Thomson Bay, known in full as Thomson Bay Settlement and also known as The Settlement, is the largest settlement of

Rottnest Island Rottnest Island (), often colloquially referred to as "Rotto", is a Islands of Perth, Western Australia, island off the coast of Western Australia, located west of Fremantle. A sandy, low-lying island formed on a base of aeolianite limestone, ...

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, situated on the island’s northeastern coast. It’s home to most of Rottnest’s stores, restaurants and nearly all of the island’s population. It is a 1 minute walk from the bay with the same name. As of the 2021 census, the settlement had a population of 166. The settlement is opposite from

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia located at the mouth of the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australi ...

, and the city of

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is visible from the beach.

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