Drumsite

Drumsite Australia
Map of Christmas Island with marked Drumsite
Drumsite
Coordinates	10°25′55″S105°40′20″E / 10.43194°S 105.67222°E / -10.43194; 105.67222

Drumsite is a village on Christmas Island, administrated as part of Flying Fish Cove. It is located in the northeast of the island, 0.3 km from the coast. The ethnic composition of the population of Drumsite is Chinese and European. The area is in the path of the migration routes of Christmas Island red crabs. ^[1]

The Drumsite Village project, a new housing development, was approved by the Gillard administration amid concerns about the growing number of asylum seekers on the island, and is administered by a Queensland company. ^[2]

Two historic sites within the settlement, Bungalow 702 and the Drumsite Industrial Area, are listed on the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "Island Life - Christmas Island - About". Archived from the original on 8 February 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
2. "Luxury townhouses with views of leaky boats being built on Christmas Island". news.com.au. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
3. "Bungalow 702 (Place ID 105338)". Australian Heritage Database . Australian Government . Retrieved 15 May 2019.
4. "Drumsite Industrial Area (Place ID 105339)". Australian Heritage Database . Australian Government . Retrieved 15 May 2019.