Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island
The Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island is a special local government area of Queensland, Australia, managed by the Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council under a Deed of Grant in Trust granted to the community on 27 October 1986. The local council was previously the Palm Island Community Council, which had far fewer powers. The shire is located on the Palm Island group, off the north Queensland coast near the city of Townsville.
| Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,098 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 30.274/km2 (78.41/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 69.3 km2 (26.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Mislam Sam | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Palm Island | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Herbert | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island | ||||||||||||||
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Ten of the twelve Islands in the Greater Palm Island Group come under the control of the Shire – Palm Island, Fantome Island, Curacoa Island, Havannah Island, Brisk Island, Esk Island, Falcon Island, Eclipse Island, Barber Island, Fly Island – plus a few rocks (Dido Rock, Hayman Rock, Chilcott Rocks, Paluma Rock), but neither Orpheus Island nor Pelorus Island, are within its borders, and Albino Rock belongs to Orpheus Island National Park.
At the local government elections on 28 March 2020, a new mayor, Mislam Sam, was elected.