Download coordinates as: Dunwich is a town and locality on the western side of North Stradbroke Island in Queensland, Australia.

[2][3] Dunwich is part of the Redland City local government area, administered from the bayside town of Cleveland on the Queensland mainland.

[4] Originally known as Goompi and then renamed Green Point by European settlers,[5] the first settlement at Dunwich was established in 1827 as pilot station and military post.

[6] It was supposed to be a good place to discharge cargo from visiting ships that traveled through the South Passage.

[8] A quarantine station opened in 1850, although this was eventually moved to the more isolated St Helena Island in Moreton Bay.

[6] The 'Aboriginal Gang' that worked the Dunwich Benevolent Asylum were the first Aboriginal people in Australia to receive equal wages.

[1] Dunwich has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: The Redland City Council operates a public library in Ballow Road.

[20] Dunwich previously had a secondary school until 2012, when it was closed due to low enrolment numbers.

Vehicular ferries which cross Moreton Bay link the mainland with North Stradbroke Island dock at Dunwich.