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Southern Moreton Bay Islands is an island group
locality Locality may refer to: * Locality, a historical named location or place in Canada * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localitie ...
in the north-east of the
City of Gold Coast The City of Gold Coast is the Local government in Australia, local government area spanning the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, and surrounding areas. With a population of 606,774, it is the second most populous local ...
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Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia. In the , Southern Moreton Bay Islands had "no people or a very low population". The Southern Moreton Bay Islands do not have a
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Geography

The locality consists of numerous very low-lying estuarine islands separated by channels in the southern part of
Moreton Bay Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are ...
. 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 Channel, channels, channeling, etc., may refer to: Geography * Channel (geography), a landform consisting of the outline (banks) of the path of a narrow body of water. Australia * Channel Country, region of outback Australia in Queensland and pa ...
within the Southern Moreton Bay Islands: * Canaipa Passage * Cobby Passage *
Coomera River The Coomera River is a perennial river in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. Its catchment lies within the Gold Coast and Scenic Rim Region local government areas and covers an area of . Course and features Rising in Lamington ...
(North Branch) *
Coomera River The Coomera River is a perennial river in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. Its catchment lies within the Gold Coast and Scenic Rim Region local government areas and covers an area of . Course and features Rising in Lamington ...
(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 Southern Moreton Bay Islands is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 44 km southeast of Brisbane. It forms part of the Moreton Bay and Pumicestone Passage Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it suppor ...
. Most of the channels are protected as part of the
Moreton Bay Marine Park The Moreton Bay Marine Park was established in 1993 to protect ecologically significant habitats in Moreton Bay. The marine park extends from Caloundra south to the southern tip of South Stradbroke Island. The marine park's border extends up to t ...
. 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.


History

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


Demographics

In the , Southern Moreton Bay Islands had "no people or a very low population". In the , Southern Moreton Bay Islands had "no people or a very low population". In the , Southern Moreton Bay Islands had "no people or a very low population".


See also

*
Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park Southern Moreton Bay Islands is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 44 km southeast of Brisbane. It forms part of the Moreton Bay and Pumicestone Passage Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it suppor ...
*
Southern Moreton Bay Islands (Redland City) The Southern Moreton Bay Islands, abbreviated as ''SMBI'', also known as the ''Bay Islands'', are the four inhabited southern Moreton Bay islands located in South East Queensland, Australia. The group is part of the Redland City with a permanent ...
, the adjacent area in
Redland City Redland City, also known as the Redlands and formerly known as Redland Shire, is a Local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) and a part of Brisbane, Greater Brisbane in South East Queensland, Australia. With a population of 159 ...
consisting of several island suburbs.


References

{{Localities in Gold Coast Suburbs of the Gold Coast, Queensland Islands of Moreton Bay Localities in Queensland