Mapoon, Queensland

Mapoon
Queensland
Mapoon beach
Mapoon
Coordinates12°01′08″S 141°54′09″E / 12.0190°S 141.9025°E / -12.0190; 141.9025 (Mapoon (town centre))
Population469 (2021 census)
 • Density0.07129/km2 (0.18464/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4874
Area6,578.7 km2 (2,540.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
Localities around Mapoon:
Gulf of Carpentaria Injinoo Jardine River
Gulf of Carpentaria Mapoon Shelburne
Mission River Mission River Wenlock

Mapoon is a coastal town in the Aboriginal Shire of Mapoon and a locality split between the Aboriginal Shire of Mapoon and the Shire of Cook in Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Mapoon had a population of 469 people.