Seisia, Queensland
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Seisia is an area north of New Mapoon and west of Bamaga
at the tip of Cape York Peninsula
in Queensland
, Australia
. At the 2006 census
, Seisia had a population of 165.
Seisia Island Community lies within a small DOGIT area granted in 1986 by the Queensland Government at Red Island Point. The community has a permanent population of about 100 people and is situated at the most northerly deep-water port on Cape York Peninsula. Seisia is popular as a destination for anglers and a number of fishing charter operators use Seisia as their base. A campground at Seisia is utilized by about 50 per cent of camping travelers to Northern Cape York Peninsula.
The majority of tourist services in the Northern Peninsula Area are provided under lease arrangements with the Seisia Island Council. Seisia is becoming increasingly well known as the "Gateway to the Torres Strait" and as a base on the mainland to educate and inform visitors about Torres Strait Islander culture. Tours linking Seisia with a number of Torres Strait islands (including the market days on Saibai) have commenced, capitalizing on opportunities to educate visitors as to the historical links between Seisia and the Torres Strait
. A number of recreational fishing guides can be contacted through the Seisia Village campground.
Bamaga, Queensland
-Language:The community languages of Bamaga are Kalaw Kawaw Ya, Brokan , and English, particularly for education and government business.-Industry:...
at the tip of Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Peninsula
Cape York Peninsula is a large remote peninsula located in Far North Queensland at the tip of the state of Queensland, Australia, the largest unspoilt wilderness in northern Australia and one of the last remaining wilderness areas on Earth...
in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Seisia had a population of 165.
Seisia Island Community lies within a small DOGIT area granted in 1986 by the Queensland Government at Red Island Point. The community has a permanent population of about 100 people and is situated at the most northerly deep-water port on Cape York Peninsula. Seisia is popular as a destination for anglers and a number of fishing charter operators use Seisia as their base. A campground at Seisia is utilized by about 50 per cent of camping travelers to Northern Cape York Peninsula.
The majority of tourist services in the Northern Peninsula Area are provided under lease arrangements with the Seisia Island Council. Seisia is becoming increasingly well known as the "Gateway to the Torres Strait" and as a base on the mainland to educate and inform visitors about Torres Strait Islander culture. Tours linking Seisia with a number of Torres Strait islands (including the market days on Saibai) have commenced, capitalizing on opportunities to educate visitors as to the historical links between Seisia and the Torres Strait
Torres Strait
The Torres Strait is a body of water which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea. It is approximately wide at its narrowest extent. To the south is Cape York Peninsula, the northernmost continental extremity of the Australian state of Queensland...
. A number of recreational fishing guides can be contacted through the Seisia Village campground.