World Heritage in Australia

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  • Cultural
  • Natural
  • Mixed
  • Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Australian Convict Sites 2010 Cultural 13 294 2.75
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites 1994 Natural 7 66 3.03
Budj Bim Cultural Landscape 2019 Cultural 3 29 2.4
Fraser Island 1992 Natural 8 144 4.18
Gondwana Rainforests 1986 Natural 5 133 3.52
Great Barrier Reef 1981 Natural 8 336 4.4
Greater Blue Mountains 2000 Natural 15 360 3.25
Heard and McDonald Islands 1997 Natural 0 2 3.5
Kakadu National Park 1981 Mixed 9 141 4.11
Lord Howe Island 1982 Natural 5 22 3.87
Macquarie Island 1997 Natural 0 11 4.27
Ningaloo Coast 2011 Natural 4 58 3.82
Purnululu National Park 2003 Natural 4 23 4.23
Royal Exhibition Building 2004 Cultural 13 219 2.31
Shark Bay 1991 Natural 2 62 3.94
Sydney Opera House 2007 Cultural 8 558 3.48
Tasmanian Wilderness 1982 Mixed 7 157 4.19
Uluru 1987 Mixed 6 233 4.58
Wet Tropics of Queensland 1988 Natural 8 218 3.59
Willandra Lakes 1981 Mixed 4 38 3.51

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Australian Cornish Mining Sites: Burra and Moonta 2024 2027 Cultural 0 4 100%
Cultural Landscapes of Cape York Peninsula 2024 Mixed 0 0 N/A
Flinders Ranges 2021 2027 Natural 1 16 100%
Great Sandy World Heritage Area (EXT) 2010 Natural 2 22 78%
Murujuga Cultural Landscape 2020 2025 Cultural 1 3 100%
Parramatta Female Factory and Institutions Precinct 2023 2028 Cultural 1 4 100%
The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area (extension to existing property) (EXT) 2010 Natural 0 26 80%
Victorian Goldfields 2025 Cultural 0 3 100%
Workers’ Assembly Halls (Australia) 2023 2027 Cultural 0 9 0%

Country info

Official Name
Australia
Region
Asia and the Pacific
WHC location
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