South Stradbroke Island
Native name: Minjerribah Nickname: South Straddie | |
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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) |
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Australia | |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | Gold Coast, South East Queensland |
| Local government area | City of Gold Coast |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 142 (2021 census) |
South Stradbroke Island | |||||||||||||
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A humpback whale heading north for the winter, off the coast of South Stradbroke Island | |||||||||||||
Interactive map of South Stradbroke Island | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 31.3 km2 (12.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 142 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.537/km2 (11.75/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4216 | ||||||||||||
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South Stradbroke Island (Indigenous: Minjerribah), colloquially South Straddie, is an island that lies within Moreton Bay south-southeast of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland and forms the northern end of the city of Gold Coast. The island is a locality within the City of Gold Coast. In the 2021 census, South Stradbroke Island had a population of 142 people.
The 21-kilometre (13 mi) by 2.5-kilometre (1.6 mi) sized island, approximately 31.3 square kilometres (12.1 sq mi) in area, is the smaller of the two Stradbroke Islands and lies very close to the mainland. The island has hundreds of wild wallabies that are usually inured to the presence of humans. They are well known for stealing bread from tents and cabins, and joining campers at their fires.