Palm Island, Queensland
Locality consisting of a group of islands in Queensland, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Palm Island is a locality consisting of an island group of 16 islands, split between the Shire of Hinchinbrook and the Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island, in Queensland, Australia.[2] The locality coincides with the geographical entity known as the Palm Island group, also known as the Greater Palm group, originally named the Palm Isles.
Palm Island Queensland | |
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Coordinates | 18.7063°S 146.5483°E / -18.7063; 146.5483 (Palm Island (centre of locality)) |
Population | 2,138 (SAL 2021)[1] |
Postcode(s) | 4816 |
Area | 642.1 km2 (247.9 sq mi) |
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
LGA(s) | |
State electorate(s) | Townsville |
Federal division(s) | Herbert |
However, the term "Palm Island" is most often used to refer to the main island, Great Palm Island, the largest island in the group and the only one with a significant population of permanent residents, most of whom are Aboriginal. The island is also known by the name "Bwgcolman", meaning "one people from many groups", derived from an Aboriginal language of one of the earliest groups of Aboriginal people removed from the mainland and settled there from 1918 onwards, during its use as an Aboriginal reserve.
The term "Palm Island" is sometimes used to refer to the island group, sometimes the Aboriginal Shire, and sometimes Great Palm Island, but as most of the other islands are uninhabited, the majority of sources are actually referring to Great Palm only, or to the Aboriginal Shire Council.
Orpheus Island has a tourist resort and research facility, and is the only one with a well-developed tourist industry.