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Moreton Island, Queensland

Moreton Island, Queensland
FieldValue
typesuburb
nameMoreton Island
cityBrisbane
stateqld
imageMoreton Island, QLD.jpg
captionMoreton Island, 2016
coordinates
local_mapyes
zoom9
pop180
pop_year
pop_footnotes
postcode4025
area174.6
timezoneAEST
utc+10:00
dist1
dir1
lgaCity of Brisbane (Deagon Ward)
stategovRedcliffe
fedgovBonner
near-nMoreton Bay
near-neCoral Sea
near-eCoral Sea
near-seCoral Sea
near-sMoreton Bay
near-swKooringal
near-wCowan Cowan
near-nwBulwer

| near-n =Moreton Bay | near-ne =Coral Sea | near-e =Coral Sea | near-se =Coral Sea | near-s = Moreton Bay | near-sw = Kooringal | near-w = Cowan Cowan | near-nw = Bulwer Moreton Island is the largest locality on the island Moreton Island within the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Moreton Island had a population of 180 people.

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). Apart from the Tangalooma Resort, almost all of the locality is within the Moreton Island National Park.

Cape Moreton Lighthouse is on Cape Moreton, the north-eastern point of the island ().

There are many named features and places on the island (from north to south):

  • North Point, a headland ()
  • Rocky Hill, a mountain () 82 m
  • Cape Moreton, a headland ()
  • Tungewa, a place ()
  • Yellow Patch, a place ()
  • Cape Cliff, a headland ()
  • Five Hills, a mountain () 70 m
  • Comboyuro Point, a headland ()
  • Smith, a mountain () 112 m
  • Tabilbulla, a place ()
  • Diagram Hills, a mountain () 191 m
  • Bulwer Valley, a valley ()
  • Hutchison Peak, a mountain () 199 m
  • Jessie Peak, a mountain () 178 m
  • Mount Campbell, a mountain () 229 m
  • Russels Top, a mountain ()
  • The Nek, a place ()
  • Round Hill, a mountain () 182 m
  • Cowan Cowan Point, a headland ()
  • Chanuk Bair, a place ()
  • Hell Spit, a place ()
  • Storm Mountain, a mountain () 274 m
  • Mount Tempest, a mountain () 280 m
  • Pimple, a place ()
  • Flat Iron, a mountain () 246 m
  • Cone Hill, a mountain () 199 m
  • Tangalooma, also known as Turrbin, a resort ()
  • The Desert, a place ().
  • Tangalooma Point ()
  • Sandy Peak, a mountain () 122 m
  • Big Sandhills, a mountain () 80 m
  • Gebelum, a place ()
  • Kounungai, a place (.
  • Little Sandhills, a mountain () 45 m
  • Toulkerrie, a place ()
  • Umbounba, a place ()
  • Reeders Point, a headland ()

History

Cape Moreton lighthouse, 1910

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 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.

With increasing amounts of shipping coming into Moreton Bay during the 1840s, the New South Wales Government decided to build a lighthouse on the north-east corner of the island (Cape Moreton). It was designed by architect Edmund Blacket in 1854 and completed in 1857. The Cape Moreton Lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse in Queensland and the only one built prior to the Separation of Queensland and the establishment of the Queensland Government in 1859. It is also the only lighthouse in Queensland built from stone. It is still operational.

Cricket match at Bulwer State School, 1899, with the teacher's residence on the right

Moreton Island State School opened circa 1876, being renamed Bulwer State School in 1878. In 1891, it was downgraded to Bulwer Provisional School, but by 1895 was Bulwer State School again. When the pilot station families were relocated in 1909, the school was closed.

Students pictured with their teacher at Cape Moreton State School, circa 1913

Cape Moreton Provisional School opened on 28 August 1876 but closed in 1884. It reopened on 15 February 1886 and permanently closed in December 1925.

Demographics

In the , Moreton Island had a population of 243 people.

In the , Moreton Island had a population of 180 people.

Education

There are no schools on the island. The options are distance education and boarding schools.

Transport

There are no road or rail bridges to the island. The island is accessed by boat (ferries and barges) or by air. Only 4WD verhicles are suitable for driving on the island.

