List of lighthouses in Australia

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This is a list of lighthouses and lightvessels in Australia.

Contents

Australia has a coastline of 25,760 kilometres (16,010 mi), [1] with over 350 lighthouses and navigational aids around the Australian coastline, [2] and a single inland lighthouse, the Point Malcolm lighthouse. [3]

The first lighthouse was Macquarie Lighthouse, which was lit in 1793 as a tripod mounted wood and coal fired beacon. [2] [4] The last staffed lighthouse was Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, off the south coast of Tasmania, which was automated in 1996. [2]

Listing

The lighthouses and lightvessels of Australia are listed in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency List of Lights publication 111. [5] They are listed by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office on volume K of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. [6] The ARLHS World List of Lights lists them with the prefix "AUS". [7]

On The Lighthouse Directory, the lighthouses of Australia are listed according to their location:

Another listing is held by Lighthouses of Australia Inc., which lists lighthouses by state [17]

Another list exists at Australian Lighthouses, a website which includes both an A-Z list [25] and a list by state. [26]

A list also exists at SeaSide Lights, which lists lighthouses by state: [27]

In order to be listed below, an active lighthouse has to appear at least in one of The Lighthouse Directory, Lighthouses of Australia Inc. or SeaSide Lights. Other lists mentioned above include many lights which are hard to describe as "lighthouses". [35] Historical lighthouses were sometimes included when they are mentioned in other reliable sources.

Management

Most of the lighthouses and lightvessels in Australia are managed by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), though the AMSA usually only manages the lighting equipment, with local authorities managing the lighthouses and parklands. In New South Wales the lighthouses and parklands are mostly managed by the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water or the New South Wales Department of Lands. [9] In the Northern Territory some of the lighthouses are managed by the Darwin Port Corporation. [10] In South Australia some of the stations are managed by the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. [13] In Tasmania, many lighthouses are managed by the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service. [14] In Victoria, harbour aids are maintained by the Port of Melbourne Corporation in the Melbourne area and by the Victorian Regional Channels Authority elsewhere, [36] while parklands are mostly managed by Parks Victoria. [15] In Western Australia some of the stations are managed by the Department of Environment and Conservation.

Lighthouses by state or territory

Jervis Bay Territory

LocationNameImageCoordinatesEstablishedAutomatedDeactivatedRemarks
Jervis Bay Village Cape St George Lighthouse Cape St George lighthouse ruins.jpg 35°09′07″S150°45′42″E / 35.15184°S 150.76154°E / -35.15184; 150.76154 (Cape St George Lighthouse) 18601889Destroyed [37]

New South Wales

There are several lighthouse siblings in the vicinity – lighthouses that were designed by the same architect around the same time, which are very similar by design. These include:

