Native name: Mabuyaagi, Gœmu | |
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.png) Landsat image of the Bellevue Islands, with Mabuiag in the centre | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Arafura Sea |
| Archipelago | Bellevue Islands |
| Total islands | 11 |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | Queensland |
| Local government area | Torres Strait Island Region |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 251 (2006) |
| Ethnic groups | Mabuiag people |
| Mabuiag Island Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Mabuiag Island | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 9°57′13″S 142°11′32″E / 9.9535°S 142.1922°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 253 (SAL 2021)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4875 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Torres Strait Island Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Mabuiag, also known as "Mabuyag" and natively "Mabuyaagi", formerly "Jervis Island") is one of the Torres Strait Islands in Queensland, Australia. Mabuiag is also a town and locality in the Torres Strait Island Region local government area.[3][4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Mabuiag Island had a population of 253 people.[5]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mabuiag Island (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mabuiag Island (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ "Mabuiag Island – town in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 20346)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Mabuiag Island – locality in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 46704)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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