Gangalidda
QLD 4830 • Queensland
About Gangalidda
Gangalidda is a remote coastal locality in far north-west Queensland, situated on the Gulf of Carpentaria shoreline within the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee. Covering nearly 280 square kilometres, the area lies approximately 125 kilometres north of Doomadgee and over 2,200 kilometres north-west of Brisbane, making it one of Australia's most isolated localities. The 2021 census recorded no usual residents, as the land comprises traditional country of the Ganggalidda people, managed under native title arrangements. The landscape is defined by tidal flats, mangrove estuaries, and open tropical savanna running to the Gulf coast.
Gangalidda holds deep cultural and spiritual significance for the Ganggalidda people as part of their ancestral sea and saltwater country along the Gulf of Carpentaria. The surrounding waters are among Australia's most productive for barramundi and other tropical fish species, and the area forms part of a broader Indigenous land management and ranger programme. Access is extremely remote, with the nearest services in Doomadgee accessible via unsealed roads that may be impassable in the wet season. The locality is not a destination for conventional settlement but represents a significant stretch of protected and culturally managed coastline.
Gangalidda falls under postcode 4830 and is governed by the Doomadgee Council (Local Government Area). For federal elections, residents vote in the electorate of Kennedy, while state elections fall under the Traeger electorate.
Location
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Income
ATO taxable income Postcode 4830
Median taxable income for individual taxpayers in postcode 4830, comparing the 2019–20 and 2023–24 financial years.
Source: ATO Taxation Statistics 2023–24, Individuals Table 8 (median & average taxable income by postcode). Covers all individuals who lodged a return in postcode 4830; postcodes with fewer than 200 lodgments are suppressed by the ATO.
Transport & Commute
Commute to Doomadgee
🛣️ Roads may be impassable in wet season; light aircraft access available to Doomadgee airstrip
Uninhabited; no infrastructure or services
Supermarkets Nearby
No major supermarkets listed for this suburb.
Schools
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Beames Street
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Goodeedawa Road
Demographics
Population Growth
Gender Distribution (Census 2021)
Crime Statistics LGA-wide
These are the latest rates for the Doomadgee Local Government Area, which contains Gangalidda. Rates are per 100,000 residents for calendar year 2025; trends compare 2 and 10 year periods.