNE of Weipa
  • 828 km (514 mi) NNW of Cooktown
  • 997 km (620 mi) NNW of Cairns
  • 2,669 km (1,658 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)Northern Peninsula Area Region
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
Localities around Bamaga:
New Mapoon New Mapoon Somerset
New Mapoon Bamaga Somerset
Umagico Umagico Somerset

Bamaga (English: /ˈbæməɡə/ BAM-ə-gə, Kala Lagaw Ya: [ˈbamaɡa]) is an Indigneous town and locality about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the northern tip of Cape York in the north of Queensland, Australia. It is within the Northern Peninsula Area Region. It is one of the northernmost settlements in continental Australia and is the administrative centre for the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council.

In the 2021 census, the locality of Bamaga had a population of 1,186 people.