List of beaches in Australia

Main article: List of beaches
The Gold Coast consists of 70 kilometres (43 mi) of coastline with some of the most popular surf breaks.[1]

Beaches in Australia are in abundance due to the fact that Australia is entirely surrounded by the ocean. Beaches are popular destinations among the country's local population, and travellers alike, as over 85% of Australians live on the coast and most of Australia falls under the warm temperate and subtropical climate zones. Australia has a prominent beach culture, which is often considered part of its national identity, with television shows, movies, and songs being set in or relating to beaches. This page features a list of beaches in Australia.[2]

The longest beach in Australia is the 194 km (121 mi) long sandy beach running down the outer side of the Younghusband Peninsula in South Australia, commonly referred to as The Coorong. It runs from the Murray mouth to Cape Jaffa.[3]

Nengi Bamir Beach, on Lake Ginninderra


Australian Capital Territory & Jervis Bay Territory

Nengi Bamir Beach
Swans on Orana Beach
Pine Island Beach in 2013
Hyams Beach in Jervis Bay, which features fine, radiantly white sand.
Tuggeranong Town Park Beach in 2015.
  • Banana Beach
  • Bimbi Beach
  • Bherrewhere Beach (Five Mile Beach)
  • Border Beach
  • Bullocks Hoof
  • Captains Beach
  • Casuarina Sands
  • Cave Beach
  • Dulwa Beach
  • Gummiuk Beach
  • Hyams Beach
  • Iluka Beach
  • Kitty's Beach
  • Mundang Beach
  • Murray's Beach
  • Nengi Bamir Beach
  • Nguru Beach
  • Orana Beach
  • Pine Island Beach
  • Steamers Beach
  • Summercloud Beach
  • Tarcoola Beach
  • Tharwa Sands
  • Tuggeranong Town Park Beach
  • Wally Beach
  • Whiting Beach
  • Yarralumla Beach
  • Yerra Beach

New South Wales

Sydney

Lady Robinsons Beach in Brighton-Le-Sands.
Wattamolla Beach in Royal National Park which features a lagoon.
Coogee Beach, view from Dolphin Point at the northern end
Seashells on Seven Mile Beach in the Kiama region.

Other regions

Northern Territory

Queensland

Whitehaven Beach in Whitsunday Island.
Holloways Beach in Cairns.

South Australia

Maslin Beach in the City of Onkaparinga in Adelaide.

Victoria

Ninety Mile Beach in East Gippsland.

Western Australia

Lucky Bay in southwest coast of Western Australia is another beach in the country known to have pure white sand.
Smiths Beach in Yallingup, WA.

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beaches of Australia.
  1. ^ "Gold Coast Lifeguard Services". Goldcoast.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  2. ^ "The Beach - Australia's Culture Portal". Culture.gov.au. 17 March 2008. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b "The Coorong". SLS Beachsafe. Retrieved 7 August 2021.