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Island Details: Rottnest Island

Name
Rottnest Island
Location
Indian Ocean
Number of Islands (approx.)
1*
Island Details
largest island in a chain of limestone islands and reefs on the continental shelf off Western Australia*
Type of Islands
continental*
Surface Area (km²)
19.00*
Terrain
low-lying limestone terrain with headlands, bays, sandy beaches, offshore reefs and inland salt lakes*
Highest Elevation (m)
45.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
Wadjemup Hill*
Isolation Index
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
55*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.00
Mean Sea Level (meta)
Population (total)
166*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2021*
Population Density (p/km²)
8.7*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2021*
Population Growth (annual %)
-6.750*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2021*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
Census Year (GDP)
Dominant Economic Sector
tourism*
HDI
0.958*
Census Year (HDI)
2023*
Administration
dependent (territory of Australia)*
Miscellaneous
protected Class A Reserve with six distinct ecosystems: woodland, wetlands, scrub heath, coastal, ocean and settlement areas; important habitat for quokkas and native flora and fauna*