The ultimate private getaway: islands for sale around Australia
Australia’s islands offer the chance to combine a commercial income with a relaxing lifestyle.
From Queensland’s cheap as chips Worthington Island that sold late last year for just $385,000 or Tasmania’s Ninth Island that’s on the market for $1.98 million to islands that are expected to sell for more than $20 million, an island lifestyle can be achieved at almost any price.
Here are some of the private islands currently on the market:
Dunk Island, Mission Beach, Queensland
Dunk Island is currently on the market. Picture: Getty
Sale price: Expressions of interest. Guide about $20 million-plus
Sales agent: Nick Roche, Peter Harper and Andrew Langsford, JLL
A 135ha resort island in far north Queensland, a 20-minute ferry ride from Mission Beach. It is one of only three freehold islands on the Great Barrier Reef. It has mainland power connections with water and utilities infrastructure plus a commercial airstrip and commercial liquor licence.
Little Yargai Island, NSW
There is a two-bedroom house on Little Yargai Island. Picture: LJ Hooker Maclean
Sale price: $850,000
Sales agent: Grant Neilson, LJ Hooker Maclean
A 1.01ha island on the Clarence River, between Yamba and Iluka. It is a freehold lease arrangement.
The island features a two-bedroom house, two jetties, a boat ramp, mango orchard, hardwood timber plantation, shed, gardens, solar hot water and water tank. Livestock are allowed but the owners must have permission from the relevant state government department.
Ninth Island, Tasmania
Ninth Island in Tasmania includes 16ha of land. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
Sale price: $1.98 million
Sales agent: Richard Vanhoff, Private Islands Online Australia
It is a 16ha island on Tasmania’s northern coast. It is a freehold lease arrangement.
No dwellings are currently on the island but seals, penguins and birds are regular visitors.
Pumpkin Island, Queensland
Pumpkin Island is on the market for the second time since 1961. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
Total sale price: Around $20m
Sales agent: Knight Frank Australia
This 6ha island has five cottages that can sleep 34 people as part of its boutique accommodation offering, plus two moorings and a helipad. There’s a manager’s cottage, licensed bar and function venue, playground, library, shed, lookout building and a custom-built boat that seats 36 passengers.
There’s an oyster lease that allows the owner and their guests to shuck their own oysters. The lease on offer is until 2046 when it becomes a rolling lease.
It’s just a 20-minute boat ride from Great Keppel Island.
Fraser Island Nyerimilang
Fraser Island Nyerimilang is located just off the Victorian coast. Picture: realcommercial.com
Price: Upon enquiry
Sales agent: RE/MAX Genesis – Lakes Entrance
One of only a few freehold private islands in the world, Fraser Island Nyerimilang off the coast of Victoria is comprised of around 31 hectares of pristine land.
Bordered by the mainland and Ninety Mile Beach, the island has an existing holiday and function business located on the site.
The resort and homestead are perfect for groups as well as individual travellers, ripe for new owners to make their mark.
Victor Island, Queensland (sold December 2022)
Victor Island is currently on the market. Picture: realestate.com.au/buy
Sale price: $3.656 million
Selling agent: Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty
Located in the Whitsundays, Victor Island is a 3ha plot of land with a four-bedroom home. There’s a caretaker’s cottage, helipad, rainwater tank, desalination plant and access to the NBN to enable working remotely.
