Russell Island (Moreton Bay)
Russell Island
Canaipa | |||||||||||||
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Location of Russell Island | |||||||||||||
Russell Island | |||||||||||||
Interactive map of Russell Island | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 27°40′23″S 153°23′05″E / 27.6730°S 153.3847°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Moreton Bay | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1870 | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 30.2 km2 (11.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 3,698 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 122.45/km2 (317.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4184 | ||||||||||||
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Russell Island is an island, a town and a locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. The island is also known by its traditional Aboriginal name of Canaipa (from (Yugambeh: Ganaybah); meaning place of digging stick or ironbark spear). In the 2021 census, the locality of Russell Island had a population of 3,698 people.