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Apart from the state of Tasmania (with a population of 570,000), 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.
Island Country/Territory Population Area Density km 2 sq mi per km 2 per sq mi Kotelny Island Russia: 2 23,165 8,944 0.000086 0.00022 Ellesmere Island Canada: 146 196,235 75,767 0.000744 0.00193 Banks Island Canada: 103 70,028 27,038 0.0014 0.0036 Clarence Island Chile: 5 1,111 429 0.0045 0.012 Seguam Island United States: 1 215 83 0.00465 0.0120
This list includes all islands in the world larger than 1,000 km 2 (390 sq mi). For size and location reference, the four continental landmasses are also shown. Continental landmasses Continental landmasses are not usually classified as islands despite being completely surrounded by water. [Note 1] However, because the definition of continent varies between geographers, the Americas are ...
^ g: Norfuk was made the second official language of Norfolk Island in 2005. [32] ^ h: While no valid literacy data is available, Norfolk Island is assumed to have an adult literacy rate roughly at a par with Australia's literacy rate of 99%. [33]
Population density (per km 2) Capital ISO 3166-1; Australasia: Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) 199 — Australia: 7,686,850 25,921,089 3.1 Canberra: AU
This is a list of islands in Oceania by area. It includes all islands in Oceania greater than 10 km 2 (3.9 sq mi), sorted in descending order by area. No Indonesian islands outside the provinces of Western New Guinea or any other island of the Malay Archipelago are included. For comparison, mainland Australia is also shown.
The population density exceeds 19,500 inhabitants per square kilometre in central Melbourne. [177] In 2021 Australia had 10% of the global permanent meadows and pastureland. [178] Forest cover is around 17% of Australia's total land area. [179] [180] Fitzroy Island, one of the 600 islands within the main archipelago of the Great Barrier Reef
Population density (per km 2) Capital ISO 3166-1; Australasia [299] Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) 199 0 0 Australia: 7,686,850 25,921,089 3.1 Canberra: AU Christmas Island (Australia) 135 1,692 12.5 Flying Fish Cove: CX Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 14 593 42.4 West Island: CC Coral Sea Islands (Australia) 10 4 0.4 New Zealand ...