Lockhart River is a town in the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River and a coastal locality split between the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River and the Shire of Cook, on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. The town is an Aboriginal community. From 1924 to 1967, the Lockhart River Mission was run by the Anglican Church. In the 2021 census, the loc…
Lockhart River is a town in the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River and a coastal locality split between the Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River and the Shire of Cook, on the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. The town is an Aboriginal community. From 1924 to 1967, the Lockhart River Mission was run by the Anglican Church. In the 2021 census, the locality of Lockhart River had a population of 640 people.
Population: 640 (2021 census)
Elevation: 17 m (56 ft)
Location: 2,413 km (1,499 mi) NW of Brisbane · 754 km (469 mi) NW of Cairns · 259 km (161 mi) E of Weipa
Postcode(s): 4892
Area: 5,877.0 km² (2,269.1 sq mi)
LGA(s): Aboriginal Shire of Lockhart River · Shire of Cook
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