Badu Island

Badu; Badu Island
Queensland
A satellite image of Badu Island
Badu; Badu Island is located in Queensland
Badu; Badu Island
Badu; Badu Island
Coordinates10°07′13″S 142°08′22″E / 10.1202°S 142.1394°E / -10.1202; 142.1394 (Badu Island (centre of locality))
Population704 (SAL 2021)[1][2]
Postcode(s)4875
Area101.0 km2 (39.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Torres Strait Island Region
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt

Badu or Badu Island (/ˈbɑːduː/; Kala Lagaw Ya: Badhu, pronounced [bad̪u]; also Mulgrave Island), is an island in the Torres Strait 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Thursday Island, Queensland, Australia.[3] Badu Island is also a locality in the Torres Strait Island Region,[4] and Wakaid is the only town, located on the south-east coast.[5] This island is one of the Torres Strait Islands. The language of Badu is Kala Lagaw Ya.

The Mura Badulgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation administers land on behalf of the Badulgal people. The Badulgal people's ownership of Badu and surrounding islands in the Torres Strait was recognised in a native title determination on 1 February 2014, when the Queensland Government handed over to the Badhulgal traditional owners freehold title to 9,836 hectares (24,310 acres) of land. The Mura Badulgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation (an RNTBC) administers land on behalf of the Badulgal people.[6][7]

In the 2021 census, Badu Island had a population of 704 people.[8]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Badu Island (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Badu Island (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Badu Island – island in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 1216)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Badu Island – locality in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 46705)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Wakaid – population centre in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 10263)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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