FOUR OTHER PRIVATE AUSSIE ISLANDS

Satellite Island, TAS

In between Bruny Island and the Tassie mainland, Satellite Island’s boathouse whispers of languid afternoons spent dangling toes in cool waters, and evenings spent stargazing from bed. The island can sleep eight in its summer house, boathouse and bell tent. From $2,420 a night, two guests. satelliteisland.com.au

Haggerstone Island, QLD

Impossibly remote, Haggerstone is the most northerly resort in the Great Barrier Reef, closer to Port Moresby than it is to Cairns. It sleeps just 10 guests in Robinson Crusoe-esque hideaways scattered among a coconut forest. From $7,200 a night. haggerstoneisland.com.au

Gabo Island, VIC

A 30-minute boat ride from Mallacoota on the VIC-NSW border, the lightkeeper’s cottage on Gabo sleeps eight and was built to service the pink granite lighthouse constructed here in the 1850s. Climb to the top of Victoria’s last operating island lighthouse to spot whales. From $352.50 a night. parks.vic.gov.au

Bedarra Island, QLD

Twelve villas, 45 hectares of tropical rainforest and a beach for every villa – what’s not to love about Bedarra? With a maximum of 24 guests and free-flowing champagne, a total buy-out of the luxury resort off the coast from Mission Beach costs from $25,000 a night, with a five-night minimum. bedarra.com.au