Phillip Island (Boonwurrung: Corriong, Worne or Millowl)[2][3] is an Australian island about 125 km (78 mi) south-southeast of Melbourne, Victoria. The island is named after Governor Arthur Phillip, the first Governor of New South Wales, by explorer and seaman George Bass, who sailed in a whaleboat, arriving from Sydney on 5 January 1798.
Phillip Island forms a natural breakwater for the shallow waters of the Western Port. It is 26 km (16 mi) long and 9 km (5.6 mi) wide, with an area of about 101 km2 (40 sq mi).[4] It has 97 km (60 mi) of coastline and is part of the Bass Coast Shire.
A 640 m (2,100 ft) concrete bridge (originally a wooden bridge) connects the mainland town San Remo with the island town Newhaven.[4] In the 2021 census, the island's permanent population was 13,799,[5] compared to 7,071 in 2001.[6] During the summer, the population swells to 40,000. 60% of the island is farmland devoted to grazing of sheep and cattle.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cowes". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^"Indigenous History". Phillip Island Tourist Bureau Association. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
^Clark, Ian D. (2002). Dictionary of Aboriginal placenames of Victoria. Heydon, Toby, 1972-, Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages. Melbourne: Victorian Aboriginal Corp. for Languages. ISBN 0-9579360-2-8. OCLC 54913331.
^ ab"Phillip Island". The Age. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^"2021 Census QuickStats: Phillip Island". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
^2001 Population Statistics Bass Coast Shire Council Website
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