Dauan Island

Dauan Island
Queensland
Aerial view of Dauan Island, 2011
Dauan Island
Coordinates9°24′50″S 142°32′22″E / 9.4140°S 142.5394°E / -9.4140; 142.5394 (Dauan Island (town centre))
Population131 (2021 census locality)
 • Density38.5/km2 (99.8/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4875
Area3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Torres Strait Island Region
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt

Dauan Island is an island in the Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia; it is also known as Cornwallis Island. Dauan Island is also a town and locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Dauan Island had a population of 131 people.