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Kowanyama QLD

Kowanyama

Located in the Outback – North area of Queensland, Kowanyama is in the Wujal Wujal local government area, and within the electoral seat of Leichhardt.

Kowanyama at a glance

Postcode: 4892

Latitude: -17.8611

Longitude: 143.215

Altitude: 256.1265564 (metres above sea level)

Population of Kowanyama QLD

At the 2021 national census, the population of 4892 (Including Kowanyama) was 5329 people. Out of those, 2670 were male and 2662 were female.

175 (3.28%) of those people were born outside Australia, and the remaining 4618 people were born in Australia. 4094 (76.82%) of these people are Indigenous Australians.

Map of Kowanyama

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