Shire of Mornington (Queensland)
| Shire of Mornington Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Mornington Island from space, September 1991 | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,025 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.8213/km2 (2.1272/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,248 km2 (481.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Kyle Hector Yanner | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Gununa | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Mornington | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Mornington is a local government area in northwestern Queensland, Australia. The shire covers the Wellesley Islands, which includes Mornington Island; the South Wellesley Islands; Bountiful Islands; and West Wellesley / Forsyth Islands groups in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
The administrative centre of the shire is the township of Gununa on Mornington Island.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Mornington had a population of 1,025 people.