Lamb Island, Queensland

Lamb Island Redland City Council, Queensland
Lamb Island
Coordinates	27°37′S 153°23′E / 27.617°S 153.383°E / -27.617; 153.383Coordinates: 27°37′S 153°23′E / 27.617°S 153.383°E / -27.617; 153.383
Population	427 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s)	4184
Location	33 km (21 mi) from Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)	Redland City Council
State electorate(s)	Electoral district of Redlands
Federal Division(s)	Division of Bowman
Suburbs around Lamb Island: Thornlands Cleveland Moreton Island Mount Cotton Lamb Island Stradbroke Island Redland Bay Victoria Point Macleay Island

Lamb Island is a small island in the southern part of Moreton Bay, near Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia.

Heritage listings

Lamb Island has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Lucas Drive: Lamb Island Pioneer Hall^[2]
• Mango Trees on Tina Avenue which were planted over 100 years ago^[3]
• Jetty Shed which has been restored by the local island community group and was used for loading local produce onto the merchant boats^[3][4]

Demographics

In the 2011 Census the population of Lamb Island is 427, 50.4% female and 49.6% male.^[1] The median/average age of the Lamb Island population is 51 years of age, 14 years above the Australian average. 69.4% of people living in Lamb Island were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.8%, New Zealand 6.5%, Philippines 2.3%, Netherlands 1.6%, Germany 1.2%. 90.4% of people speak English as their first language 2.8% Tagalog, 0.9% German, 0.9% French, 0.9% Samoan, 0.9% Spanish.^[1]

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