South Stradbroke Island

South Stradbroke
Queensland
South Stradbroke; Queensland
	A humpback whale heading north for the winter, off the coast of South Stradbroke
Population	142 (2021 census)
• Density	4.537/km2 (11.75/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4216
Area	31.3 km2 (12.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	City of Gold Coast
State electorate(s)	Broadwater
Federal division(s)	Fadden
	Suburbs around South Stradbroke:

South Stradbroke Island
Native name: Minjerribah Nickname: South Straddie
	NASA Landsat Image of South Stradbroke
Geography
Location	Moreton Bay
Coordinates	27°50′00″S 153°25′20″E / 27.8333°S 153.4222°E
Length	21 km (13 mi)
Width	2.5 km (1.55 mi)
Administration
	Australia
State	Queensland
Region	Gold Coast, South East Queensland
Local government area	City of Gold Coast
Demographics
Population	142 (2021 census)

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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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