Southern Moreton Bay Islands, Queensland
| Southern Moreton Bay Islands Gold Coast, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Eden, Kangaroo and Woogoompah Islands (looking west) | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 20 km (12 mi) from Surfers Paradise | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Gold Coast (Division 12) | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Coomera | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Fadden | ||||||||||||||
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The Southern Moreton Bay Islands is a suburb on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. It is located at the northern end of the City of Gold Coast local government area. It was gazetted as a bounded locality on 7 Feb 2003 and regazetted on 27 November 2009 due to local government changes.[2]
The suburb is unusual in that it does not have any permanent residents.
The suburbs consists of numerous very low-lying esturarine 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
- Rat Island
- Tabby Tabby Island
- Woogoompah Island
Passages and Channels within the Southern Moreton Bay Islands:[3]
- 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 have been 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.[4]
See also
- Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park
- Southern Moreton Bay Islands (Redland City), the adjacent area in Redland City consisting of several island suburbs.
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Southern Moreton Bay Islands(State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ "Southern Moreton Bay Islands (entry 46085)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ↑ Beacon to Beacon Directory (8 ed.). Brisbane QLD: Maritime Safety Queensland. August 2008. ISBN 0-646-46178-8.
- ↑ Queensland Wetlands Program (2014). "Jumpinpin-Broadwater fish habitat area". Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
Coordinates: 27°46′50″S 153°24′17″E / 27.78056°S 153.40472°E