Lamb Island, Queensland

Lamb Island Redland City Council, Queensland
Lamb Island
Coordinates	27°37′S 153°23′E / 27.617°S 153.383°ECoordinates: 27°37′S 153°23′E / 27.617°S 153.383°E
Population	427 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s)	4184
Location	33 km (21 mi) from Brisbane GPO
LGA(s)	Redland City Council
State electorate(s)	Electoral district of Redlands
Federal Division(s)	Division of Bowman
Suburbs around Lamb Island: Thornlands Cleveland Moreton Island Mount Cotton Lamb Island Stradbroke Island Redland Bay Victoria Point Macleay Island

Lamb Island is a small island in the southern part of Moreton Bay, near Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia.

Heritage listings

Lamb Island has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Lucas Drive: Lamb Island Pioneer Hall^[2]
• Mango Trees on Tina Avenue which were planted over 100 years ago^[3]
• Jetty Shed which has been restored by the local island community group and was used for loading local produce onto the merchant boats^[3][4]

Demographics

In the 2011 Census the population of Lamb Island is 427, 50.4% female and 49.6% male.^[1] The median/average age of the Lamb Island population is 51 years of age, 14 years above the Australian average. 69.4% of people living in Lamb Island were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.8%, New Zealand 6.5%, Philippines 2.3%, Netherlands 1.6%, Germany 1.2%. 90.4% of people speak English as their first language 2.8% Tagalog, 0.9% German, 0.9% French, 0.9% Samoan, 0.9% Spanish.^[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lamb Island (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
2. "Lamb Island Pioneer Hall (entry 601493)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
3. "Schedule 4 - Heritage Places Register". Redland City Council. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
4. "Lamb Island". Retrieved 3 February 2015.