 The island has a landing stage that is above the water line to service the lighthouse which also houses Western Australia's most southerly weather recording station.In 1950 four families were living on the island.The island has been classified as an Important Bird Area because it has been reported as supporting over 1% of the world's breeding population of flesh-footed shearwaters (6000-8000 pairs) and great-winged petrels (10,000-15,000 pairs).