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Hammond Island (Queensland)
| Hammond Island Queensland | |
|---|---|
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Hammond_and_Thursday,_Torres_Strait_(Landsat).png) Hammond and Thursday, Torres Strait | |
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Australia_Queensland_location_map.svg)  Hammond Island | |
| Coordinates | 10°33′15″S 142°13′08″E / 10.5543°S 142.2188°E |
| Population | 261 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 4875 |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
| LGA(s) | Torres Strait Island Region |
| State electorate(s) | Cook |
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt |
Hammond Island (Indigenous name: Keriri or Kiriri) is an island with a town of the same name, in the Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia. It is the only island within the locality of Keriri Island within the local government area of Torres Strait Island Region.[2][3] In the 2021 census, Hammond Island had a population of 261 people, of whom 253 (96.9%) identified as Indigenous Australians.[1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Hammond Island – Island (entry 15293)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Hammond Island – town (entry 15295)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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