Drumsite
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| Drumsite Australia | |
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 Map of Christmas Island with marked Drumsite | |
  Drumsite | |
| Coordinates | 10°25′55″S 105°40′20″E / 10.43194°S 105.67222°E |
Drumsite is a village in Christmas Island. The village's population consists mostly of Chinese and European workers. A project that built townhouses in the village was built in 2013 amid concerns about asylum seekers going to Christmas Island.
The village itself is in the path of the migration routes of Christmas Island red crabs. Landmarks Bungalow 702 and the Drumsite Industrial Area are located within the village. They are both listed on the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List.
Drumsite is a village located in Christmas Island. The ethnic composition of the population of Drumsite are mostly Chinese and European workers.[1] Through the Drumsite Village project, a new housing development that housed townhouses, were built in 2013 to house government workers. Approved by the Gillard administration, Australian Federal Police officers, healthcare workers, and teachers who work with refugee children, gained access to the townhouses amid concerns about the growing number of asylum seekers on the island. The development would also be available to the generic public as its designation as a resort.[2]