Doomadgee, Queensland

Doomadgee is a town and a locality in the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee, Queensland, Australia. It is a mostly Indigenous community, situated about 140 kilometres (87 mi) from the Northern Territory border, and 93 kilometres (58 mi) west of Burketown.

For the death of Cameron Doomadgee in custody on Palm Island, see 2004 Palm Island death in custody.

Doomadgee
Queensland
Doomadgee
Coordinates17.9443°S 138.8300°E / -17.9443; 138.8300 (Doomadgee (town centre))
Population1,405 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)4830
Location
  • 2,246 km (1,396 mi) NW of Brisbane
  • 996 km (619 mi) W of Cairns
  • 514 km (319 mi) N of Mount Isa
  • 141 km (88 mi) W of Burketown
LGA(s)Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Doomadgee:
Nicholson Nicholson Nicholson
Nicholson Doomadgee Nicholson
Lawn Hill Lawn Hill Lawn Hill

The settlement began with the establishment of the Doomadgee Mission in 1933, which relocated from Bayley Point to Nicholson River in 1936.

In the 2016 census, Doomadgee had a population of 1405 people.

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