There are many private islands on the Australian property market at present including Little Green Island off Mackay which will be auctioned very soon, is expected to fetch around $2m to $2.5 million.

Other idyllic choices range from the 16.5ha Goodnight Island off Greenwell Point on the NSW South Coast, around $3 million, and a 16.7ha parcel of land on Dunk Island off Queensland has been listed at $8.3 million

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