Home Island

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Home Island is one of the main inhabited islands of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean, serving as a central residential and administrative hub for the local community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf island
populated place
administeredBy Australia NERFINISHED
Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands NERFINISHED
climate tropical
connectedBy ferry to West Island
country Australia
demographicsCharacteristic small population
ethnicGroup Cocos Malays NERFINISHED
governedAs external territory of Australia
governingBody Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands Council NERFINISHED
hasAreaType rural settlement
hasCoastlineType coral atoll environment
hasCommunicationInfrastructure satellite communications
hasEducationLevel primary and lower secondary schooling available locally
hasFacility administrative offices
airstrip (nearby on West Island)
clinic
mosque
school
small port
hasMajorSettlement Bantam NERFINISHED
hasNearbyIsland West Island NERFINISHED
hasPostalCode 6799
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity fishing
local services
small-scale tourism
hasSettlementType village
hasTransport boat services
hasTransportLink boat connection to other Cocos (Keeling) Islands
languageSpoken Cocos Malay NERFINISHED
English
legalSystem Australian law
locatedIn Cocos (Keeling) Islands NERFINISHED
Indian Ocean
locatedInArchipelago Cocos (Keeling) Islands archipelago NERFINISHED
partOf Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands NERFINISHED
populationMajority Cocos Malay community
regionalClassification Australian external territories
religionMajority Islam
role administrative hub of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
central residential hub of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
sea Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
sovereignState Australia NERFINISHED
timeZone UTC+06:30
usesCurrency Australian dollar NERFINISHED

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Bantam locatedOn Home Island