National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 25
(2018)
[see also: National air transport system - number of registered air carriers country ranks ]
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 583
(2018)
[see also: National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers country ranks ]
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 69,294,187
(2018)
[see also: National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1,887,295,820
mt-km
(2018)
[see also: National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
VH
(2016)
Airports:
480
(2013)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
15
[see also: Airports country ranks ]
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 349
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 11
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - over 3,047 m country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 14
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 2,438 to 3,047 m country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 155
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 155
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 14
(2017)
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - under 914 m country ranks ]
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 131
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
1,524 to 2,437 m: 16
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 1,524 to 2,437 m country ranks ]
914 to 1,523 m: 101
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - 914 to 1,523 m country ranks ]
under 914 m: 14
(2013)
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways country ranks ]
Heliports:
1
(2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]
Pipelines:
637 km condensate/gas, 30054 km gas, 240 km liquid petroleum gas, 3609 km oil, 110 km oil/gas/water, 72 km refined products
(2013)
Railways:
total: 33,343 km
(2015)
[see also: Railways - total country ranks ]
standard gauge: 17,446 km
1.435-m gauge (650 km electrified)
(2015)
[see also: Railways - standard gauge country ranks ]
narrow gauge: 12,318 km
1.067-m gauge (2,075.5 km electrified)
(2015)
[see also: Railways - narrow gauge country ranks ]
broad gauge: 3,247 km
1.600-m gauge (372 km electrified)
(2015)
[see also: Railways - broad gauge country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
8
Roadways:
total: 873,573 km
(2015)
[see also: Roadways - total country ranks ]
urban: 145,928 km
(2015)
non-urban: 727,645 km
(2015)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
9
Waterways:
2,000 km
(mainly used for recreation on Murray and Murray-Darling River systems)
(2011)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
42
[see also: Waterways country ranks ]
Merchant marine:
total: 563
[see also: Merchant marine - total country ranks ]
by type:
bulk carrier 4, general cargo 84, oil tanker 7, other 468
(2018)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
38
Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s):
Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Fremantle, Geelong, Gladstone, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Adelaide, Port Kembla, Sydney
container port(s) (TEUs):
Melbourne (2,806,436), Sydney (2,530,122)
(2017)
LNG terminal(s) (export):
Australia Pacific, Barrow Island, Burrup (Pluto), Curtis Island, Darwin, Karratha, Bladin Point (Ichthys), Gladstone, Prelude (offshore FLNG), Wheatstone
dry bulk cargo port(s):
Dampier (iron ore), Dalrymple Bay (coal), Hay Point (coal), Port Hedland (iron ore), Port Walcott (iron ore)