Nickname: SMBI, Bay Islands, or RKLM | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Bay_Islands.jpg) A satellite view from the southwest of south Moreton Bay, Queensland. Labelled are the many islands created from the outflow of the Logan River behind the barrier of North and South Stradbroke Islands. | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Australia_Queensland_relief_location_map.jpg)  SMBI Location of the Bay Islands in Queensland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Moreton Bay |
| Coordinates | 27°38′S 153°23′E / 27.633°S 153.383°E |
| Major islands | |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | South East Queensland |
| Local government area | Redland City |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 6,153 (2016 census) |
The Southern Moreton Bay Islands, abbreviated as SMBI, also known as the Bay Islands, are the four inhabited southern Moreton Bay islands located in South East Queensland, Australia. The group is part of the Redland City with a permanent population of 7,635 as of the 2021 census (up from 6,153 in the 2016 census). However, nearly one-third of all dwellings on the islands were unoccupied, suggesting a high proportion of "second homes" that are owned by people who were elsewhere on the night of the census.[1]
- ^ "Russell, Karragarra, Lamb and Macleay". Australian Bureau of Census. 2006. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2008.