Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council

Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council ranks 5th of 13 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander councils on Sustainability and 4th of 10 on Core Operations.

"Mapoon — traditional lands on the Gulf"

See where Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council ranks: Best Councils in Queensland 2026

Queensland · indigenous council · Pop. 494

Data last updated: 2024-25 · Data confidence: moderate

Overall Score

No overall score — Queensland publishes data for two of the four dimensions. How these scores are calculated.

Sustainability: 5th of 13 indigenous councils scored on this dimension in QLD.

Core Operations: 4th of 10 indigenous councils scored on this dimension in QLD.

Peer group: 16 councils.

Score Breakdown

CategoryScore
Sustainability56/100
Core Operations63/100
Community ServicesNot published by Queensland
Lifestyle & AmenityNot published by Queensland

What This Means For You

Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander councils, Mapoon ranks 5th of 13 on Sustainability and 4th of 10 on Core Operations. Queensland publishes no Community Services data and only one amenity measure, so those two dimensions are not scored here and no overall score is calculated.

What Makes This Place Unique

Mapoon — traditional lands on the Gulf

Small Aboriginal community on western Cape York.

Known For

  • Aboriginal heritage
  • Gulf coast
  • Mission history
  • Remote wilderness

Living Here

Very remote.

Hidden Gem

Pristine Gulf coastline.