Home Island, also known locally as Pulu Selma, is one of only two permanently inhabited islands of the 26 islands of the Southern Atoll of the

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, an Australian external territory in the central-eastern

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Description

It is in area and contains the largest settlement of the territory, Bantam, with a population of about 500 Cocos Malay people. 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.

The Home Island Mosque is one of the busiest places on the island, and the

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is painted in territorial flag colours of green and gold. 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.

Education

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operates a primary education centre on Home Island; most of the staff live on

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and travel to their jobs on a daily basis. Secondary level students go to the West Island campus.Home
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Heritage listings

Home Island contains a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Captain Ballard's Grave * Jalan Kipas: Early Settlers' Graves * Home Island Cemetery * Jalan Panti: Home Island Foreshore * Jalan Bunga Mawar: Home Island Industrial Precinct * Jalan Bunga Kangkong: Oceania House * Jalan Bunga Mawar: Old Co-Op Shop

References

External links

* {{official, https://shire.cc/en/ , Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council