Dowar Islet, Queensland

Dowar Islet Queensland
Dowar Islet (in pink rectangle) as part of the Murray Islands
Dowar Islet
Coordinates	9°56′37″S144°01′35″E / 9.9436°S 144.0263°E / -9.9436; 144.0263 (Dowar Islet (centre of locality))
Population	0 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.0/km2 (0.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4875 [2]
Area	0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	4.0 km (2 mi) SW of Mer Island (direct) 212 km (132 mi) NE of Thursday Island (direct) 795 km (494 mi) N of Cairns (direct) 2,167 km (1,347 mi) NNW of Brisbane (direct)
LGA(s)	Torres Strait Island Region
State electorate(s)	Cook
Federal division(s)	Leichhardt
Suburbs around Dowar Islet: Coral Sea Coral Sea Mer Island Coral Sea Dowar Islet Coral Sea Coral Sea Coral Sea Waua Islet

Dowar Islet is an island locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[3] It consists of a single island, Daua Island (also known as Dowar Island) which is one of the Murray Islands group in the Torres Strait. ^[4]

There are a few buildings on the island, but it is not developed. ^[5] The island was declared a locality on 2 July 2010 ^[3] and its postcode is 4875. ^[2] In both the 2016 census and 2021 census, it had "no people or a very low population". ^{[6] [1]}

See also

• List of Torres Strait Islands

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dowar Islet (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. Dowar Islet Postcode Australia Post
3. "Dowar Islet – locality in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 46718)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 11 June 2019.
4. "Daua Island – island in the Torres Strait Region (entry 10472)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 3 November 2019.
5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 3 November 2019.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dowar Islet (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.