Australia Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Australia Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Australia and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Commonwealth of Australia.

Etymology: The name Australia derives from the Latin "australis" meaning "southern". The Australian landmass was long referred to as "Terra Australis" or the Southern Land.

Capital: Canberra.

Independence / foundation: In 1770, English captain James Cook sailed to the east coast of Australia, named it New South Wales, and claimed it for Great Britain.

In the second half of the 1800s, the colonies such as Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, and Queensland, were all gradually granted self-government, and in 1901, they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia.

Population: 26 million.

Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
1 USD = 1.60 - 1.50 AUD
1 EUR = 1.64 - 1.67 AUD

Time zone: UTC+10

Languages spoken: English 73%, Mandarin 2%, Arabic 1%, Cantonese 1%, Vietnamese 1%, Italian 1%, Greek 1%, other 15%, unspecified 6%.

Religions: Protestant 23% (Anglican 13%, Uniting Church 4%, Presbyterian and Reformed 2%, Baptist 1%, Pentecostal 1%, Lutheran <1%, other Protestant <1%), Roman Catholic 23%, other Christian 4%, Muslim 3%, Buddhist 2%, Orthodox 2% (Eastern Orthodox 2%, Oriental Orthodox <1%), Hindu 2%, other 1%, none 30%, unspecified 10%.

Climate: Generally arid to semiarid. Temperate in the south and east and tropical in north.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $1,329 trillion

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $51,100.

Main airports: Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport, Brisbane International Airport, Melbourne International Airport.

World heritage sites in Australia

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 20.

Top world heritage sites:

- Great Barrier Reef.
- Shark Bay.
- Sydney Opera House. - Kakadu National Park.
- Willandra Lakes Region.
- Lord Howe Island Group.
- Tasmanian Wilderness.
- Gondwana Rainforests of Australia.
- Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.
- Wet Tropics of Queensland.
- K’gari (Fraser Island).
- Australian Fossil Mammal Sites.
- Heard and McDonald Islands.
- Macquarie Island.
- Greater Blue Mountains Area.
- Purnululu National Park.
- Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens.
- Australian Convict Sites.
- Ningaloo Coast.
- Budj Bim Cultural Landscape.

Interesting facts about Australia

- A large majority of the population live on the shores of the country.

- The island of Tasmania has some of the cleanest air in the world, this makes it an ideal place to experience outdoor activities.

- The Great Barrier Reef is the largest eco-system in the world.

- There are three times as many sheep than people living in Australia.

- Australia's coastline has around 12,000 beaches. If you visited one per day, it would take more than 32 years to see them all.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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