Rita Island, Queensland
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  Rita Island | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°37′55″S 147°32′05″E / 19.6320°S 147.5347°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 172 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4807 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 92.1 km2 (35.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Rita Island is a coastal locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2]
Geography
The Burdekin River breaks into two branches as it approaches the Coral Sea and Rita Island is the land that lies between the two branches.[3]
Access is via a bridge across the Anabranch, which can be inaccessible if the Burdekin River is in flood.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rita Island (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Rita Island – locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 42301)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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