page_title: Bamaga
hierarchical_section_title: Bamaga
caption_attribution_description: English: Bamaga, Cape York, Queensland, Australia
context_page_description: Bamaga is a small town and locality about 40 kilometres from the northern tip of Cape York in the north of Queensland, Australia. It is within the Northern Peninsula Area Region. It is one of the northernmost settlements in continental Australia and is the administrative centre for the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council.
  In the 2016 census, Bamaga had a population of 1,164 people, of whom 957 identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
context_section_description: Bamaga (Kalaw Lagaw Ya [ˈbamaɡa], Australian English /ˈbæməɡə/) is a small town and locality about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the northern tip of Cape York in the north of Queensland, Australia. It is within the Northern Peninsula Area Region. It is one of the northernmost settlements in continental Australia and is the administrative centre for the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council.
  In the 2016 census, Bamaga had a population of 1,164 people, of whom 957 (82.4%) identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
caption: Main street of Bamaga
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