Moreton Island, Queensland

Moreton Island is a locality in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Moreton Island had a population of 243 people.[1]

Moreton Island
Queensland
Moreton Island
Coordinates27.1686°S 153.4011°E / -27.1686; 153.4011
Population243 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.2335/km2 (3.195/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4025
Area197.0 km2 (76.1 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Brisbane
State electorate(s)Redcliffe
Federal Division(s)Bonner
Suburbs around Moreton Island:
Bulwer Moreton Bay Coral Sea
Cowan Cowan Moreton Island Coral Sea
Kooringal Moreton Bay Coral Sea

Geography

The boundary of the locality is that of Moreton Island as a whole with the exception of the three separate localities of Bulwer (on the north-west coast), Cowan Cowan (on the west coast) and Kooringal (on the south-west coast).[3]

History

The locality name of Moreton Island takes its name from the island of the same name, which was named by Lieutenant Matthew Flinders of HM Colonial Sloop Norfolk on 28 July 1799, taking its name from Moreton Bay. The bay was named by Lieutenant James Cook of HMS Endeavour in 1770 after James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, who was President of the Royal Society and was influential in obtaining the grant that enables Cook's voyage. The misspelling of the name Morton as Moreton occurred in the published records of the voyage.[2]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Moreton Island (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Moreton Island – locality in City of Brisbane (entry 49462)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 November 2018.


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