List of islands of Tasmania

This true-color satellite image shows a large phytoplankton bloom, several hundred square kilometers in size, in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Tasmania. In this scene, the rich concentration of microscopic marine plants gives the water a lighter, more turquoise appearance which helps to highlight the current patterns there. Notice the eddies, or vortices in the water, that can be seen in several places. It is possible that these eddies were formed by converging ocean currents flowing around Tasmania, or by fresh river runoff from the island, or both. Often, eddies in the sea serve as a means for stirring the water, thus providing nutrients that help support phytoplankton blooms, which in turn provide nutrition for other organisms. Effectively, these eddies help feed the sea (click to read an article on this topic). This image was acquired November 7, 2000, by the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) flying aboard the Orbview-2 satellite. Tasmania is located off Australia's southeastern coast.
A satellite image of Tasmania while a phytoplankton bloom is of the west coast of Tasmania.

Tasmania is the smallest and southernmost state of Australia. The Tasmanian mainland itself is an island, with an area of 64,519 km2 (24,911 sq mi)[1] - 94.1% of the total land area of the state. There are more than 1000 smaller islands which have a combined area of 4,055 km2 (1,566 sq mi), making up the remaining 5.9% of total land area.[2][3]

Classification structure

A considerable number of Tasmanian islands are identified as being in island groups, including the Breaksea, Furneaux, Hogan, Hunter, Kent, Maatsuyker, Mutton Bird, New Year, Swainson, Trumpeter, and Waterhouse groups.

Regions

Similar to Regions of Tasmania the islands are generally distinguished by the coast that they are adjacent to, as well as Bass Strait - the main separation from the mainland state of Victoria. Five regions are aligned to the north coast and Bass Strait - North West Islands (including King Island), North Coast Islands, North Bass Strait Islands, Furneaux Islands, and North East Islands. The southern groups are South and West Islands, and East Coast Islands.[2]

Status

There are 334 islands within the state of Tasmania.[2] Only sixteen of these 334 islands are listed as private islands. The majority of these sixteen private islands have a conservation covenant associated with their title restricting future development, whilst a small minority have a freehold title.[4]

