Known as the Gulf Country, the North West region is located along the Gulf of Carpentaria coast. The region's terrain is mostly arid or savannah country. The major city in the region is Mount Isa with a population of approximately 25,000. Other population centres include Burketown, Cloncurry, Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Mornington Island and Normanton.
The region has a population of 35,779 or less than 1% of the state's total. 28.1% of the region's population identify as Indigenous. The region's economy is heavily dominated by the Mount Isa Mines which extracts zinc, copper, silver and lead. Another significant industry is cattle grazing. The region covers an area of 308,098 square kilometres (118,957 sq mi).
Cloncurry is in the heart of the north-west is 776km west of Townsville and 189m above sea-level, and owes its existence to the discovery of copper and its subsequent status as the most important transportation centre in western Queensland. The city is...
Longreach is a thriving regional centre that features all the services and facilities of a modern city. Longreach is located 1205km north west of Brisbane on the Landsborough Highway and 689km west of Rockhampton on the Tropic of Capricorn. Longreach i...
Mount Isa offers the best of the inland. Mount Isa is often described as the great outdoors with city living, quality time and friendships that will last a lifetime. It’s the people of Mount Isa, with their sense of mateship, fun and loyalty that...
