Mabuiag Island

Mabuiag
Native name:
Mabuyaagi, Gœmu
Landsat image of the Bellevue Islands, with Mabuiag in the centre
Geography
LocationArafura Sea
ArchipelagoBellevue Islands
Total islands11
Administration
Australia
StateQueensland
Local government areaTorres Strait Island Region
Demographics
Population251 (2006)
Ethnic groupsMabuiag people
Mabuiag Island
Queensland
Mabuiag Island
Coordinates9°57′13″S 142°11′32″E / 9.9535°S 142.1922°E / -9.9535; 142.1922 (Mabuiag Island (town centre))
Population253 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)4875
Area6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Torres Strait Island Region
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Leichhardt
Localities around Mabuiag Island:
Torres Strait Torres Strait Torres Strait
Torres Strait Mabuiag Island Torres Strait
Torres Strait Badu Island Moa Island

Mabuiag, also known as "Mabuyag" and natively "Mabuyaagi", formerly "Jervis Island") is one of the Torres Strait Islands in Queensland, Australia. Mabuiag is also a town and locality in the Torres Strait Island Region local government area. In the 2021 census, the locality of Mabuiag Island had a population of 253 people.