Moa Island (Queensland)

For other places with the same name, see Moa Island (disambiguation).

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Moa Island
Banks Island
A map of the Torres Strait Islands showing Moa in the northern central waters of Torres Strait
Geography
LocationBanks Channel, Northern Australia
Coordinates10°10′59″S 142°16′01″E / 10.183°S 142.267°E / -10.183; 142.267
ArchipelagoTorres Strait Islands
Adjacent toTorres Strait
Total islands1
Administration
Australia
StateQueensland
Local government areaTorres Strait Island Region
Demographics
Ethnic groupsTorres Strait Islanders
Moa Island
Queensland
Population432 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2.538/km2 (6.574/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4875
Area170.2 km2 (65.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Torres Strait Island Region
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
Suburbs around Moa Island:
Badu Island Mabuiag Island Torres Strait
Torres Strait Moa Island Torres Strait
Torres Strait Torres Strait Torres Strait

Moa Island, also called Banks Island, is an island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago that is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Thursday Island in the Banks Channel of Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is also a locality within the Torres Strait Island Region local government area.[3] This island is the largest within the "Near Western" group. It has two towns, Kubin on the south-west coast and St Pauls on the east coast, which are connected by bitumen and a gravel road.[4][5] In the 2021 census, Moa Island had a population of 432 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Moa Island – Island in the Torres Strait Island Region (entry 22403)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Moa Island – locality in the Torres Strait Island Region (entry 46706)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Kubin – town in the Torres Strait Island Region (entry 18560)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  5. ^ "St Pauls – town in the Torres Strait Island Region (entry 29441)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 October 2017.