This is a list of selected Australian islands grouped by state or territory. Australia has 8,222 islands within its maritime borders.[1]
The islands larger than 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi) are:[2][3]
Tasmania is a large island state off the south-east coast of mainland Australia. The main island of Tasmania (which includes 94% of the state's land area) does not have a defined name but can be referred to as the "Tasmanian mainland". There are 334 islands (orislets) within the state of Tasmania;[6] with the main islands listed below, each having a land area greater than 100 hectares (250 acres). A full list of all 334 islands is located at the list of islands of Tasmania.
Over 1,000 islands have been gazetted – only the island groups and major islands are listed.
