Magnetic Island is a suburb of Northern,
Queensland and is about 1121 kms northwest of
QLD's capital city of Brisbane.
Magnetic Island is an island 8 kilometres offshore
from the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
This 52 km2 mountainous island in Cleveland Bay
has effectively become a suburb of Townsville, with
2,107 permanent residents. Magnetic Island is
accessible from Townsville Breakwater to Nelly Bay
Harbour by ferry.