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Southern Moreton Bay Islands, Queensland
Southern Moreton Bay Islands is an island group locality in the north-east of the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Southern Moreton Bay Islands had "no people or a very low population".[1] The Southern Moreton Bay Islands do not have a postcode.[2] GeographyThe locality consists of numerous very low-lying estuarine islands separated by channels in the southern part of Moreton Bay. The islands are mostly covered by mangroves, and a substantial part of the area is inundated by water at high tide. Islands within the Southern Moreton Bay Islands:
 Passages and Channels within the Southern Moreton Bay Islands:[4]
Several of the islands within the suburb are protected as the Southern Moreton Bay Islands National Park. Most of the channels are protected as part of the Moreton Bay Marine Park. Additional protection for fish habitat is provided by the Jumpinpin-Broadwater Fish Habitat Area declared on 19 November 1983. The habitat of sea grass meadows and shallow estuarine areas are protected for a variety of sea life.[5] HistorySouthern Moreton Bay Islands was gazetted as a locality on 7 February 2003.[3] DemographicsIn the 2011 census, Southern Moreton Bay Islands had "no people or a very low population".[6] In the 2016 census, Southern Moreton Bay Islands had "no people or a very low population".[7] In the 2021 census, Southern Moreton Bay Islands had "no people or a very low population".[1] See also
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