List of islands of Perth, Western Australia


Perth, Western Australia hosts a variety of unique and biologically diverse habitats found nowhere else on Earth. Many of these habitats include islands. Islands provide habitat and safe refuge for endangered native fauna as they are free of invasive species and the pressures of human development. Coastal islands of this region heavily feature limestone as their base structure, while the inland islands are predominantly made of serpentine soil.

Coastal islands

The coastal islands of the Perth metropolitan region are:
NameLocationLocalitySize Distance from mainland Notes
Rottnest Island1,90017Home to the largest population of quokkas in the world.
Garden Island1,2002.2 Home to a tammar wallaby population. One of the Royal Australian Navy's main bases is also located on the island.
Carnac Island196.9High abundance of tiger snakes.
Penguin IslandShoalwater12.50.7Home to the largest population of fairy penguins in the world.
Seal IslandShoalwater1.40.9Home to a small population of Australian sea lions.
Bird IslandPeron0.80.4Part of the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park.
Shag IslandShoalwater0.40.85Part of the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park.
Little IslandHillarys0.11.9Part of the Marmion Marine Park.
Trigg IslandTrigg0.1Part of the Marmion Marine Park.

Satellite islands of Rottnest Island

NameLocationSize Distance from Rottnest Island Notes
Dyer Island7,000730Australian sea lions sun themselves on the northern beach.
Green Island1,80060Lies within the Kitson Point snorkelling trail.
Wallace Island1,300140Known for seabirds resting on the island.
Parakeet Island80030Lies within a popular snorkelling area near Parakeet Bay.

Inland islands

Inland islands include those located in the Swan River, Canning River, and Beeliar Wetlands.
NameLocationLocalitySize Notes
Heirisson IslandEast Perth28.5Originally several smaller islands. Home to a small population of western grey kangaroos.
Kuljak IslandAscot28The surrounding wetlands are a Bush Forever site.
Lake IslandJoondalup14Crucial nesting site for the endangered Carnaby's black cockatoo.
Malup IslandJoondalup11Part of Yellagonga Regional Park.
Ron Courtney IslandAscot1.6Good fishing spot for catching mulloway, tailor and black bream.
Monger IslandWembley1.3Created in the 1960s as a bird refuge.
Elizabeth Quay IslandPerth0.6Artificial islet in Elizabeth Quay with playground and kiosk.
Jualbup IslandShenton Park0.3Used as a feeding, resting and breeding site for a variety of native water birds.