South Stradbroke Island

The 21 km by 2.5 km sized island is the smaller one of the two Stradbroke Islands and lies very close to the mainland. South Stradbroke Island has hundreds of wild wallabies that are usually human orientated. They are also well known for stealing bread from tents and cabins, and joining campers at their fires.

The southern end fronts the Gold Coast Broadwater, and the tip marks the Gold Coast Seaway, only a matter of metres from the mainland at Southport Spit. In the northeast you'll find the Tipplers Passage that separates the island from many small islands near the mainland. The eastcoast borders the Coral Sea. Gold Coast Ferries operates a ferry service to the island.

South Stradbroke Island consists mainly of sand dunes, remnant Livistona rainforest and Melaleuca wetlands.