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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

The Australian Government acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the Elders past and present.

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Saibai Island

Community profile

Saibai Island is a small island located in the northwestern Torres Strait, around 140 kilometres from the northern tip of Cape York, Queensland.

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Saibai Island is a small island located in the northwestern Torres Strait, around 140 kilometres from the northern tip of Cape York, Queensland.

For more information, see:

 

Traditional owners

Koeybuway and Moegibuway

The original inhabitants of Saibai are the Koeybuway (Ker-bu-y) and Moegibuway (Migi-bu-y) peoples and they are acknowledged as the Traditional Owners of Saibai.

Languages

Kalaw Kawaw Ya

Torres Strait Creole and English are also spoken

Population

340

85.5% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ABS 2021 Census)