North Stradbroke Island, Queensland
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 Eighteen Mile Swamp looking south from the Escarpment | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 27°34′12″S 153°26′48″E / 27.5700°S 153.4466°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | North Stradbroke Island | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 271.1 km2 (104.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 181 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.6677/km2 (1.729/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4183 | ||||||||||||
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North Stradbroke Island is a locality on part of the island of the same name in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, North Stradbroke Island had a population of 181 people.[2]
Geography
Despite the name, the entire island is not contained within this locality as there are three other small localities around the towns of Dunwich, Amity and Point Lookout.[4][5][6] However, most of island is within this locality.[7]
Much of centre and south of the locality is within the Naree Budjong Djara National Park.[7]
Despite its name, Dunwich Aerodrome is approx 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south-west of the town of Dunwich in the locality of North Stradbroke Island (27°31′08″S 153°25′39″E / 27.5189°S 153.4276°E).[8]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, North Stradbroke Island had a population of 131 people.[9]
In the 2021 census, North Stradbroke Island had a population of 181 people.[2]
Education
There are no schools within the locality. The nearest government primary school is Dunwich State School in Dunwich to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Cleveland District State High School in Cleveland on the mainland.[7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "North Stradbroke Island (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "North Stradbroke Island (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "North Stradbroke Island – locality in City of Redland (entry 43646)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Dunwich – locality in City of Redland (entry 43641)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Amity – locality in Redland City (entry 43639)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- ^ "Point Lookout – locality in Redland City (entry 43648)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- ^ "Airports - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "North Stradbroke Island (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
