The Galilee Basin covers 13 local government areas; Barcaldine; Blackall - Tambo; Central Highlands; Barcoo; Charters Towers; Diamantina; Flinders; Longreach; Maranoa; McKinlay; Murweh; Quilpie; Richmond & Winton, with none entirely included within the Galilee Basin [REF].
Table 1: Galilee Basin township populations .