Southern Moreton Bay Islands, Queensland

Suburb of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Southern Moreton Bay Islands
Gold Coast, Queensland

Eden, Kangaroo and Woogoompah Islands (looking west)

Southern Moreton Bay Islands

Coordinates| 27°46′50″S 153°24′18″E﻿ / ﻿27.7805°S 153.405°E﻿ / -27.7805; 153.405﻿ (Southern Moreton Bay Islands (centre of locality))
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
| 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 or a very low population".[1]

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

## Geography

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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

Tipplers Passage with Kangaroo Island in the background on left, 2014

Passages and Channels within the Southern Moreton Bay Islands:[4]

* 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.[5]

## History

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

## Demographics

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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]

## See also

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* Queensland portal

* Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park
* Southern Moreton Bay Islands (Redland City), the adjacent area in Redland City consisting of several island suburbs.

## References

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1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. ^ a b ["Southern Moreton Bay Islands Postcode". Australia Post. Retrieved 21 August 2023. `{{cite web}}`: Check `|url=` value (help)
3. ^ a b "Southern Moreton Bay Islands – locality in City of Gold Coast (entry 46085)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
4. ^ Beacon to Beacon Directory (8 ed.). Brisbane QLD: Maritime Safety Queensland. August 2008. ISBN 0-646-46178-8.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Southern Moreton Bay Islands(State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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Suburbs and localities, Gold Coast City, Queensland

* Advancetown
* Alberton
* Arundel
* Ashmore
* Austinville
* Benowa
* Biggera Waters
* Bilinga
* Bonogin
* Boykambil
* Broadbeach
* Broadbeach Waters
* Bundall
* Burleigh Heads
* Burleigh Waters
* Carrara
* Cedar Creek
* Clagiraba
* Clear Island Waters
* Coolangatta
* Coombabah
* Coomera
* Currumbin
* Currumbin Valley
* Currumbin Waters
* Elanora
* Gaven
* Gilberton
* Gilston
* Guanaba
* Helensvale
* Highland Park
* Hollywell
* Hope Island
* Jacobs Well
* Kingsholme
* Labrador
* Lower Beechmont
* Luscombe
* Main Beach
* Maudsland
* Mermaid Beach
* Mermaid Waters
* Merrimac
* Miami
* Molendinar
* Mount Nathan
* Mudgeeraba
* Natural Bridge
* Nerang
* Neranwood
* North Burleigh
* Norwell
* Numinbah Valley
* Ormeau
* Ormeau Hills
* Oxenford
* Pacific Pines
* Palm Beach
* Paradise Point
* Parkwood
* Pimpama
* Reedy Creek
* Robina
* Runaway Bay
* Sanctuary Cove
* Santa Barbara
* South Stradbroke Island
* Southern Moreton Bay Islands
* Southport
* Springbrook
* Stapylton
* Steiglitz
* Surfers Paradise
* Tallai
* Tallebudgera
* Tallebudgera Valley
* Tugun
* Upper Coomera
* Varsity Lakes
* Willow Vale
* Wongawallan
* Woongoolba
* Worongary
* Yatala

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