Warraber Islet, Queensland
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Warraber Island, 2011 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 10°12′27″S 142°49′28″E / 10.2075°S 142.8244°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 287 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,060/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4875 | ||||||||||||
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Warraber Islet is an island locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] It consists of a single island, Sue Islet (also known as Warraber), the middle island of The Three Sisters.[4] The only town is Sue Island on the eastern part of the island.[5] In the 2021 census, Warraber Islet had a population of 287 people.[2]
Geography
Warraber Island Airport bisects the island, running from the north-west to the south-east (10°12′26″S 142°49′25″E / 10.2073°S 142.8236°E).[6]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Warraber Islet had a population of 245 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Warraber Islet had a population of 287 people.[2]
Education
Warraber Island Campus is a primary (Early Childhood-6) campus of Tagai State College on Yessie Street in the town of Sue Island (10°12′23″S 142°49′40″E / 10.2063°S 142.8279°E).[8][9]
There are no secondary schools on the island. The nearest government secondary school is on Thursday Island.[10]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warraber Islet (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warraber Islet (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Warraber Islet – locality in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 46709)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Sue Islet – island in the Torres Strait Island Region (entry 32727)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ "Airports - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Warraber Islet (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Warraber Island - Warraber Ngurpay Lag". Tagai State College. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
Further reading
- Bowie, B.; Mosby, E.; Pearson, G.; Teske, T. (1991). Coconut, Warraber and Yorke : central islands, island of Torres Strait. Far Northern Schools Development Unit. ISBN 0724244727. — full text online