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]
| Southern Moreton Bay Islands Gold Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Eden, Kangaroo and Woogoompah Islands (looking west) | |||||||||||||||
  Southern Moreton Bay Islands | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°46′50″S 153°24′18″E / 27.7805°S 153.405°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 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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Geography edit
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:
- Cobby Cobby Island
- Coomera Island
- Crusoe Island
- Eden Island
- Kangaroo Island (Boonnahbah)
- Mosquito Islands
- Short Island
- Brocks Island
- Rat Island
- Tabby Tabby Island
- Woogoompah Island
Passages and Channels within the Southern Moreton Bay Islands:[5]
- Canaipa Passage
- Cobby Passage
- Coomera River (North Branch)
- Coomera River (South Branch)
- Jewel Creek
- Main Channel
- The Broadwater
- Tiger Mullet Channel
- Pimpama River
- Whalleys Gutter
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 edit
Southern Moreton Bay Islands was gazetted as a locality on 7 February 2003.[3]
Demographics edit
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 edit
- Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park
- Southern Moreton Bay Islands (Redland City), the adjacent area in Redland City consisting of several island suburbs.
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Southern Moreton Bay Islands (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b ["Southern Moreton Bay Islands Postcode". Australia Post. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ a b "Southern Moreton Bay Islands – locality in City of Gold Coast (entry 46085)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Beacon to Beacon Directory (8 ed.). Brisbane QLD: Maritime Safety Queensland. August 2008. ISBN 0-646-46178-8.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Southern Moreton Bay Islands(State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
