Southern Moreton Bay Islands, Queensland

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Southern Moreton Bay Islands
Gold Coast,  Queensland
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Eden, Kangaroo and Woogoompah Islands (looking west)
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Southern Moreton Bay Islands
Coordinates 27°46′50″S153°24′18″E / 27.7805°S 153.405°E / -27.7805; 153.405 (Southern Moreton Bay Islands (centre of locality))
Population0 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established2003
Postcode(s) No postcode [2]
Area83.9 km2 (32.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) City of Gold Coast (Division 12)
State electorate(s) Coomera
Federal division(s) Fadden
Suburbs around Southern Moreton Bay Islands:
Woongoolba
Steiglitz
Moreton Bay
Russell Island
North Stradbroke Island
Jacobs Well
Pimpama
Southern Moreton Bay Islands South Stradbroke
Coomera Hope Island
Paradise Point
South Stradbroke

Southern Moreton Bay Islands is an island group locality in the north-east of the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. [3] In the 2021 census, Southern Moreton Bay Islands had no people. [4]

Contents

The Southern Moreton Bay Islands do not have a postcode. [2]

Geography

The locality consists of numerous very low-lying estuarine islands separated by channels in the southern part of Moreton Bay. The islands are mostly covered by mangroves, and a substantial part of the area is inundated by water at high tide.

Islands within the Southern Moreton Bay Islands:

Tipplers Passage with Kangaroo Island in the background on left, 2014 Tipplers Passage Jacobs Well.jpg
Tipplers Passage with Kangaroo Island in the background on left, 2014

Passages and Channels within the Southern Moreton Bay Islands: [5]

Several of the islands within the suburb are protected as the Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park. Most of the channels are protected as part of the Moreton Bay Marine Park.

Additional protection for fish habitat is provided by the Jumpinpin-Broadwater Fish Habitat Area declared on 19 November 1983. The habitat of sea grass meadows and shallow estuarine areas are protected for a variety of sea life. [6]

History

Southern Moreton Bay Islands was gazetted as a locality on 7 February 2003. [3]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Southern Moreton Bay Islands had no population. [7]

In the 2016 census, Southern Moreton Bay Islands had no population. [8]

In the 2021 census, Southern Moreton Bay Islands had no population. [4]

See also

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Southern Moreton Bay Islands (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 ["Southern Moreton Bay Islands Postcode". Australia Post . Retrieved 21 August 2023.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. 1 2 "Southern Moreton Bay Islands – locality in City of Gold Coast (entry 46085)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. Beacon to Beacon Directory (8 ed.). Brisbane QLD: Maritime Safety Queensland. August 2008. ISBN   0-646-46178-8.
  6. Queensland Wetlands Program (2014). "Jumpinpin-Broadwater fish habitat area". Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Southern Moreton Bay Islands(State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 July 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg