Moreton Bay, Queensland

Moreton Bay is a locality split between the City of Brisbane and the City of Redland, both in Queensland, Australia. The locality includes all of the bay Moreton Bay (water and islands) between the mainland of the City of Brisbane and the City of Redland across to the western coast of Moreton Island and the western coast of North Stradbroke Island (including some islands but excluding others). In the , Moreton Bay had a population of 0 people (none of the included islands being inhabited).
Geography.
The extent of the locality within the City of Brisbane is:
and includes the following uninhabited islands (from north to south):
The extent of the locality within the City of Redland is:
and includes the following uninhabited islands from north to south:
but excludes the following islands (some inhabited, some not), from north to south:
The list of excluded islands or island groups above are separate localities within the City of Redland, all are inhabited with the exception of Peel Island, which was formerly inhabited but now is a protected area.
History.
The locality name of "Moreton Bay" draws its name from the bay of the same name, which was named by Lieutenant James Cook, commander of HMS Endeavour, after James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton, the President of the Royal Society who had helped to negotiate a grant of £4000 to finance the expedition.