List of islands

Island,
islet or rock name 		Location
(body of water) 		Group Area Population
2021 census
(unless otherwise) 		Land use Ref
ha acre
Albatross Bass Strait Hunter 18 44 unpopulated [5]
Anderson Bass Strait Furneaux 166 410 unpopulated Pastoral lease [6]
Babel Bass Strait Furneaux 440 1,087 unpopulated Private Freehold title: Tasmanian Aboriginal community [7]
Badger Bass Strait Furneaux 1,242 3,069 Private Freehold title: grazing [5][6]
Barren Tasman Sea Sloping 0.53 1
Bass Bass Strait Furneaux 0.01 0 unpopulated Nature reserve [6]
Battery Bass Strait Furneaux 0.68 2 unpopulated [5][6]
Baynes Bass Strait Waterhouse 1.62 4 unpopulated [6]
Beagle Bass Strait Furneaux 1.2 3 unpopulated Nature reserve [5][6]
Betsey Tasman Sea   175.1 433 Nature reserve
Big Caroline Southern Ocean Swainson 6.69 17
Big Green Bass Strait Furneaux 122 301 unpopulated Nature reserve [6]
Big Black Bass Strait Furneaux 0.54 1 unpopulated [6]
Billy Goat Bass Strait Furneaux 1.3 3 unpopulated [6]
Bird Bass Strait Waterhouse 1 2 unpopulated [6]
Bishop and Clerk South-western Pacific Ocean   60 148 unpopulated World Heritage Site [8]
Boomer Tasman Sea   35.21 87 Private Freehold title
Boundary
(historically called North East)		 Bass Strait Hogan 2 5 unpopulated Crown land [9]
Breaksea, North
Breaksea, Main		 Southern Ocean Breaksea 16 40 unpopulated Southwest National Park
Bruny Tasman Sea Bruny 35,300 87,228 220a Various [10][11][12][13][14]
Cape Barren Bass Strait Furneaux 46,500 114,904 see Flinders Island Aboriginal [10][12][15]
Cat Bass Strait Furneaux 39 96 unpopulated [5]
Chalky Bass Strait Furneaux 41 101 unpopulated Nature reserve [6]
Chicken Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 195 482 unpopulated Southwest National Park
Christmas Great Australian Bight New Year 63 156 unpopulated [6]
Clarke Bass Strait Furneaux 8,200 20,263 see Flinders Island Aboriginal [10][12]
Coffee Pot, The Southern Ocean Trumpeter 0.31 1
Councillor Bass Strait New Year 10.53 26 unpopulated [6]
Cygnet Bass Strait Waterhouse 0.5 1 unpopulated [6]
Dart Tasman Sea 12.8 32
Deal Bass Strait Kent 1,576.75 3,896 - Kent Group National Park
De Witt Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 517 1,278 - Southwest National Park
Doughboy Bass Strait Furneaux 30 74 unpopulated [6]
Dover Bass Strait Kent 295 729 - Kent Group National Park
East Bass Strait Hogan 12.42 31 - Crown land [9]
East Kangaroo Bass Strait Furneaux 157 388 unpopulated Nature reserve [6]
East Pyramids Southern Ocean Mutton Bird 6.69 17
Eddystone
Pedra Branca
Sidmouth		 Southern Ocean
(South East Cape)		   2 5 unpopulated Southwest National Park
Erith Bass Strait Kent 323 798 unpopulated Kent Group National Park
Fitzroy Breaksea
Flat Top Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 1.58 4 unpopulated Southwest National Park
Flat Witch Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 64 158 unpopulated Southwest National Park
Flinders Bass Strait Furneaux 134,000 331,121 922b Various [10][12][16]
Forsyth Bass Strait Furneaux
Foster Bass Strait Waterhouse 48 119 unpopulated [5][6]
Fulham Tasman Sea Sloping 10 25 unpopulated Private Freehold title (possible future restrictions) [17]
George Bass Strait Waterhouse 7 17 unpopulated [6]
Goat Bass Strait     unpopulated Three Sisters-Goat Island Nature Reserve
Goose Bass Strait Furneaux 109 269 unpopulated Conservation area [5][6]
Grave Island Tasman Sea 0.2 0
Great Dog Bass Strait Furneaux 354 875 10
(2004)		 Private Freehold title [5][6]
Gull Bass Strait Furneaux
Hay Southern Ocean Swainson 1.85 5
Hen Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 7.6 19 unpopulated Southwest National Park
Hibbs Pyramid Southern Ocean Hibbs Pyramid 4.65 11 unpopulated Southwest National Park
Hippolyte Tasman Sea
Hobbs Southern Ocean Trumpeter 9.7 24
Hog Bass Strait Sloping 0.35 1 Nature reserve [6]: 452 
Hogan Bass Strait Hogan 232 573 unpopulated Crown land [9]
Hunter Bass Strait Hunter 7,100 17,544 unpopulated Crown lease [10][12]
Ile des Phoques Tasman Sea 8.05 20 Nature reserve [6]: 410 
Ile du Golfe Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 68 168 unpopulated Southwest National Park
Ile du Nord Tasman Sea Maria 10 25 unpopulated Maria Island National Park
Inner Little Bass Strait Furneaux 4.5 11 unpopulated Conservation area [5][6]
Inner Southern Ocean 0.23 1
Inner Sister Bass Strait Furneaux
Iron Pot Tasman Sea 1.27 3
Isabella Bass Strait Furneaux 11.4 28 unpopulated Nature reserve [6]
Isle of Caves Tasman Sea 1.4 3
Judge and Clerk South-western Pacific Ocean 20 49 unpopulated World Heritage Site [8]
Judgement Bass Strait Kent 0.39 1 unpopulated Kent Group National Park
Kathleen Southern Ocean Breaksea 11.35 28
Ketchem Island Southern Ocean Mutton Bird unpopulated World Heritage Site
King Bass Strait New Year 109,400 270,333 1,617 Various [10][12][18]
King George Tasman Sea Sloping 19.8 49 2d
(2018)		 Private Freehold Title to high water mark with conservation covenant on part
Lachlan Tasman Sea 2.5 6
Lanterns, The Tasman Sea Tasman 5.35 13 unpopulated Tasman National Park
Little Badger Bass Strait Furneaux 2.5 6 unpopulated Nature reserve [5][6]
Little Betsey Tasman Sea 0.75 2 Nature reserve
Little Chalky Bass Strait Furneaux 5 12 unpopulated [6]
