This is a list of Australian islands ordered by population.
For the purposes of this article, the Australian mainland is considered a continent.
Ranking Island Population Density Largest settlement State or territory Additionalreferencesper km2 per sq mi–Mainland Australia (2021) Sydney Multiple1Mainland Tasmania (2021) Hobart 2Bribie Island 20,612 (2021) Bongaree 3Phillip Island 13,799 (2021) Cowes 4Kangaroo Island 4894 (2021) Kingscote 5Russell Island 3698 (2021) - 6Macleay Island 3193 (2021) - 7Thursday Island 2805 (2021) - 8Elcho Island (2021) Galiwinku 9Magnetic Island 2475 (2021) Horseshoe Bay 10Groote Eylandt (2021) Alyangula 11Norfolk Island 2188 (2021) Burnt Pine 12North Stradbroke Island 2156 (2021) Dunwich 13Great Palm Island 2098 (2021) - 14Hindmarsh Island 1846 (2021) - 15Hamilton Island 1759 (2021) - 16Christmas Island 1692 (2021) Flying Fish Cove 17King Island 1617 (2021) Currie 18Bathurst Island (2021) Wurrumiyanga 19Milingimbi Island 1097 (2021) Milingimbi 20Mornington Island 1022 (2021) Gununa 21Bruny Island (2021) Alonnah 22Melville Island (2021) Milikapiti 23Flinders Island (2021) Whitemark 24Badu Island 704 (2021) Wakaid 25Lord Howe Island 445 (2021) - 26Home Island 448 Bantam 27Moa Island 432 (2021) St Pauls 28Saibai Island 340 (2021) Saibai 29Rottnest Island 166 (2021) 30West Island 120
References
See also List of islands of Australia