The Keppels, Queensland
Suburb of Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia
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The Keppels is an off-shore locality for the Keppel Islands, an island group in the Coral Sea within the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2][3][4] In the 2021 census, The Keppels had a population of 60.[1]
The Keppels | |||||||||||||
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The Great Keppel Island | |||||||||||||
  The Keppels | |||||||||||||
 Interactive map of The Keppels | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 23.1977°S 150.9441°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,028.7 km2 (397.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 60 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.058/km2 (0.151/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4700 | ||||||||||||
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Geography
The largest islands are Great Keppel Island and North Keppel Island.[5]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, The Keppels had a population of 50 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, The Keppels had a population of 60 people.[1]
Education
North Keppel Island Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at North Keppel Island (23.0764°S 150.8853°E).[7][8]
There are no mainstream schools on The Keppels. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[9]