LocationNameImageCoordinatesYear
established
Year
automated
StatusRemarks
Balgowlah Heights Grotto Point Light Grotto Point Light.jpg 33°49′04″S151°15′41″E / 33.8177°S 151.2615°E / -33.8177; 151.2615 (Grotto Point Light) 1911active
Ballina Richmond River Light Richmond River Lighthouse.jpg 28°52′01″S153°35′30″E / 28.8670°S 153.5918°E / -28.8670; 153.5918 (Richmond River Lighthouse) 18661920active
Bradleys Head Bradleys Head Light Bradleys Head Lighthouse Sydney.jpg 33°51′13″S151°14′48″E / 33.8536°S 151.2467°E / -33.8536; 151.2467 (Bradleys Head Lighthouse) 1905active
Burrewarra Point Burrewarra Point Light BurewarraPoint.jpg 35°50′02″S150°14′01″E / 35.8339°S 150.2336°E / -35.8339; 150.2336 (Burrewarra Point Lighthouse) 19741974activeSolar powered [38]
Cape Byron Cape Byron Light Phare de Cap Byron.jpg 28°38′19″S153°38′11″E / 28.63854°S 153.6364°E / -28.63854; 153.6364 (Cape Byron Lighthouse) 1901active
Cremorne Point Robertson Point Light Robertson Point Light.jpg 33°50′55″S151°13′59″E / 33.8487°S 151.2330°E / -33.8487; 151.2330 (Robertsons Point Lighthouse) 1910active
Crowdy Head Crowdy Head Light Crowdy Head Light.jpg 31°50′36″S152°45′13″E / 31.84344°S 152.7536°E / -31.84344; 152.7536 (Crowdy Head Lighthouse) 18781928active
Culburra Beach Crookhaven Heads Light Crookhaven Heads Light c1908.jpg 34°53′57″S150°46′13″E / 34.89914°S 150.77024°E / -34.89914; 150.77024 (Crookhaven Heads Lighthouse) 1882activeSolar Powered [39]
Fingal Head Fingal Head Light Fingal Head Light 2009.jpg 28°12′00″S153°34′15″E / 28.200°S 153.5708°E / -28.200; 153.5708 (Fingal Head Lighthouse) 18721920active
Fort Denison Fort Denison Light Fort Denison 1.JPG 33°51′17″S151°13′34″E / 33.8546°S 151.2260°E / -33.8546; 151.2260 (Fort Denison Lighthouse) 1913active
Green Cape Green Cape Lighthouse Green Cape Lighthouse.jpg 37°15′41″S150°02′57″E / 37.2614°S 150.0493°E / -37.2614; 150.0493 (Green Cape Lighthouse) 188319831997replaced with solar powered light tower [40]
Kiama Kiama Light Kiama Light.jpg 34°40′18″S150°51′45″E / 34.6718°S 150.8626°E / -34.6718; 150.8626 (Kiama Lighthouse) 18871920active
Kurnell Cape Bailey Light Cape Bailey Lighthouse.jpg 34°02′07″S151°13′20″E / 34.0352°S 151.2222°E / -34.0352; 151.2222 (Cape Bailey Lighthouse) 1950active
Montague Island Montague Island Light Phare de l'ile Montague.jpg 36°15′07″S150°13′35″E / 36.2520°S 150.2264°E / -36.2520; 150.2264 (Montague Island Lighthouse) 18811986activeSolar powered [41]
Mosman Parriwi Head Light 33°48′44″S151°14′47″E / 33.8121°S 151.2463°E / -33.8121; 151.2463 (Parriwi Head Lighthouse) 1911active
Nelson Bay Nelson Head Light Nelson Head Light.jpg 32°42′37″S152°09′41″E / 32.7104°S 152.1614°E / -32.7104; 152.1614 (Nelson Head Lighthouse) 187219842003
Newcastle Nobbys Head Light Nobbys Head Light, 1902 cropped.jpg 32°55′07″S151°47′54″E / 32.9185°S 151.7984°E / -32.9185; 151.7984 (Nobbys Head Lighthouse) 18541935active
Norah Head Norah Head Light Norah Head Light.JPG 33°16′54″S151°34′35″E / 33.2816°S 151.5764°E / -33.2816; 151.5764 (Norah Head Lighthouse) 19031995active
North Solitary Island North Solitary Island Light North Solitary - cropped.jpg 29°55′29″S153°23′23″E / 29.9246°S 153.3897°E / -29.9246; 153.3897 (North Solitary Island Lighthouse) 1975activeFibreglass structure; Solar powered [42]
Palm Beach Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse BarrenjoeyLighthouse.JPG 33°34′48″S151°19′47″E / 33.5801°S 151.3298°E / -33.5801; 151.3298 (Barrenjoey Lighthouse) 18551932active
Point Perpendicular Point Perpendicular Light Point Perpendicular Lighthouse.jpg 35°05′38″S150°48′16″E / 35.0939°S 150.8044°E / -35.0939; 150.8044 (Point Perpendicular Lighthouse) 18991993replaced with solar powered light tower [43]
Point Stephens Point Stephens Light Point Stephens Lighthouse cropped.jpg 32°44′49″S152°12′05″E / 32.7470°S 152.2014°E / -32.7470; 152.2014 (Point Stephens Lighthouse) 18621989activeSolar powered [44]
Port Jackson Eastern Channel Pile Light East Channel Pile Light.jpg 33°50′30″S151°16′18″E / 33.8418°S 151.2718°E / -33.8418; 151.2718 (Eastern Channel Pile Light) 1924active
Port Jackson Western Channel Pile Light Western Channel Pile Light located on Sydney Harbour.jpg 33°50′16″S151°15′46″E / 33.8379°S 151.2629°E / -33.8379; 151.2629 (Western Channel Pile Light) 1924active
Port Macquarie Tacking Point Lighthouse Tacking Point Lighthouse qtl1 cropped.jpg 31°28′31″S152°56′14″E / 31.4754°S 152.9372°E / -31.4754; 152.9372 (Tacking Point Lighthouse) 18791919active
Shark Island Shark Island Light Shark Island Light historic 1 cropped.jpg 33°51′23″S151°15′26″E / 33.8565°S 151.2572°E / -33.8565; 151.2572 (Shark Island Lighthouse) 1913active
Smoky Cape Smoky Cape Lighthouse SmokyCapeLighthouse.JPG 30°55′23″S153°05′16″E / 30.9230°S 153.0877°E / -30.9230; 153.0877 (Smoky Cape Lighthouse) 18911988active
Seal Rocks Sugarloaf Point Light Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse.jpg 32°26′27″S152°32′21″E / 32.4409°S 152.5392°E / -32.4409; 152.5392 (Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse) 18751987activeExternal stairs [45]
South Solitary Island South Solitary Island Light South Solitary Island Lighthouse.jpg 30°12′24″S153°16′03″E / 30.2067°S 153.2674°E / -30.2067; 153.2674 (South Solitary Island Lighthouse) 18801975activeSolar powered [46]
Ulladulla Warden Head Light Warden Head Light 2007.jpg 35°21′56″S150°29′27″E / 35.3655°S 150.4909°E / -35.3655; 150.4909 (Warden Head Lighthouse) 18731920activeBattery powered, relocated [47]
Vaucluse Macquarie Lighthouse Macquarie Lighthouse, Sydney, photo by Sardaka 09-59, 31 July 2007 (UTC).jpg 33°51′14″S151°17′06″E / 33.8539°S 151.2851°E / -33.8539; 151.2851 (Macquarie Lighthouse) 17931976activeAustralia's first lighthouse [4]
Vaucluse Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light 33°50′58″S151°16′26″E / 33.8495°S 151.2739°E / -33.8495; 151.2739 (Vaucluse Bay Front) 1884active
Vaucluse Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light 33°51′30″S151°16′22″E / 33.8582°S 151.2729°E / -33.8582; 151.2729 (Vaucluse Bay Rear) 1884active
Watsons Bay Hornby Lighthouse Hornby Light 2010.jpg 33°50′01″S151°16′51″E / 33.8335°S 151.2809°E / -33.8335; 151.2809 (Hornby Lighthouse) 18581933active
Wollongong Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse.jpg 34°25′11″S150°54′24″E / 34.4196°S 150.9067°E / -34.4196; 150.9067 (Wollongong Harbour Lighthouse) c.18701974 [48]
Wollongong Wollongong Head Lighthouse Flagstaff Point Lighthouse.jpg 34°25′19″S150°54′35″E / 34.4219°S 150.9097°E / -34.4219; 150.9097 (Wollongong Head Lighthouse) 19361936active
Yamba Clarence River Light Clarence Head lighthouse.jpg 29°25′57″S153°21′50″E / 29.4324°S 153.3639°E / -29.4324; 153.3639 (Clarence River Lighthouse) 18661920activeBattery powered [49]

