Saibai is a town within the locality of Saibai Island in the Torres Strait Island Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, the town of Saibai had a population of 340 people.[1]
History
editKala Kawaw Ya (also known as Kalaw Kawaw, KKY) is one of the languages of the Torres Strait. Kala Kawaw Ya is the traditional language owned by the Top Western islands of the Torres Strait. The Kala Kawaw Ya language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Torres Shire Council.[3]
It is believed that there was a school on island since about 1900. It was possibly a mission school during the 1930s.[4]
On 29 January 1985, Saibai Island State School opened. In 2007 it became that Saibai Island campus of the Tagai State School (now Tagai State College) which operates on numerous island in the Torres Strait.[4]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, the town of Saibai had a population of 465 people,[5] the same as the island as a whole.[6]
In the 2021 census, the town of Saibai had a population of 340 people,[1] the same as the island as a whole.[7]
Education
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The Saibai Island campus of the Tagai State College is a government primary school (Prep-6) for boys and girls at 5 School Road (9°22′46″S 142°37′29″E / 9.37953°S 142.62462°E).[8]
References
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- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Saibai (UCL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Saibai – town in Torres Strait Island Region (entry 29433)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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This Wikipedia article incorporates CC BY 4.0 licensed text from: "Indigenous languages map of Queensland". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Saibai (UCL)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Saibai Island (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Saibai Island (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
