South Stradbroke Island

South Stradbroke Island
Native name:
Minjerribah
Nickname: South Straddie
NASA Landsat Image of South Stradbroke
Geography
LocationMoreton Bay
Coordinates27°50′00″S 153°25′20″E / 27.8333°S 153.4222°E / -27.8333; 153.4222
Length21 km (13 mi)
Width2.5 km (1.55 mi)
Administration
Australia
StateQueensland
RegionGold Coast, South East Queensland
Local government areaCity of Gold Coast
Demographics
Population142 (2021 census[1])
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South Stradbroke
Queensland
A humpback whale heading north for the winter, off the coast of South Stradbroke
Map
Population142 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density4.537/km2 (11.75/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4216
Area31.3 km2 (12.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)City of Gold Coast
State electorate(s)Broadwater
Federal division(s)Fadden
Suburbs around South Stradbroke:
Southern Moreton Bay Islands North Stradbroke Island Coral Sea
Southern Moreton Bay Islands South Stradbroke Coral Sea
Paradise Point
Hollywell
Runaway Bay		 Biggera Waters
Main Beach
 Coral Sea

South Stradbroke Island (Indigenous: Minjerribah[2]), colloquially South Straddie,[3] is an island that lies within Moreton Bay in the Australian state of Queensland, south of Brisbane and forms the northern end of Gold Coast. The island is a locality within the City of Gold Coast.[4] In 2021 census, South Stradbroke Island had a population of 142 people.[1]

The 21 kilometres (13 mi) by 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) sized island is the smaller one of the two Stradbroke Islands and lies very close to the mainland.[5] The island has hundreds of wild wallabies that are usually human orientated. They are also well known for stealing bread from tents and cabins, and joining campers at their fires.

One of more than 360 islands within Moreton Bay, the southern end of South Stradbroke Island fronts the Broadwater, and the tip marks the Gold Coast Seaway, only a matter of metres from the mainland at Southport Spit. In the northeast is Tipplers Passage which separates the island from many smaller islands within the bay closer to the mainland. The east coast borders the Coral Sea.

South Stradbroke Island consists mainly of sand dunes, remnant livistona rainforest and melaleuca wetlands.[6] The island also has unique flora and fauna. The golden wallaby is endemic to the island and the agile wallaby, once more common to the region, has now retreated to the island.[7]

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