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The Torres Strait (/ ˈ t ɒr ɪ s /), also known as Zenadh Kes (pronounced [ˈzen̪ad̪ kes]), is a strait between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea. It is 150 km (93 mi) wide at its narrowest extent.
Religious affiliations of Torres Strait islanders in localities with significant share of Torres Strait islander population [4] The Islanders refer to this event as "The Coming of the Light", also known as Zulai Wan, [47] [57] or Bi Akarida, [48] and all Island communities celebrate the occasion annually on 1 July.
The Torres Strait Island Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia, covering part of the Torres Strait Islands.It was created in March 2008 out of 15 autonomous Island Councils during a period of statewide local government reform.
The Torres Strait Islands' population was recorded at 4,514 in the 2016 Australian census, with 91.8% of these identifying as Indigenous Torres Strait Island peoples. Although counted as Indigenous Australians, Torres Strait Islander peoples, being predominantly Melanesian, are ethnically and culturally different from Aboriginal Australians.
The population of the Shire of Torres, along with Cook, Aurukun and Mornington, have been singled out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), who conduct the quinquennial census, as particularly difficult to measure accurately. Reasons for this include cultural and language barriers, transport and geographical spread of the population ...
Ugar Island is an island locality in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] It consists of a single island, Stephens Island in the Torres Strait. [3] In the 2021 census, Ugar Island had a population of 69 people. [1]
Boigu Island is also the name of the town and locality on the island within the Torres Strait Island Region. [3] [4] Boigu is predominantly inhabited by indigenous Torres Strait Islanders. In the 2021 census, the population of the island was 199, of whom 189 people or 95% of the population identified as Indigenous Australians. [1]
Australia has the world's eighth-largest immigrant population, with immigrants accounting for 30% of the population, a higher proportion than in any other nation with a population of over 10 million. [ 78 ] [ 80 ] Most immigrants are skilled, [ 81 ] but the immigration quota includes categories for family members and refugees .