Dauan Island

Chairperson:    Mrs Margaret Mau

Population:       120 (source 2001 ABS Census)

Location:          Top Western Group

Description:

Dauan is small granite island close to the PNG Border. The town has developed along a narrow coastal strip backed by steep hills. Dauan is the most northern mountain of Australia’s Great Dividing Range which in the Torres Strait becomes a sunken chain of islands that once extended as a bridge to the northern landmass. There is no airstrip at Dauan so transportation is by boat or by helicopter.

Contact Dauan Island Council:

Telephone:       07 4069 4266

Facsimile:         07 4069 4257