 Map of Far North Queensland Far North Queensland (abreviated to FNQ) is a region of Queensland covering the northern part of the state. The region contains a large section of the Tropical North Queensland area. Far North Queensland covers an area stretching from the city of Cairns to the Torres Strait at the northern most part of the State. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 384 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (510 × 795 pixel, file size: 28 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of Far North Queensland, based on information from several maps including [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 384 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (510 × 795 pixel, file size: 28 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of Far North Queensland, based on information from several maps including [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old...
Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 28 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $158,506 (3rd) - Product per capita $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 4,070,400 (3rd) - Density 2. ...
The states and territories of Australia make up the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ...
Central Cairns from Mount Whitfield looking southeast. ...
The Torres Strait - Cape York Peninsula is at the top; several of the Torres Strait Islands can be seen strung out towards Papua New Guinea (North is downwards in this image) The Torres Strait is a body of water which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea. ...
Various Government Departments and agencies have different definitions for the region. The Queensland Government Planning Department's Population Growth - The Far North Queensland Region 2005 document defines the region an area comprising of ten local government areas: (Atherton, Cairns, Cardwell, Douglas, Eacham, Herberton, Johnstone, and Mareeba) and two Aboriginal Councils (Wujal Wujal and Yarrabah). [1] The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines the region as region containing most of Cape York Peninsula (excluding the south western quarter, half way up the Gulf of Carpentaria coast) and the Torres Strait Islands and extending as far south as Hinchinbrook Island and the town of Cardwell but does not include the city of Townsville. This larger definition is also used by other State Government agencies [2] and also encompasses the local government areas of Cook Shire, Croydon Shire, Ethridge Shire, the Aboriginal communities of Aurukun and Lockhart River, and local government authorities in the Torres Strait region. It has a total area of 272,655.2 km² [3] Atherton is the hub of the Atherton Tableland region in Queensland, Australia, located at , 752 m above sea level. ...
Central Cairns from Mount Whitfield looking southeast. ...
Cardwell is a town and Local Government Area in the northeastern part of the state of Queensland on the east coast of Australia. ...
Port Douglas is town in Far North Queensland, Australia, approximately 80km north of Cairns. ...
Map of Local Government Areas in Queensland The Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Queensland, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas. ...
Herberton is a town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia, located at 17°23′S 145°22′E, 882 m above sea level. ...
Map of Local Government Areas in Queensland The Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Queensland, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas. ...
Mareeba is a town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. ...
Wujal Wujal is in northern Queensland, Australia. ...
Yarrabah is an independent Aboriginal community located between Cape Grafton and Cairns, Queensland, Australia. ...
Australian Bureau of Statistics logo The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the Australian government agency that collects and publishes statistical information about Australia. ...
This article is about the peninsula located in the Australian state of Queensland; it should not be confused with either Yorke Peninsula in South Australia, or Cape York, Greenland. ...
The Gulf of Carpentaria viewed from orbit. ...
The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands which lie in Torres Strait, the waterway separating far northern continental Australias Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea. ...
False-colour image of Hinchinbrook Island The climate of Cardwell (note the precipitation scale: maximum 2000mm/a). ...
Cardwell is a town and Local Government Area in the northeastern part of the state of Queensland on the east coast of Australia. ...
Townsville (Postcodes: 4810-4819) is a city on the north-eastern coast of Australia, located in the state of Queensland. ...
Indigenous Australians or Aborigines[1][2] are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ...
Aurukun ( ) is situated approximately 100 km south of Weipa in far North Queensland, Australia. ...
Lockhart River is an Aboriginal community on Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. ...
The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands which lie in Torres Strait, the waterway separating far northern continental Australias Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea. ...
The main population and administrative centre of the region is located in Cairns. Other key population centres include Cooktown, the Atherton Tableland, Weipa and the Torres Strait Islands. The region also consists of many Aboriginal and farming communities. Cooktown is the northernmost town on the East coast of Australia, located at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. ...
The Mount Hypipamee Crater on the Atherton Tablelands. ...
Weipa (12°36′S 141°58′E), a town on the Gulf of Carpentaria coast on Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia, is a mining town of approximately 3,000 people that exists because of the enormous bauxite deposits along the coast. ...
The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands which lie in Torres Strait, the waterway separating far northern continental Australias Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea. ...
Indigenous Australians or Aborigines[1][2] are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ...
Significant industries include tourism, cattle grazing, agriculture (sugar cane and tropical fruits) and mining of both sand and bauxite. Species Ref: ITIS 42058 as of 2004-05-05 Sugarcane is one of six species of a tall tropical southeast Asian grass (Family Poaceae) having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into List of fruits#Tropical fruits. ...
Bauxite with penny Bauxite with core of unweathered rock Bauxite is an aluminium ore. ...
The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates the region's population at 30 June 2003 to have been 231,494 of which 117,531 lived in Cairns.[4] The region contains 25.6% of the state's Indigenous population, or 28,909 people, making up 11.8% of the region's population. [5] June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Indigenous Australians or Aborigines[1][2] are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ...
Far North Queensland based federal Member of Parliament Bob Katter has suggested that Far North Queensland secede from Queensland to guarantee better parliamentary representation[citation needed]. Hon Bob Katter The Hon Robert Carl Bob Katter MP (born 22 May 1945), is an Australian politician. ...
Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 28 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $158,506 (3rd) - Product per capita $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 4,070,400 (3rd) - Density 2. ...
See also
Map of official regions of Queensland. ...
The North Queensland Party is a political party based in Cairns, Queensland in Australia trying to create a new Australian state out of the northern part of Queensland. ...
// The Constitution of Australia provides for the creation of new states and for a state to subdivide into two or more states. ...
External links - Far North Queensland almanac
- Far North Queensland australian explorer
References - ^ Population Growth - Far North Queensland Region. Department of Local Government and Planning. 2004. p4.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics map webpage
- ^ Cairns Statistical Subdivision and Far North Statistical Division (Balance) Profile.
- ^ Queensland police Far Narthern region.; Department of Education map; Queensland State Library map; Queensland Fire and Rescue map.
- ^ Office of economic and statistical research
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