Moreton Bay, Queensland

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Suburb of City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

27°17′24″S 153°15′34″E / 27.29°S 153.2594°E / -27.29; 153.2594 (Moreton Bay)Population0 (SAL 2016)^[1]^[2]Postcode(s)4178Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)LGA(s)

City of Brisbane
City of Redland

State electorate(s)

Federal division(s)

Bonner
Bowman

Moreton Bay is a locality split between the City of Brisbane and the City of Redland, both in Queensland, Australia. The locality includes all of the bay Moreton Bay (water and islands) between the mainland of the City of Brisbane and the City of Redland across to the western coast of Moreton Island and the western coast of North Stradbroke Island (including some islands but excluding others).^[3]^[4]^[5] In the 2021 census, Moreton Bay had a population of 0 people (none of the included islands being inhabited).^[6]

Geography

The extent of the locality within the City of Brisbane is:^[3]^[5]

in the north-west, the northernmost coastal point of Brighton 27°16′52″S 153°04′01″E / 27.281°S 153.067°E / -27.281; 153.067 (Moreton Bay (locality in City of Brisbane) - north-west extent)
in the south-west, the southernmost coastal point of Lota 27°28′05″S 153°12′14″E / 27.468°S 153.204°E / -27.468; 153.204 (Moreton Bay (locality in City of Brisbane) - south-west extent)
in the north-east, the northwesternmost coastal point of Moreton Island 27°03′47″S 153°21′47″E / 27.063°S 153.363°E / -27.063; 153.363 (Moreton Bay (locality in City of Brisbane) - north-east extent)
in the south-east, the northwesternmost coastal point of North Stradbroke Island 27°23′20″S 153°26′56″E / 27.389°S 153.449°E / -27.389; 153.449 (Moreton Bay (locality in City of Brisbane) - south-east extent)

and includes the following uninhabited islands (from north to south):^[5]

Mud Island (Bungumba) 27°20′20″S 153°15′04″E / 27.339°S 153.251°E / -27.339; 153.251 (Mud Island (Bungumba))
St Helena Island (Noogoon) 27°23′20″S 153°14′02″E / 27.389°S 153.234°E / -27.389; 153.234 (St Helena Island (Queensland))
Green Island (Milwarpa) 27°25′30″S 153°14′02″E / 27.425°S 153.234°E / -27.425; 153.234 (Green Island (Moreton Bay))

The extent of the locality within the City of Redland is:

in the north-west, the northernmost coastal point of Thorneside 27°28′05″S 153°12′14″E / 27.468°S 153.204°E / -27.468; 153.204 (Moreton Bay (locality in City of Redland) - north-west extent)
in the south-west, the southernmost coastal point of Redland Bay 27°41′56″S 153°19′30″E / 27.699°S 153.325°E / -27.699; 153.325 (Moreton Bay (locality in City of Redland) - south-west extent)
in the north-east, the northwesternmost coastal point of North Stradbroke Island 27°23′20″S 153°26′56″E / 27.389°S 153.449°E / -27.389; 153.449 (Moreton Bay (locality in City of Redland) - north-east extent)
in the south-east, the southwesternmost coastal point of North Stradbroke Island that is north of Russell Island (one of the excluded areas below 27°38′20″S 153°25′01″E / 27.639°S 153.417°E / -27.639; 153.417 (Moreton Bay (locality in City of Redland) - south-east extent)

and includes the following uninhabited islands from north to south:^[5]

Goat Island
Cassim Island
Snipe Island
Garden Island
Pannikin Island
Long Island
Lagoon Island
Redbill Island

but excludes the following islands (some inhabited, some not), from north to south:

The list of excluded islands or island groups above are separate localities within the City of Redland, all are inhabited with the exception of Peel Island, which was formerly inhabited but now is a protected area.

History

The locality name of Moreton Bay draws its name from the bay of the same name, which was named by Lieutenant James Cook, commander of HMS Endeavour, after James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, the President of the Royal Society who had helped to negotiate a grant of £4000 to finance the expedition.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Moreton Bay had a population of 0 people.^[7]

In the 2021 census, Moreton Bay had a population of 0 people.^[6]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moreton Bay (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moreton Bay (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Moreton Bay – locality in City of Brisbane (entry 49461)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
^ "Moreton Bay – locality in City of Redland (entry 43645)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moreton Bay (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moreton Bay (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.