Carpentaria · Council (LGA)

Total population

2,0902021▲ +1.8%

Carpentaria is home to 2,090 people — well below average, less than a third of the typical council area's 11,880. It ranks 130th from the bottom of 565 council areas nationally.

Among its neighbours it's larger than Aurukun, Kowanyama and Mornington, but smaller than Cook, Douglas and Mareeba.

The population has grown 1.8% since 2011, adding 37 people, slower than the 18% nationally.

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📍 Carpentaria, Council (LGA)

Trend across censuses

1.9k2.0k2.0k2.1k201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212,0531,9582,090

Where Carpentaria sits

1101001.0k10k100k1.0M

All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Carpentaria — lower than 77% of areas.

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Total population in nearby areas

  1. Mareeba22,858
  2. Douglas12,337
  3. Cook4,511
  4. Aurukun1,101
  5. Kowanyama1,079
  6. Mornington1,025
  7. Etheridge714
  8. Pormpuraaw611
  9. Burke419
  10. Croydon266

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