This sandy island, 34km long and up to 8km wide, is located to the east of Caboolture at the northern end of Moreton Bay and separated from the mainland by Pumicestone Passage.
Access is via the Caboolture-
Bribie Island Road. The island is a popular destination for surfers, bushwalkers, birdwatchers, fisherfolk, picnickers and campers.
Bribie Island National Park and
Recreation Area features sand dunes, heaths, paperbark wetlands, open forests,
woodlands, freshwater creeks and lagoons.
Tidal wetlands and waters around
Bribie Island are protected as part of Moreton Bay Marine Park. Fish, crabs and prawns breed in Pumicestone Passage and dugong feed on its seagrass communities.
In early 2022, a new coastal bar was cut through
Bribie Island 2kms from the northern end of
Bribie Island Recreation Area, separating the park into two sections. This fragile section of
Bribie Island is part of the Moreton Bay Ramsar site with the sand banks providing vital roosting and feeding sites for resident and migratory shorebirds.
Cultural
heritage includes shell middens and other evidence of Aboriginal people's traditional use of the area, and weathered structures remaining from the World War II coastal defence system.
See Nearby
Places for specific points of interest and camping areas.