Mer Island, Queensland


Mer Island
Queensland
Mer Island is located in Queensland
Mer Island
Mer Island
Coordinates9°55′02″S 144°03′06″E / 9.9172°S 144.0516°E / -9.9172; 144.0516 (Mer Island (centre of locality))
Population406 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density99.0/km2 (256/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4875
Area4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Torres Strait Island Region
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
Suburbs around Mer Island:
Coral Sea Coral Sea Coral Sea
Coral Sea Mer Island Coral Sea
Dowar Islet Waua Islet Coral Sea

Mer Island is an island locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] The locality consists of a single island, Murray Island. In the 2021 census, Mer Island had a population of 406 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Mer Island – locality in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 46717)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.