![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Tablelands_LGA_Qld_2008.png/640px-Tablelands_LGA_Qld_2008.png&w=640&q=50)
Tablelands Region
Local government area in Queensland, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the re-established local government area taking up most of the original area, see Shire of Mareeba.
The Tablelands Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia inland from the city of Cairns. Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas which dated back more than a century. On 1 January 2014, one of those local government areas, the Shire of Mareeba, was re-established independent of the Tablelands Region.
Quick Facts Tablelands Region Queensland, Population ...
Tablelands Region Queensland | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Location within Queensland, 2013, prior to de-amalgamation of Shire of Mareeba | |||||||||||||||
Population | 26,244 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2.32392/km2 (6.0189/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 11,293 km2 (4,360.3 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Rodney Donald Marti | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Atherton | ||||||||||||||
Region | Far North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
![]() | |||||||||||||||
Website | Tablelands Region | ||||||||||||||
|
Close
It has an estimated operating budget of A$62.2 million.
In the 2021 census, the Tablelands Region had a population of 26,244 people.[1]