There are a number of air transport facilities (from north to south)

  • Tangalooma Airstrip ().
  • Kooringal Airstrip ().
  • Bulwer heliport ().
  • Kooringal Emergency Centre heliport ()
  • Cowan Cowan heliport ().
  • Tangalooma Resort heliport ().

References

References

  1. {{cite QPN. 49462. Moreton Island. locality in City of Brisbane
  2. {{Queensland Globe
  3. (18 November 2020). "Lighthouses - Queensland". [[Queensland Government]].
  4. (12 November 2020). "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". [[Queensland Government]].
  5. {{cite QPN. 24698. North Point. mountain in Brisbane City
  6. {{cite QPN. 28832. Rocky Hill. mountain in Brisbane City
  7. {{cite QPN. 22813. Cape Moreton. mountain in Brisbane City
  8. {{cite QPN. 35335. Tungewa. locality unbounded in City of Brisbane
  9. {{cite QPN. 38620. Yellow Patch. locality unbounded in City of Brisbane
  10. {{cite QPN. 7429. Cape Cliff. mountain in Brisbane City
  11. {{cite QPN. 12567. Five Hills. mountain in Brisbane City
  12. {{cite QPN. 7822. Comboyuro Point. mountain in Brisbane City
  13. {{cite QPN. 31198. Smith. mountain in Brisbane City
  14. {{cite QPN. 33057. Tabilbulla. locality unbounded in City of Brisbane
  15. {{cite QPN. 9852. Diagram Hills. mountain in Brisbane City
  16. {{cite QPN. 16540. Hutchison Peak. mountain in Brisbane City
  17. {{cite QPN. 17162. Jessie Peak. mountain in Brisbane City
  18. {{cite QPN. 5988. Mount Campbell. mountain in Brisbane City
  19. {{cite QPN. 29360. Russels Top. mountain in Brisbane City
  20. {{cite QPN. 34034. The Nek. locality unbounded in City of Brisbane
  21. {{cite QPN. 29163. Round Hill. mountain in Brisbane City
  22. {{cite QPN. 8591. Cowan Cowan Point. mountain in Brisbane City
  23. {{cite QPN. 6859. Chanuk Bair. locality unbounded in City of Brisbane
  24. {{cite QPN. 15680. Hell Spit. locality unbounded in City of Brisbane
  25. {{cite QPN. 32614. Storm Mountain. mountain in Brisbane City
  26. {{cite QPN. 33608. Mount Tempest. mountain in Brisbane City
  27. {{cite QPN. 26756. Pimple. locality unbounded in City of Brisbane
  28. {{cite QPN. 12723. Flat Iron. mountain in Brisbane City
  29. {{cite QPN. 7891. Cone Hill. mountain in Brisbane City
  30. {{cite QPN. 33275. Tangalooma. locality unbounded in City of Brisbane
  31. {{cite QPN. 33917. The Desert. locality unbounded in City of Brisbane
  32. {{cite QPN. 33276. Tangalooma Point. mountain in Brisbane City
  33. {{cite QPN. 29921. Sandy Peak. mountain in Brisbane City
  34. {{cite QPN. 2521. Big Sandhills. mountain in Brisbane City
  35. {{cite QPN. 13535. Gebelum. locality unbounded in City of Brisbane
  36. {{cite QPN. 18526. Kounungai. locality unbounded in City of Brisbane
  37. {{cite QPN. 19707. Little Sandhills. mountain in Brisbane City
  38. {{cite QPN. 35048. Toulkerrie. locality unbounded in City of Brisbane
  39. {{cite QPN. 35766. Umbounba. locality unbounded in City of Brisbane
  40. {{cite QPN. 28288. Reeders Point. mountain in Brisbane City
  41. {{cite QHR. 15032. Cape Moreton Lightstation. 600257
  42. "Queensland schools past and present". [[Queensland Family History Society]].
  43. {{Census 2016 AUS
  44. {{Census 2021 AUS
  45. (2009-10-07). "Visiting safely {{!}} Gheebulum Kunungai (Moreton Island) National Park and Moreton Island Recreation Area". Queensland Government.
  46. (22 October 2020). "Airports - Queensland". [[Queensland Government]].
  47. (22 October 2020). "Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland". [[Queensland Government]].
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