Southern Moreton Bay Islands Gold Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°46′50″S153°24′18″E / 27.7805°S 153.405°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 0 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | No postcode [2] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 83.9 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 | ||||||||||||||
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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 or a very low population". [1]
The Southern Moreton Bay Islands do not have a postcode. [2]
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:
Passages and Channels within the Southern Moreton Bay Islands: [4]
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. [5]
Southern Moreton Bay Islands was gazetted as a locality on 7 February 2003. [3]
In the 2011 census, Southern Moreton Bay Islands had "no people or a very low population". [6]
In the 2016 census, Southern Moreton Bay Islands had "no people or a very low population". [7]
In the 2021 census, Southern Moreton Bay Islands had "no people or a very low population". [1]
Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are used by commercial operators who provide seafood to market.
South Stradbroke Island, colloquially South Straddie, is an island that lies within Moreton Bay in the Australian state of Queensland, south of Brisbane and forms the northern end of Gold Coast. The island is a locality within the City of Gold Coast. In the 2021 census, South Stradbroke had a population of 142 people.
North Stradbroke Island, colloquially Straddie or North Straddie, is an island that lies within Moreton Bay in the Australian state of Queensland, 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of the centre of Brisbane. Originally there was only one Stradbroke Island but in 1896 it split into North Stradbroke Island and South Stradbroke Island separated by the Jumpinpin Channel. The Quandamooka people are the traditional owners of North Stradbroke island.
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