Fitzroy Island (Queensland)

Fitzroy Island
Gabar or Goong-Gan-Jee Island
Cairns, Queensland
Fitzroy Island; Gabar or Goong-Gan-Jee IslandCairns, Queensland
	Fitzroy Island
Coordinates	16°55′49″S 145°59′32″E / 16.9302°S 145.9922°E
Population	85 (2021 census)
• Density	7.33/km2 (18.98/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4871
Area	11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Cairns Region
State electorate(s)	Mulgrave
Federal division(s)	Kennedy

Fitzroy Island
Native name: Koba or Gabar or Goong-Gan-Jee
	Welcome Bay, Fitzroy Island
Geography
Location	Coral Sea
Coordinates	16°56′S 146°00′E / 16.933°S 146.000°E
Area	11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Highest elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Administration
	Australia
State	Queensland
LGA	Cairns Region
Demographics
Population	85 (2021)

Fitzroy Island (originally Koba or Gabar or Goong-Gan-Jee) is a continental island offshore from Cape Grafton, 29 km (18 miles) southeast of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is a locality in the Cairns Region.^[2]^[3] In the 2021 census, Fitzroy Island had a population of 85 people.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Fitzroy Island – locality in Cairns Region (entry 48635)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
^ "Fitzroy Island (Goon-Gan-Jee Island) – Island in Cairns Region (entry 12563)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 May 2018.