Dowar Islet, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Dowar Islet
State:qld
Coordinates:-9.9436°N 144.0263°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4875[1]
Area:0.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:4.0
Dir1:SW
Location1:Mer Island (direct)
Dist2:212
Dir2:NE
Location2:Thursday Island (direct)
Dist3:795
Dir3:N
Location3:Cairns (direct)
Dist4:2167
Dir4:NNW
Location4:Brisbane (direct)
Lga:Torres Strait Island Region
Stategov:Cook
Fedgov:Leichhardt
Near-N:Coral Sea
Near-Ne:Mer Island
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Waua Islet
Near-S:Coral Sea
Near-Sw:Coral Sea
Near-W:Coral Sea
Near-Nw:Coral Sea

Dowar Islet is an island locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It consists of a single island, Daua Island (also known as Dowar Island) which is one of the Murray Islands group in the Torres Strait.[3] In the, Dowar Islet had "no people or a very low population".

Dowar Islet's postcode is 4875.[1]

Geography

There are a few buildings on the island, but it is not developed.

History

The island was declared a locality on 2 July 2010.[2]

Demographics

In the, Dowar Islet had "no people or a very low population".

In the, Dowar Islet had "no people or a very low population".

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://auspost.com.au/postcode/dowar-islet Dowar Islet Postcode
  2. 11 June 2019.
  3. 3 November 2019.