New Mapoon, Queensland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids New Mapoon Queensland
New Mapoon Location in Queensland
Population	383 (2016 census)
• Density	2.779/km2 (7.20/sq mi)
Area	137.8 km2 (53.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	397 km (247 mi) NNE of Weipa 838 km (521 mi) NNW of Cooktown 1,007 km (626 mi) NNW of Cairns 2,661 km (1,653 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Northern Peninsula Area Region Shire of Torres
State electorate(s)	Cook
Federal Division(s)	Leichhardt
Localities around New Mapoon: Torres Strait Punsand Somerset Torres Strait New Mapoon Bamaga Seisia Umagico Bamaga

New Mapoon is a town in the Northern Peninsula Area Region and coastal locality split between the Northern Peninsula Region and Shire of Torres, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, New Mapoon had a population of 383 people.

The people who live at New Mapoon were forcibly moved from Marpuna in the early 1960s to accommodate mining expansion on their traditional country. They now have historical association and administrative responsibility for a DOGIT area on the traditional country of the Gudang people. The residents of New Mapoon have a ranger service, which works closely with the Injinoo and other Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) community rangers to undertake land management practices in the NPA.

Education

There are no schools in New Mappoon. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are the junior and senior campuses of the Northern Peninsula Area State College, both of which are in neighbouring Bamaga to the south-east.