Mer Island, Queensland

Mer Island
Queensland
Mer Island; Queensland
	Mer Island
Coordinates	9°55′02″S 144°03′06″E / 9.9172°S 144.0516°ECoordinates: 9°55′02″S 144°03′06″E / 9.9172°S 144.0516°E
Population	450 (2016 census)
• Density	109.8/km2 (284/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4875
Area	4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	212 km (132 mi) ENE of Thursday Island ; 797 km (495 mi) NNW of Cairns ; 2,160 km (1,342 mi) NNW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Torres Strait Island Region
State electorate(s)	Cook
Federal division(s)	Leichhardt
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Mer Island is an island locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] The locality consists of a single island, Murray Island. In the 2016 census, Mer Island had a population of 450.^[1] The town of Murray Island is on the island's northwest coast (

9°54′54″S 144°03′06″E / 9.9151°S 144.0516°E).^[3]

Education[]

Mer Campus is a primary (Early Childhood-6) campus of on an unnamed road at

9°55′02″S 144°02′44″E / 9.9173°S 144.0455°E.^[4]^[5]

Notable people[]

Eddie Mabo, Indigenous Australian campaigner for Indigenous land rights

References[]

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mer Island (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ "Mer Island – locality in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 46717)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
^ "Murray Island – population centre in the Torres Strait Island Region (entry 23612)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Tagai State College - Mer Campus". Retrieved 21 November 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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[Census2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mer Island (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] "Mer Island – locality in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 46717)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

[3] "Murray Island – population centre in the Torres Strait Island Region (entry 23612)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

[SchoolList2018-4] "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[5] "Tagai State College - Mer Campus". Retrieved 21 November 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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