Macleay Island is an island in Moreton Bay, South East Queensland, Australia.[2] The island constitutes a town and locality within the City of Redland.[3][4] In the 2021 census, Macleay Island had a population of 3,193 people.[1]
| Macleay Island Moreton Bay, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Macleay Island is one of several inhabited islands in Moreton Bay | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 27°36′38″S 153°21′19″E / 27.6105°S 153.3552°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,193 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 207.3/km2 (537.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4184 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 15.4 km2 (5.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Redland City | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South East Queensland | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Redlands | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Bowman | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
editMacleay Island is the fourth largest island in Moreton Bay after North Stradbroke Island, Moreton Island and Russell Island; it is 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) long and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) wide at its widest point. Perulpa Island is a small island attached to Macleay Island by a causeway.[5]
Macleay Island has the following capes and beaches (from north to south):
- Potts Point (Coondooroopa) (27°34′50″S 153°21′40″E / 27.5805°S 153.3612°E)[6][7]
- Sandpiper Beach (27°35′37″S 153°21′17″E / 27.5936°S 153.3546°E)[8]
- Thompson Point (27°36′08″S 153°20′58″E / 27.6021°S 153.3494°E)[6][9]
- Perrebinpa Point (27°37′21″S 153°20′56″E / 27.6226°S 153.3490°E)[6][10]
- Point Pininpinin (27°37′55″S 153°21′43″E / 27.6319°S 153.3620°E)[6][11]
History
editFor some time in the 1800s the island was called Tim Shea's Island after a convict who lived on the island for more than a decade.[12] The current name was given by surveyor James Warner who named the island after Alexander Macleay who was the Colonial Secretary of New South Wales from 1825 to 1837.[12]
A map advertising land for sale by John Cameron auctioneer, in central Macleay, Macleay Island consisted of 308 marine villa sites each of 1/4 acre and upwards to be held on the ground on Friday 10 December 1886.[13] The land on offer bordered Kalara Street to the north, Kate Street to the east and Karrawarra Street to the south. The advertisement offered a free trip by steamer and free luncheon to attendees with terms 1/4 cash balance by promissory note at 3,6,9,12 and 15 months with 8% added.[14]
Macleay Island State School opened on 28 January 1986 and still operates today.[15][16]
During the 2006 state election, the Queensland Government prioritised construction of a single-officer police station on the island as it was needed with the increasing population.[17]
In 2007, after a short segment on the Nine television network's nationally broadcast A Current Affair based on the comments made by real estate watcher John Edwards of Residex said that Macleay Island was a "boom suburb" and worth watching by first home buyers. All the South Moreton Bay Islands received a considerable amount of interest from buyers.[18] A surge in building followed which forced the Redland City Council revise its population estimates. It estimated 2,319 permanent residents on Macleay in 2008. However, with a count of 1,479 dwellings, the peak number of people on the islands during holidays and weekends the total population is thought to have been 3,254.[19]
Demographics
editIn the 2006 census, Macleay Island had a population of 1,958. However, owners who visit the island at weekends. Nearly a third of the 1,259 dwellings were listed as unoccupied at the time of the Tuesday night census.[20]
In the 2011 census, Macleay Island had a population of 2,572 people, 49.9% female and 50.1% male. The median age of the Macleay Island population was 52 years, 15 years above the national median of 37. 68.3% of people living in Macleay Island were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 7.1%, New Zealand 6.7%, Germany 1.4%, Scotland 1.2%, Netherlands 0.6%. 87.9% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.2% German, 0.3% Italian, 0.2% French, 0.2% Auslan, 0.2% Greek.[21]
In the 2016 census, Macleay Island had a population of 2,681 people.[22]
In the 2021 census, Macleay Island had a population of 3,193 people.[1]
Heritage listings
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Macleay Island has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Environment
editThe island's natural environment includes littoral rainforest, rocky shores, sandy beaches, mangrove areas and vistas to the mainland, to the north west across Coochiemudlo Island, over to North Stradbroke Island and up to Moreton Island. There's a large variety of birds inhabiting the island including native parrots and smaller birds, and migratory birds which visit annually. There is a large bush stone curlew population on the island.[25]
Education
editMacLeay Island State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 145-155 High Central Road (27°37′07″S 153°21′34″E / 27.6185°S 153.3595°E).[26][27] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 143 students with 17 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (8 full-time equivalent).[28] In 2023, it had an enrolment of 141 students with 15 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (7 full-time equivalent).[29] It includes a special eduation program.[26]
There are no secondary schools on Macleay Island. The nearest government secondary school is Victoria Point State High School in Victoria Point to the west on the mainland.[30]
Transport
editThe picturesque island is part of the Southern Bay Islands and can be accessed by passenger ferry from Redland Bay[5] or vehicle barge from Cleveland or Redland Bay.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Macleay Island (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Macleay Island – island (entry 20488)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Macleay Island – town (entry 20489)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Macleay Island – locality (entry 43644)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Macleay Island". queenslandholidays.com.au. Tourism Queensland. Archived from the original on 29 March 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Potts Point – mountain in Redland City (entry 27406)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Thompson Point – mountain in Redland City (entry 34281)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Perrebinpa Point – mountain in Redland City (entry 26467)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Point Pininpinin – mountain in Redland City (entry 26871)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b Horton, Helen (1983). Islands of Moreton Bay. Spring Hill, Queensland: Boolarong Publications. p. 86. ISBN 0-908175-67-1.
- ^ "Advertising". Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947). 8 December 1886. p. 8. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Plan of central Macleay, Macleay Island". rosettadel.slq.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 5 September 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Hoons run amok on bay island Archived 5 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. The Courier Mail. 5 August 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2007.
- ^ (13 November 2007). Boom suburbs Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "SMBI Population and Dwelling Profile" (PDF). Redland City Council. 1 October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Macleay Island (Redland Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Macleay Island (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Macleay Island (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Schedule 4 - Heritage Places Register" (PDF). Redland City Council. March 2006. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Industrial Ruins, south end of Macleay Island (entry 601062)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "Bird Watching". Visit Moreton Island. 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ a b "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "MacLeay Island State School". Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "MacLeay Island State School: School annual report 2023" (PDF). pp. 2, 6. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
External links
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- "Russell and Macleay Islands". Queensland Places. University of Queensland.
- 1981 town maps: "north". and "south".
- Community church : "Community Church". Macleay Island Community Church. Macleay Island Community Church.
