List of islands of Australia


This is a list of selected Australian islands grouped by state or territory. Australia has 8,222 islands within its maritime borders.

Largest islands

By area

Australia is often referred to as an island continent as it is surrounded by ocean. Mainland Australia has a total area of.
Fringing islands larger than are:

By population

Apart from the state of Tasmania, the largest islands by population are those connected to major urban areas on the mainland by bridge, including Bribie Island near Brisbane with a population of 18,000, and Phillip Island near Melbourne with a population of 14,000.

New South Wales

off Budgewoi, Central Coast

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

Ocean islands

Murray River islands

Tasmania

Tasmania is a large island state off the south-east coast of mainland Australia. The main island of Tasmania does not have a defined name but can be referred to as the "Tasmanian mainland". There are 334 islands within the state of Tasmania; with the main islands listed below, each having a land area greater than. A full list of all 334 islands is located at the list of islands of Tasmania.

Victoria

River islands

Western Australia

Over 1,000 islands have been gazetted - only the island groups and major islands are listed.

Australian territories

Jervis Bay Territory

Australian Capital Territory

External territories