[3] The property for sale is a landlocked title within a conservation covenant, preventing access to the island by any means except helicopter.

Cape Barren geese also breed there, European rabbits have been introduced and the southern grass skink is present.

It is partly privately owned and has been badly affected in the past by grazing, frequent fires and, in July 1995, by the MV Iron Baron oil spill which killed between 2000 and 6000 little penguins.

[5] In February 2015, Ninth Island was advertised for sale with an asking price of A$500,000;[6] however in July it was passed in at auction for A$1.19 million.

This conservation area completely surrounds the central hill on the island and extends all the way to the shoreline.