Southern Moreton Bay Islands, Queensland
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Southern Moreton Bay Islands | |||||||||||||
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 Eden, Kangaroo and Woogoompah Islands (looking west) | |||||||||||||
  Southern Moreton Bay Islands | |||||||||||||
 Interactive map of Southern Moreton Bay Islands | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 27°46′50″S 153°24′18″E / 27.7805°S 153.405°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Gold Coast | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 2003 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 83.9 km2 (32.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
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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 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:[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
Southern Moreton Bay Islands was officially gazetted as a locality on 7 February 2003.[3]
Demographics
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]
