Horn Island, Queensland - Wikipedia Horn Island, Queensland Town in Queensland, Australia Horn Island Queensland View of Horn Island from above Horn Island Coordinates 10 ° 36 ′ 0 '' S 142 ° 17 ′ 0 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 10.60000 ° S 142.28333 ° E ﻿ / - 10.60000 ; 142.28333 Coordinates : 10 ° 36 ′ 0 '' S 142 ° 17 ′ 0 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 10.60000 ° S 142.28333 ° E ﻿ / - 10.60000 ; 142.28333 Population 539 ( 2011 census ) Postcode ( s ) 4875 Elevation 4 m ( 13 ft ) LGA ( s ) Shire of Torres State electorate ( s ) Cook Federal Division ( s ) Leichhardt Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 30.3 ° C 24.6 ° C 1,809.0 mm Horn Island Native name : Narupai A map of the Torres Strait Islands showing Narupai just north of Cape York Peninsula Geography Location Northern Australia Archipelago Torres Strait Islands Adjacent bodies of water Torres Strait Area 53 km ( 20 sq mi ) Administration Australia State Queensland Demographics Population 585 ( 2006 census ) Additional information Official website www.torresstrait.com.au/hornisland.html Horn Island, or Ngurupai ( pronounced Nœrupai / Nurupai ) in the local language, is an island of the Torres Strait Islands archipelago located in the Torres Strait, in Queensland in Northern Australia between the Australian mainland and Papua New Guinea. At the 2011 census, Horn Island had a population of 539. Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Climate 3 Education 4 See also 5 References 6 External links History Horn Island is known as Nœrupai ( colloquially Nurupai ) to the Kaurareg people and was given its English name by Matthew Flinders in 1802. After the 1871 massacre on Prince of Wales Island ( Muralag ), remnants of the people settled here for a short while, until the government relocated the Kaurareg to Hammond Island ( Kœriri ), where they remained until 1922. These islands ( along with the other islands in the group ) are the lands of the Kaurareg, each island -- or rather parts thereof -- owned by different clans. The language of the Kaurareg is Kala Lagaw Ya, in the form of Kaiwalgau Ya ( called Kauraraigau Ya ( colloquial variant Kauraregau Ya ) in the 19th century ). Gold was mined on Horn Island in the 1890s. In the early 20th century, a town flourished as a result of the pearling industry, but declined when non-islander residents were evacuated to southern Queensland during World War II. A major Allied airbase, known as Horn Island Aerodrome, was constructed on the island and this was attacked several times by Japanese planes. The World War II airbase on Horn Island is described in Jack Woodward 's historical biographies Under It Down Under and Singing for the Unsung. Jack Woodward was a World War II RAAF wireless operator stationed on Horn Island. Church influence : London Missionary Society up until 1915 when the Anglican Church assumed responsibility. In 1946, some of the Kaurareg ( Nœrupai ) people moved back from ( Kubin ) on Moa Island to Horn and settled here in present - day Wasaga Village at the western end of the island. In the late 1980s, gold was mined again and Horn saw the rapid expansion of its population and building activity, as land on neighbouring Thursday Island became scarce. Horn Island is the site of Horn Island Airport, which also serves Thursday Island. Therefore, it is a gateway for travellers to the mainland and outer islands. The present - day population consists of islanders drawn from all islands of the Torres Strait, as well as non-islanders. Residents travel daily by ferry across the Ellis Channel to Thursday Island for work and school. Shire of Torres is the local government authority, providing the island community 's municipal services. Geography The island is 53 km ( 20 sq mi ) in area. Climate Horn Island has a very warm tropical savanna climate with consistently hot temperatures all year round. The wet season lasts from December to April and features high humidity and frequent heavy downpours. Horn Island is occasionally affected by tropical cyclones ; however it is usually too far north for them to be a significant threat. The dry season runs from May to November, and features lower humidity and little rainfall. Horn Island has never recorded a minimum temperature below 15 ° C ( 59 ° F ) or a maximum temperature below 25 ° C ( 77 ° F ). Climate data for Horn Island Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high ° C ( ° F ) 36.7 ( 98.1 ) 35.4 ( 95.7 ) 34.8 ( 94.6 ) 33.9 ( 93 ) 32.0 ( 89.6 ) 32.4 ( 90.3 ) 30.9 ( 87.6 ) 31.7 ( 89.1 ) 35.8 ( 96.4 ) 35.2 ( 95.4 ) 35.0 ( 95 ) 37.9 ( 100.2 ) 37.9 ( 100.2 ) Average high ° C ( ° F ) 30.9 ( 87.6 ) 30.5 ( 86.9 ) 30.4 ( 86.7 ) 30.4 ( 86.7 ) 29.9 ( 85.8 ) 29.3 ( 84.7 ) 28.8 ( 83.8 ) 29.0 ( 84.2 ) 30.1 ( 86.2 ) 31.0 ( 87.8 ) 31.9 ( 89.4 ) 31.8 ( 89.2 ) 30.3 ( 86.5 ) Average low ° C ( ° F ) 25.1 ( 77.2 ) 25.0 ( 77 ) 25.0 ( 77 ) 25.2 ( 77.4 ) 24.7 ( 76.5 ) 23.9 ( 75 ) 23.1 ( 73.6 ) 22.9 ( 73.2 ) 23.8 ( 74.8 ) 24.8 ( 76.6 ) 25.7 ( 78.3 ) 25.7 ( 78.3 ) 24.6 ( 76.3 ) Record low ° C ( ° F ) 22.4 ( 72.3 ) 21.1 ( 70 ) 22.2 ( 72 ) 21.1 ( 70 ) 17.7 ( 63.9 ) 18.3 ( 64.9 ) 16.0 ( 60.8 ) 15.3 ( 59.5 ) 16.1 ( 61 ) 18.4 ( 65.1 ) 19.9 ( 67.8 ) 20.3 ( 68.5 ) 15.3 ( 59.5 ) Average precipitation mm ( inches ) 387.5 ( 15.256 ) 467.0 ( 18.386 ) 358.2 ( 14.102 ) 228.0 ( 8.976 ) 72.5 ( 2.854 ) 14.7 ( 0.579 ) 8.3 ( 0.327 ) 5.5 ( 0.217 ) 6.3 ( 0.248 ) 16.9 ( 0.665 ) 49.1 ( 1.933 ) 191.5 ( 7.539 ) 1,809 ( 71.22 ) Average precipitation days ( ≥ 0.2 mm ) 21.9 21.4 20.2 15.7 10.1 9.7 8.2 5.2 3.2 4.7 5.6 13.6 139.5 Source : Bureau of Meteorology Education The Horn Island State School opened 1 February 1993. It became a campus of Tagai State College on 1 January 2007. See also Queensland portal Islands portal List of Torres Strait Islands References ^ Jump up to : Australian Bureau of Statistics ( 31 October 2012 ). `` Horn Island ( L ) ( Urban Centre / Locality ) ''. 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 18. Jump up ^ Dunn, Peter. `` JAPANESE BOMBING RAID ON HORN ISLAND 14 MARCH 1942 ''. www.ozatwar.com. Retrieved 15 January 2013. Jump up ^ https://www.amazon.com/Under-Down-Surviving-Operation-Forgotten/dp/0646275917 Jump up ^ http://www.biblioz.com.au/lp25762576321.html ^ Jump up to : `` Climate Statistics for Horn Island ''. Climate statistics for Australian locations. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 19 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools ''. Department of Education and Training. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 February 2018. 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