Drumsite is a settlement on

Christmas Island, Australia Christmas Island, officially the Territory of Christmas Island, is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. It is located in the Indian Ocean, around south of Java and Sumatra and around north-west of the ...

. Is located on the northeast coast, near the capital,

Flying Fish Cove Flying Fish Cove ( zh, 飛魚灣, ms, Pantai Ikan Terbang) is the capital city and main settlement of Australia's Christmas Island. Although it was originally named after British survey-ship '' Flying-Fish'', many maps simply label it "The Set ...

. The ethnic composition of the population is Chinese and European. In the area there are migration routes of red crabs that are protected. The Drumsite Village project, a new housing development, was approved by the Gillard administration amid concerns about the growing number of

asylum seeker An asylum seeker is a person who leaves their country of residence, enters another country and applies for asylum (i.e., international protection) in that other country. An asylum seeker is an immigrant who has been forcibly displaced and mi ...

s on the island, and is administered by a Queensland company. Two historic sites within the settlement,

Bungalow 702 Bungalow 702 is a heritage-listed house at Lam Lok Loh, Drumsite, Christmas Island, Australia. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004. Description Bungalow 702 is a rendered brick masonry and timber buildin ...

and the

Drumsite Industrial Area The Drumsite Industrial Area is a heritage-listed industrial precinct at Drumsite in the Australian territory of Christmas Island. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004. Description The Drumsite Industrial ...

, are listed on the

Australian Commonwealth Heritage List The Commonwealth Heritage List is a heritage register established in 2003, which lists places under the control of the Australian government, on land or in waters directly owned by the Crown (in Australia, the Crown in right of the Commonwealth ...

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Populated places in Christmas Island {{ChristmasIsland-geo-stub