Moreton Island, Queensland facts for kids
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 Moreton Island
Location in Queensland
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| Population | 243 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.2335/km2 (3.195/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4025 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 197.0 km2 (76.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brisbane | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Redcliffe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Bonner | ||||||||||||||
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Moreton Island is a locality in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Moreton Island had a population of 243 people.
Geography
The boundary of the locality is that of Moreton Island as a whole with the exception of the three separate localities of Bulwer (on the north-west coast), Cowan Cowan (on the west coast) and Kooringal (on the south-west coast).
History
The locality name of Moreton Island takes its name from the island of the same name, which was named by Lieutenant Matthew Flinders of HM Colonial Sloop Norfolk on 28 July 1799, taking its name from Moreton Bay. The bay was named by Lieutenant James Cook of HMS Endeavour in 1770 after James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, who was President of the Royal Society and was influential in obtaining the grant that enables Cook's voyage. The misspelling of the name Morton as Moreton occurred in the published records of the voyage.
