World Heritage in Australia

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  • Cultural
  • Natural
  • Mixed
  • Tentative

World Heritage Sites

SiteInscribedTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Australian Convict Sites 2010 Cultural 13 270 2.69
Australian Fossil Mammal Sites 1994 Natural 7 61 3.01
Budj Bim Cultural Landscape 2019 Cultural 2 26 2.28
Fraser Island 1992 Natural 8 135 4.19
Gondwana Rainforests 1986 Natural 5 127 3.51
Great Barrier Reef 1981 Natural 8 310 4.43
Greater Blue Mountains 2000 Natural 15 338 3.2
Heard and McDonald Islands 1997 Natural 0 2 3.5
Kakadu National Park 1981 Mixed 9 131 4.11
Lord Howe Island 1982 Natural 5 22 3.87
Macquarie Island 1997 Natural 0 10 4.58
Ningaloo Coast 2011 Natural 4 52 3.75
Purnululu National Park 2003 Natural 3 22 4.17
Royal Exhibition Building 2004 Cultural 13 204 2.29
Shark Bay 1991 Natural 2 58 3.91
Sydney Opera House 2007 Cultural 8 525 3.51
Tasmanian Wilderness 1982 Mixed 7 146 4.15
Uluru 1987 Mixed 6 217 4.54
Wet Tropics of Queensland 1988 Natural 8 201 3.59
Willandra Lakes 1981 Mixed 4 37 3.51

Tentative List

SiteAddedScheduledTypeReviewsVisitorsRating
Australian Cornish Mining Sites: Burra and Moonta 2024 Cultural 0 2 N/A
Cultural Landscapes of Cape York Peninsula 2024 Mixed 0 0 N/A
Flinders Ranges 2021 2026 Natural 1 13 100%
Great Sandy World Heritage Area 2010 Natural 2 19 75%
Murujuga Cultural Landscape 2020 2025 Cultural 1 3 100%
Parramatta Female Factory and Institutions Precinct 2023 Cultural 1 4 100%
The Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area (extension to existing property) 2010 Natural 0 26 80%
Workers’ Assembly Halls (Australia) 2023 2027 Cultural 0 5 N/A

Country info

Official Name
Australia
Region
Asia and the Pacific
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