Cassowary Coast Region
| Cassowary Coast Region | |
 Location of the Cassowary Coast region in Queensland |
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 Queensland
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| Administrative headquarters: | Innisfail |
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| Area : | 4,687.8 km² |
| Residents : | 28,724 (2016) |
| Population density : | 6.1 inhabitants per km² |
| Wards : | 6th |
Coordinates: 18 ° 5 ′ S , 145 ° 51 ′ E The Cassowary Coast Region is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of Queensland . The area is 4688 km² and has about 28,000 inhabitants.
geography
The region is located on the northeast coast of the state about 1,320 km north of the capital Brisbane and 75 km south of Cairns .
The largest town and administrative seat of the LGA is Innisfail with around 8300 inhabitants. The region includes the following districts and towns: Bamboo Creek, Basilisk, Belvedere, Bilyana, Bingil Bay, Birkalla, Bombeeta, Boogan, Bulgun, Camp Creek, Cardstone, Cardwell , Carmoo, Carruchan, Coconuts, Comoon Loop, Cooroo Lands, Coorumba, Coquette Point, Cowley, Cowley Beach, Cowley Creek, Cullinane, Currajah, Damper Creek, Daradgee, Daveson, Dingo Pocket, Djarawong, Djiru, East Feluga, East Innisfail, East Palmerston, Eaton, El Arish, Ellerbeck, Etty Bay, Eubenangee, Euramo , Feluga, Fitzgerald Creek, Flying Fish Point, Friday Pocket, Garners Beach, Garradunga, Germantown, Goolboo, Goondi, Goondi Bend, Goondi Hill, Granadilla, Hudson, Hull Heads, Innisfail, Innisfail Estate, Jaffa, Japoonvale, Jarra Creek, Jubilee Heights, Kennedy, Kooroomool, Kurrimine Beach, Lower Cowley, Lower Tully, Lumholtz, Maadi, Mamu, Maria Creeks, Martyville, Mccutcheon, Mena Creek, Merryburn, Midgenoo, Midgeree Bar, Mighell, Mission Beach , Moresby, Mount Mackay, Mourilyan, Mourilyan Harbor, Mundoo, Munro Plains, Murray Upper, Murrigal, Nerada, New Harbourline, Ngatjan, No 4 Branch, No 5 Branch, No 6 Branch, Obriens Hill, Pin Gin Hill, Rockingham, Rungoo, Sandy Pocket, Shell Pocket, Silkwood, Silky Oak, South Innisfail, South Johnstone, South Mission, Stockton, Stoters Hill, Sundown, Tam Oshanter, Tully , Tully Heads, Upper Daradgee, Utchee Creek, Vasa Views, Walter Hill, Walter Lever Estate, Wangan, Wanjuru, Warrami, Warrubullen, Webb and Wongaling Beach.
history
Today's Cassowary Coast Region was created in 2008 from the two Shires Cardwell and Johnstone.
administration
The Cassowary Coast Regional Council has seven members. Six councilors are elected by the residents of the six divisions (constituencies). The council chairman and mayor (mayor) is also elected by all residents of the region.
Web links
- Official site of the Cassowary Coast Regional Council (English)
- Queensland Places: Cassowary Coast Regional Council (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics : Cassowary Coast (R) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.