Cocos (Keeling) Islands Civil Registration

Offices to Contact
The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Level 10, 141 St Georges Terrace PERTH WA 6000 PO Box 7720 Cloisters Square Perth WA 6850 Telephone: 1300 305 021
 * + 61 8 9264 1555 (overseas calls only)

Email: [mailto:bdm@justice.wa.gov.au bdm@justice.wa.gov.au]

Free forms to order certificates are at Forms: Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.

Historical Background
From the mid-nineteenth century, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands were administered by British Governors in Ceylon or Singapore. The islands became an Australian Territory 23 November 1955.

The Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island are part of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories since 1995. This is an administrative unit under the Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development. Each has its own Shire Council: the Shire of Christmas Island and the Shire of Cocos.

Birth Certificate

 * Name of child
 * Date of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Names of parents

Marriage Certificate

 * Names of bride and groom
 * Date of marriage
 * Place of marriage

Death Certificate

 * Name of deceased
 * Date of death
 * Place of death
 * Names of parents