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North Stradbroke Island
Queensland
Eighteen Mile Swamp looking south from the Escarpment.jpg
Eighteen Mile Swamp looking south from the Escarpment
North Stradbroke Island is located in Queensland
North Stradbroke Island
North Stradbroke Island
Location in Queensland
Population 131 (2016 census)
 • Density 0.4832/km2 (1.251/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4183
Area 271.1 km2 (104.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) City of Redland
State electorate(s) Oodgeroo
Federal Division(s) Bowman
Suburbs around North Stradbroke Island:
Dunwich Amity Point Lookout
Moreton Bay North Stradbroke Island Coral Sea
Russell Island
South Moreton Bay Islands
South Stradbroke Coral Sea

North Stradbroke Island is a locality on the island of the same name in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, North Stradbroke Island had a population of 131 people.

Geography

Despite the name, the entire island is not contained within this locality as there are three other small localities around the towns of Dunwich, Amity and Point Lookout. However, most of island is within this locality.

Much of centre and south of the locality is within the Naree Budjong Djara National Park.

Education

There are no schools within the locality but there is a primary school on the island in Dunwich. The nearest secondary school is in Cleveland on the mainland.

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