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Moreton Bay, Queensland

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name	Moreton Bay
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lga	City of Brisbane
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Moreton Bay is a locality split between the City of Brisbane and the City of Redland, both in Queensland, Australia. The locality includes all of the bay Moreton Bay (water and islands) between the mainland of the City of Brisbane and the City of Redland across to the western coast of Moreton Island and the western coast of North Stradbroke Island (including some islands but excluding others). In the , Moreton Bay had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The extent of the locality within the City of Brisbane is:

in the north-west, the northernmost coastal point of Brighton
in the south-west, the southernmost coastal point of Lota
in the north-east, the northwesternmost coastal point of Moreton Island
in the south-east, the northwesternmost coastal point of North Stradbroke Island

and includes the following uninhabited islands (from north to south):

Mud Island (Bungumba)
St Helena Island (Noogoon)
Green Island (Milwarpa)

The extent of the locality within the City of Redland is:

in the north-west, the northernmost coastal point of Thorneside
in the south-west, the southernmost coastal point of Redland Bay
in the north-east, the northwesternmost coastal point of North Stradbroke Island
in the south-east, the southwesternmost coastal point of North Stradbroke Island that is north of Russell Island (one of the excluded areas below

and includes the following uninhabited islands from north to south:

Goat Island
Cassim Island
Snipe Island
Garden Island
Pannikin Island
Long Island
Lagoon Island
Redbill Island

but excludes the following islands (some inhabited, some not), from north to south:

Peel Island
Coochiemudlo Island
Macleay Island & Perulpa Island
Lamb Island
Karragarra Island
Russell Island & Willes Island & Double Island

The list of excluded islands or island groups above are separate localities within the City of Redland, all are inhabited with the exception of Peel Island, which was formerly inhabited but now is a protected area.

History

The locality name of Moreton Bay draws its name from the bay of the same name, which was named by Lieutenant James Cook, commander of HMS Endeavour, after James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, the President of the Royal Society who had helped to negotiate a grant of £4000 to finance the expedition.

Demographics

In the , Moreton Bay had "no people or a very low population".

References

{{cite QPN. 49461. Moreton Bay. locality in City of Brisbane
{{cite QPN. 43645. Moreton Bay. locality in City of Redland
{{Queensland Globe
{{Census 2016 AUS
{{Census 2021 AUS

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