Whitsunday Region
| Whitsunday Region Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
Aerial view of Proserpine, the service & administrative centre and ultimately gateway to the region by road, rail and air | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 37,152 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.55976/km2 (4.03977/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 23,819 km2 (9,196.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Ry Collins | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Proserpine | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
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The Whitsunday Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas with a history extending back to the establishment of regional local government in Queensland in 1879.
It has an estimated operating budget of A$48.8m.
In the 2021 census, the Whitsunday Region had a population of 37,152 people.