![]() The first European to sight Christmas Island was Richard Rowe of the Thomas in 1615. The religion question in the Australian census is optional, and 28% of the population do not declare their religious belief. Islam and Buddhism are major religions on the island. ![]() Several languages are in use including English, Malay, and various Chinese dialects. Today, around two-thirds of the island's population is estimated to have Straits Chinese origin (though just 22.2% of the population declared a Chinese ancestry in 2021), with significant numbers of Malays and European Australians and smaller numbers of Straits Indians and Eurasians. Historically, Asian Australians of Chinese, Malay, and Indian descent formed the majority of the population. ![]() It has an area of 135 square kilometres (52 sq mi).Ĭhristmas Island had a population of 1,692 residents as of 2021, the majority living in settlements on the northern edge of the island. It is located in the Indian Ocean around 350 kilometres (190 nautical miles) south of Java and Sumatra and about 1,550 km (840 nmi) northwest of the closest point on the Australian mainland. The Territory of Christmas Island is an Australian external territory in Southeast Asia comprising the island of the same name. ![]()
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