Shire of Carpentaria
| Shire of Carpentaria Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,090 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.03259/km2 (0.08442/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1883 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 64,121 km2 (24,757.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Jack Bawden | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Normanton | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger, Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Carpentaria | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Carpentaria is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia on the Gulf of Carpentaria, for which it is named.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Carpentaria had a population of 2,090 people.