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Moreton Bay
Queensland
Moreton Bay is located in Queensland
Moreton Bay
Moreton Bay
Coordinates27°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)4178
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
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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]

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

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

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

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]

See also

References

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

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