Warraber Islet, Queensland

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Warraber Islet
Queensland
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Warraber Islet
Coordinates 10°12′27″S142°49′28″E / 10.2075°S 142.8244°E / -10.2075; 142.8244
Population245 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4875
Area0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Torres Strait Island Region
State electorate(s) Cook
Federal division(s) Leichhardt
Suburbs around Warraber Islet:
Torres Strait Burrar Islet Coral Sea
Torres Strait Warraber Islet Coral Sea
Torres Strait Guijar Islet Coral Sea

Warraber Islet is an island locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] It consists of a single island, Sue Islet (also known as Warraber), the middle island of The Three Sisters. [3] The only town is Sue Island on the north-west part of the island. [4] In the 2016 census, Warraber Islet had a population of 245 people. [1]

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Education

Warraber Island Campus is a primary (Early Childhood-6) campus of Tagai State College ( 10°12′23″S142°49′40″E / 10.2063°S 142.8279°E / -10.2063; 142.8279 (Tagai State College - Warraber Island Campus) ). [5] [6]

There is no secondary school on the island. The nearest secondary school is on Thursday Island. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Warraber Islet (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Warraber Islet – locality in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 46709)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. "Sue Islet – island in the Torres Strait Island Region (entry 32727)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  5. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. "Tagai State College - Warraber Island Campus" . Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 9 November 2019.

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