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Pulu Selma (Cocos Islands Malay) | |
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Islands_HomeIsland02.jpg) | |
_76.jpg) Map of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands | |
_Islands_location_map.svg)  Home Island | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 12°07′04″S 96°53′51″E / 12.1178°S 96.8975°E |
| Archipelago | South Keeling Islands |
| Area | 95 ha (230 acres) |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| Territory | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| Largest settlement | Bantam |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 448[1] (2021) |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
Home Island, also known locally as Pulu Selma, is one of only two permanently-inhabited islands of the 26 islands of the South Keeling Islands of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, an Australian external territory in the central-eastern Indian Ocean. The island contains the largest settlement of the territory, Bantam.
Description
[edit]It is 95 hectares (230 acres) in area and is home to about 500 Cocos Malay people in the village of Bantam. Local attractions include a museum covering local culture and traditions, flora and fauna, Australian naval history, and the early owners of the Cocos-Keeling Islands.[2] Bantam was formerly listed as the capital of Cocos (Keeling) Islands by the European Union until it was changed to West Island in 2012.[3]
The Home Island Mosque is one of the busiest places on the island, and the minaret is painted in territorial flag colours of green and gold.[4][5]
There is also a trail leading to Oceania House, which was the ancestral home of the Clunies-Ross family, the former rulers of the Cocos-Keeling Islands and is over a century old.[6]
Education
[edit]Cocos Islands District High School operates a primary education centre on Home Island; most of the staff live on West Island and travel to their jobs on a daily basis. Secondary level students go to the West Island campus.[7]
Heritage listings
[edit]Home Island contains a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Captain Ballard's Grave[8]
- Jalan Kipas: Early Settlers' Graves[9]
- Home Island Cemetery[10]
- Jalan Panti: Home Island Foreshore[11]
- Jalan Bunga Mawar: Home Island Industrial Precinct[12]
- Jalan Bunga Kangkong: Oceania House[13]
- Jalan Bunga Mawar: Old Co-Op Shop[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "2021 Home Island, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Home Island", Cocos Keeling Islands. Retrieved on 13 February 2018.
- ^ Interinstitutional Style Guide of the European Union, Annex 5 - capital: ‘Bantam’ replaced by ‘West Island’ (change made on 7 Feb. 2012)
- ^ "Home Island Mosque". Flickr. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Cocos Keeling Islands Travel Guide". taste2travel. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Oceania House" Archived 3 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Cocos Keeling Islands. Retrieved on 13 February 2018.
- ^ Home Archived 25 November 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Cocos Islands District High School. Retrieved on 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Captain Ballards Grave (Place ID 105361)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Early Settlers Graves (Place ID 105362)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Home Island Cemetery (Place ID 105355)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Home Island Foreshore (Place ID 105363)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Home Island Industrial Precinct (Place ID 105220)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Oceania House and Surrounds (Place ID 105236)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Old Co-op Shop (Canteen) (Place ID 105409)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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