Far North Queensland
| Far North Queensland | |
 Location in Queensland |
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| structure | |
| State : |
 Australia
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| State : |
 Queensland
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| LGA : | Aurukun , Cairns , Cassowary Coast , Cook , Hopevale , Kowanyama , Lockhart River , Mapoon , Napranum , Northern Peninsula Area , Pormpuraaw , Tablelands , Torres , Torres Strait Island , Weipa , Wujal Wujal , Yarrabah |
| Dates and numbers | |
| Area : | 273,147.6 km² |
| Residents : | 275,058 (2010) |
| Population density : | 1 inhabitant / km² |
Coordinates: 16 ° 59 ′ S , 145 ° 25 ′ E
Far North Queensland (FNQ for short) is the northernmost region of the Australian state of Queensland . The region corresponds to a large extent to the area of Tropical North Queensland , which extends from the north of Cairns to Torres Strait . To the west is the Gulf Country , to the south is North Queensland .
expansion
Different ministries and agencies define the region differently: The Queensland Government Planning Department Document Population Growth - The Far North Queensland Region 2005 describes the region as an area that includes the Cairns Region , Tablelands Region and the Aboriginal Councils Wujal Wujal and Yarrabah . The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines a region stretching from the Cape York Peninsula (except the south-west section up to the middle of the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Torres Strait Islands south) to the Hinchinbrook Iceland and the city Cardwell except Townsville extends, . The most comprehensive definition also includes the administrative areas of Aurukun, Cook, Croydon, Etheridge and Lockhart River , the Northern Peninsula Area Region and the Torres Strait Island Region and is used by other state government agencies such as the Queensland Police Department, the Department of Education, the Queensland State Library and the Queensland Fire and Rescue. The region has a size of 273,147.6 km 2 .
Settlements
The majority of the population and the administrative center of the region is in Cairns. Other major population centers are Cooktown , Atherton Tableland , Weipa , Innisfail and the Torres Strait Islands . The Far North Queensland region also has many Aboriginal and farmer settlements .
The Bruce Highway connects the southern coasts of the region with the rest of the state.
Industry
Major industries are tourism, animal husbandry and the cultivation of sugar cane and tropical fruits, as well as mining of mineral sand and bauxite . Over the past few years, Far North Queensland has been known for artistic and creative offerings of experimental and contemporary art through The Upholstery, Merchants of Fine Objects, Cupcake Studio, KickArts, On Edge Festival, New Move Dance Network, Cairns Indigenous Art Fair and Cairns Festival . Cairns, the major urban center of Far North Queensland , is home to the cultural influence of the Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait Islands, to inland communities in the Gulf of Carpentaria, and to islands in the South Pacific . Active arts organizations are the End Credits Film Club, the Tanks Arts Center, Cairns Civic Theater, UMI Arts, JUTE Theater, Center of Contemporary Arts, Rondo Theater , Reggaetown and the Cairns Regional Gallery.
Demographics
In 2010, the Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated the population at 275,058 people. The region comprises 25.6% of the indigenous population or 28,909 people of Queensland, which is 11.8% of the population in the region.
history
The region suffered the greatest seafaring disaster on March 4, 1899, when the Mahina Cyclone destroyed all 100 ships anchored in Princess Charlotte Bay , the entire pearl fleet of North Queensland. About 100 Aborigines helped the survivors and 307 men of the pearl fleet were killed.
The first amber fossil in Australia was found in Far North Queensland . The 4 million year old fossil was washed up on a beach on the Cape York Peninsula , which is certainly more than 200 kilometers from its place of origin.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c National Regional Profile: Far North (Statistical Division) ( Memento of the original dated February 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ^ Population Growth - Far North Queensland Region. Department of Local Government and Planning. 2004. S 4. ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Queensland Police Far Northern region
- ↑ Department of Education map ( Memento of the original from September 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Queensland State Library map ( Memento of the original from September 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Queensland Fire and Rescue map
- ↑ Office of economic and statistical research ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Peter Shilton: Natural areas of Queensland . Goldpress, Mount Gravatt, Queensland 2005, ISBN 0-9758275-0-2 , pp. 16, 17, 29, 32 (accessed June 10, 2011).
- ↑ Anna Salleh: Amber fossils a first for Australia . In: ABC Science Online , Australian Broadcasting Corporation, November 29, 2006. Retrieved January 27, 2012.
