Keriri Island, Queensland
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Keriri Island is a rural locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It consists only of the island Hammond Island whose only town is also called Hammond Island .In the 2016 census, Keriri Island had a population of 268 people.[1]
Geography
Hammond Island is the town on the east coast of the island (10°33′15″S 142°13′08″E / 10.5543°S 142.2188°E).[3]
Bruce Point is a headland just south of the town (10°33′35″S 142°13′13″E / 10.5596°S 142.2202°E).[4] There are boat launching facilities there.[5]
History
Keriri Island was named as a locality on 2 July 2010.[2]
Hammond Island was probably named after naval office Sir
Bruce Point was named after Robert Gerald Bruce, who worked as a pilot from 1922 to 1964 in the Torres Strait. Following his death 1973, his cremated ashes were scattered at this point.[6][7]
In the 2016 census, Keriri Island had a population of 268 people.[1]
Education
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School is a private primary (Prep-3) campus at Lot 11 Church Street (10°32′58″S 142°12′37″E / 10.5494°S 142.2103°E) of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School headquartered at Thursday Island.[8] Older children take the daily ferry to Thursday Island to attend the main school there.[9]
There are no government schools on Keriri Island. However, there are government primary and secondary schools on neighbouring Thursday Island.[10]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Keriri Island (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Keriri Island – locality in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 46707)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Hammond Island – population centre in Torres Strait Island Regional (entry 15295)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Bruce Point – point in Torres Strait Island Regional (entry 42816)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Queensland History: Far North Queensland Place names bo - bz". Queensland History. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "CAPTAIN GERALD BRUCE". Torres News. Vol. O, no. 10. Queensland, Australia. 13 February 1973. p. 12. Retrieved 21 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 November 2019.