Little Dog Bass Strait Furneaux 83 205
Little Goose Bass Strait Furneaux 3.6 9 unpopulated Nature reserve [5][6]
Little Green Bass Strait Furneaux
Little Spectacle Tasman Sea Sloping 0.62 2 unpopulated
Little Swan Bass Strait Waterhouse 12.64 31 unpopulated [6]
Little Waterhouse Bass Strait Waterhouse 2.5 6 unpopulated [6]
Long (Furneaux) Bass Strait Furneaux 313 773 unpopulated Grazing [6]
Long (Hogan) Bass Strait Hogan 22.85 56 unpopulated Crown land [9]
Louisa Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 23.04 57 unpopulated Southwest National Park [6]: 512 
Lourah Southern Ocean Swainson 4.86 12
Low (Prime Seal Group) Bass Strait Furneaux
Maatsuyker Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 186 460 unpopulated Southwest National Park
Maclean Bass Strait Waterhouse 1.11 3 unpopulated [6]
Macquarie South-western Pacific Ocean   12,400 30,641 unpopulated World Heritage Site [10][8][12]
Maria Tasman Sea Maria 10,100 24,958 unpopulated Maria Island National Park [10][12]
Mavourneen Southern Ocean Breaksea 0.88 2
Mewstone Southern Ocean Pedra Branca 13.1 32
Mile Bass Strait Furneaux 4 10 unpopulated Conservation area [6]
Mount Chappell Bass Strait Furneaux 323 798 unpopulated Private Freehold title: grazing [5][6]
Munday Southern Ocean Breaksea
Mutton Bird (southeast) Southern Ocean Mutton Bird 0.52 1
Mutton Bird (southwest) Southern Ocean Mutton Bird 0.52 1
Needle Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 10.5 26 unpopulated Southwest National Park
New Year Great Australian Bight New Year 98.22 243 unpopulated [6]
Night Bass Strait Furneaux
Ninth Bass Strait Waterhouse 32 79 unpopulated [6]
North East Bass Strait Kent 32.62 81 unpopulated Kent Group National Park
North West Mount Chappell Bass Strait Furneaux 0.71 2 unpopulated [5][6]
Paddys Bass Strait Waterhouse 4.6 11 unpopulated [6]
Partridge Tasman Sea Partridge 103 255 unpopulated South Bruny National Park [19]
Passage Bass Strait Furneaux
Pelican Bass Strait Furneaux 6.8 17 unpopulated
Penguin Bass Strait North Coast 2.73 7 unpopulated [6]
Perkins Bass Strait
Philips Macquarie Harbour
Preservation Bass Strait Furneaux 207 512
Prime Seal Bass Strait Furneaux
Puncheon Bass Strait Furneaux 17.56 43 1 Private
Ram Bass Strait Furneaux 1 2 Private
Reynolds Great Lake
Robbins Bass Strait Robbins 9,900 24,463 unpopulated Private [10][20][21]
Rodondo Bass Strait Rodondo 106 262 unpopulated Nature reserve
Round Bass Strait Hogan   unpopulated Crown land [9]
Round Top Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 6.25 15 unpopulated Southwest National Park
Roydon Bass Strait Furneaux
Rum Bass Strait Furneaux
St Helens Bass Strait Waterhouse 51 126 unpopulated Conservation area [6]
Sarah Macquarie Harbour 8 20 Historic site [22]
Satellite Tasman Sea
Schouten Tasman Sea   2,800 6,919 unpopulated Freycinet National Park [10][12]
Seal Bass Strait Hogan   unpopulated Crown land [9]
Shanks Southern Ocean Swainson 2.72 7
Sloping Tasman Sea Sloping 117.2 290 unpopulated Nature reserve
Sidmouth Southern Ocean
Smooth Tasman Sea Sloping 59.31 147 3d
(2018)		 Private Freehold title
South Black Bass Strait Hunter 1 2 unpopulated Bird reserve [6]
South Pasco Bass Strait Furneaux
Southport Tasman Sea
South West Bass Strait Kent 19.09 47 unpopulated Kent Group National Park
Spectacle Tasman Sea Sloping 3.5 9 unpopulated
Storehouse Bass Strait Furneaux 20 49 unpopulated [5][6]
Sugarloaf Southern Ocean Mutton Bird 3.56 9
Sugarmouse Southern Ocean Mutton Bird 0.54 1
Swainson Southern Ocean Swainson 4.14 10
Swan Bass Strait Waterhouse 239 591 unpopulated [6]
Taillefer Tasman Sea
Tasman Tasman Sea
Tenth Bass Strait Waterhouse 0.9 2 unpopulated [5][6]
Three Hummock Bass Strait Hunter 7,000 17,297 unpopulated Crown lease [10][12]
Three Sisters Bass Strait
(North-west coast)		   2 5 unpopulated Three Sisters-Goat Island Nature Reserve
Tin Kettle Bass Strait Furneaux
Tinpot Norfolk Bay 1.24 3 unpopulated Nature reserve
Trefoil Bass Strait Trefoil Island Group
Twin Bass Strait Hogan 5.61 14 unpopulated Crown land [9]
Vansittart Bass Strait Furneaux 800 1,977 c
Visscher Tasman Sea Sloping 3.4 8 unpopulated Tasman National Park
Walker (northwest) Bass Strait
(North-west coast)		 Robbins 700 1,730 unpopulated Private [20][21]
Walker (southwest) Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 15.3 38 unpopulated Southwest National Park [6]: 512 
Waterhouse Bass Strait Waterhouse 287 709 unpopulated Conservation area/Crown land [6][23]
Wedge Tasman Sea Tasman 42.58 105 unpopulated
Wendar Southern Ocean Mutton Bird 5.8 14
West Southern Ocean Trumpeter 2.5 6
Western Southern Ocean Maatsuyker 29 72 unpopulated Southwest National Park
Wild Wind Southern Ocean Mutton Bird 3.95 10
Woody Tasman Sea Sloping unpopulated
Wybalenna Bass Strait Furneaux

Notes

^a : Combined 2021 census data for North Bruny and South Bruny Islands.
^b : 2021 census data is for the entire Flinders Council (Furneaux Group) which includes Cape Barren Island and Clarke Island.
^c : Errol Anderson, family arrived on Vansittart Cutter, island was named for, 26 January 1836, Hobart Town.[citation needed]
^d : Source: Direct observation by editor

See also

References

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