Southern Moreton Bay Islands (Redland City)

Southern Moreton Bay Islands

Nickname: SMBI, Bay Islands, or RKLM
A satellite view from the southwest of south Moreton Bay, Queensland. Labelled are the many islands created from the outflow of the Logan River behind the barrier of North and South Stradbroke Islands.
SMBI Location of the Bay Islands in Queensland
Geography
Location	Moreton Bay
Coordinates	27°38′S 153°23′E / 27.633°S 153.383°E / -27.633; 153.383
Major islands	Karragarra Island Lamb Island Russell Island Macleay Island
Administration
Australia
State	Queensland
Region	South East Queensland
Local government area	Redland City
Demographics
Population	6,153 (2016 census)

The Southern Moreton Bay Islands, abbreviated as SMBI, also known as the Bay Islands, are the four inhabited southern Moreton Bay islands located in South East Queensland, Australia. The group is part of the Redland City with a permanent population of 7,635 as of the 2021 census (up from 6,153 in the 2016 census). However, nearly one-third of all dwellings on the islands were unoccupied, suggesting a high proportion of "second homes" that are owned by people who were elsewhere on the night of the census.^[1]