Dunwich Cemetery

Dunwich Cemetery is a burial ground on North Stradbroke Island that spreads across open grassland dotted with mature trees, with views toward Moreton Bay. A central track runs through the grounds, allowing visitors to navigate among the graves and memorials.

The burial ground was established in 1850 as an early European cemetery in Queensland, beginning its role as a final resting place for residents of a nearby asylum. Over the following decades, the site grew into a large cemetery accommodating thousands of people from the institution.

The bricks making up the memorial wall come from the former asylum building that once stood on this land, creating a physical link between the institution and those buried here.

The grounds can be walked via the main vehicle track that passes through the site, and the location is accessible by ferry from the mainland. Visitors should prepare for open terrain and uneven surfaces, so sturdy footwear and sun protection are helpful.

Two doctors from Brisbane who died treating typhus patients from a ship are buried among the graves here, a quiet memorial to their sacrifice in the face of disease. Their story remains part of the ground's history.