Macleay Island
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Macleay Island Queensland |
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Macleay Island is one of several inhabited islands in Moreton Bay.
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| Coordinates | 27°36′43″S 153°21′18″E / 27.612°S 153.355°ECoordinates: 27°36′43″S 153°21′18″E / 27.612°S 153.355°E |
| Population | 2,572 (2011) |
| Council seat | Redland City |
| Region | South East Queensland |
| State electorate(s) | Redlands |
| Federal Division(s) | Bowman |
Macleay Island is an island located in Moreton Bay, South East Queensland, Australia. The island constitutes a town and locality within the City of Redland. It has the postcode 4184. Perulpa Island is a small island attached to Macleay Island by a causeway. Macleay Island is the fourth largest island in Moreton Bay after North Stradbroke Island, Moreton Island and Russell Island.
For 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. The current name was given by Surveyor Warner who named the island after Alexander Macleay who was the Colonial Secretary of New South Wales from 1825 to 1837. The island has a rich history of the Aboriginal/indigenous peoples presence with middens and stone fish traps still found on the island.
Macleay Island has a number of heritage-listed sites, including Industrial Ruins on Cliff Terrace.
The island boasts much natural beauty, including littoral rainforest, rocky shores, sandy beaches, mangrove areas and vistas to the mainland, over to North Stradbroke Island and up to Moreton Island. There's a large variety of birds including migratory birds which visit yearly. There is a large bush stone curlew population on the island.
The island as a part of the southern Bay Islands can be accessed by passenger or vehicular ferry from Redland Bay. With the growing population, many residents commute to the mainland for work daily. Translink GoCards are used on the fast ferry service to Redland Bay, with regular bus links from the ferry terminal. Travel time from Redland Bay is 18 minutes, this includes a short stop along the way at Karragarra Island. The Ferry Terminal and foreshore was upgraded in 2015 by Redland City Council, providing a recreational boat ramp, parking, and beautification.
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