The Shire of Christmas Island is a local government area that covers the Australian external territory of Christmas Island. It operates under Western Australian laws, including the Local Government Act 1995. The island is located in the Indian Ocean, approximately 2,360 km north-west of Perth and 500 km south of Java in Indonesia, with a population of 1,692 as of 2021. Christmas Island was previously a British territory administered through Singapore before being transferred to Australia in 1945. Since 1958, it has been managed by the Christmas Island Assembly and Christmas Island Services Corporation, with Commonwealth-level government services provided by the Australian Government through the Christmas Island Administration and the Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government.
The estimated resident population of Christmas Island has a varied age distribution, with a notable percentage of individuals above 50. The top industries in the area are agriculture, forestry, and fishing, followed by manufacturing and construction. The income distribution ranges from lower to higher brackets, with a mix of family compositions including couples with children and childless couples. Mortgage and rent affordability indicators show that a majority of households have manageable repayments, and the occupation of employed persons spans across various sectors.
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