Mabuiag Island

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Mabuiag
Native name:
Mabuyaagi, Gœmu
Landsat image of the Bellevue Islands, with Mabuiag in the centre
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Geography
LocationArafura Sea
ArchipelagoBellevue Islands
Total islands11
Administration
Australia
StateQueensland
Local government areaTorres Strait Island Region
Demographics
Population251 (2006)
Ethnic groupsMabuiag people
Mabuiag Island
Queensland
Mabuiag Island is located in Queensland
Mabuiag Island
Mabuiag Island
Coordinates9°57′13″S 142°11′32″E / 9.9535°S 142.1922°E / -9.9535; 142.1922 (Mabuiag Island (town centre))
Population253 (SAL 2021)[1][2]
Postcode(s)4875
Area6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Torres Strait Island Region
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
Localities around Mabuiag Island:
Torres Strait Torres Strait Torres Strait
Torres Strait Mabuiag Island Torres Strait
Torres Strait Badu Island Moa Island

Mabuiag, also known as "Mabuyag" and natively "Mabuyaagi", formerly "Jervis Island") is one of the Torres Strait Islands in Queensland, Australia. Mabuiag is also a town and locality in the Torres Strait Island Region local government area.[3][4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Mabuiag Island had a population of 253 people.[5]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mabuiag Island (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mabuiag Island (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Mabuiag Island – town in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 20346)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Mabuiag Island – locality in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 46704)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).