Northern Territory

Most of the lighthouses in the Northern Territory were constructed by the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service during the "Golden Age of Australian Lighthouses", between 1913 and 1920. These include Cape Don Light, East Vernon Light, Emery Point Light, Cape Hotham Light and Cape Fourcroy. [50]

Of these five, three can be considered "siblings", Cape Hotham Light, Emery Point Light and Cape Fourcroy Light. They are almost identical white square skeletal towers, and they also share a similar light characteristic, three flashes every 15 second (Fl.(3) 15s). [51]

LocationNameImageCoordinatesYear
established
Year
automated
StatusRemarks
Cobourg Peninsula Cape Don Light Cape Don Lighthouse.jpg 11°18′28″S131°45′55″E / 11.30786°S 131.76515°E / -11.30786; 131.76515 (Cape Don Lighthouse) 19171983activesolar powered [52]
Cape Fourcroy Cape Fourcroy Light 11°47′51″S130°01′28″E / 11.79747°S 130.02434°E / -11.79747; 130.02434 (Cape Fourcroy Lighthouse) active
Clarence Strait Cape Hotham Light Cape Hotham, 1928.jpg 12°02′47″S131°17′22″E / 12.04644°S 131.28946°E / -12.04644; 131.28946 (Cape Hotham Lighthouse) 1928active
East Vernon Island East Vernon Light East Vernon Light historic.jpg 12°04′38″S131°05′43″E / 12.07722°S 131.09531°E / -12.07722; 131.09531 (East Vernon Lighthouse) 1928active
Larrakeyah Barracks Emery Point Light Emery Point Light, 1915.JPG 12°27′14″S130°48′56″E / 12.45382°S 130.81555°E / -12.45382; 130.81555 (Emery Point Lighthouse) 1900active
Cox Peninsula Point Charles Light Charles Point Lighthouse cropped.jpg 12°23′21″S130°37′50″E / 12.38929°S 130.63068°E / -12.38929; 130.63068 (Charles Point Lighthouse) 18931933activesurvived cyclone Tracy; [53] solar powered [54]

Queensland

Most lighthouses in Queensland were constructed in well established groups:

LocationNameImageCoordinatesYear
established
Year
automated
StatusRemarks
Big Woody Island Middle Bluff Lighthouse Woody Island Lighthouses & Ancillary Building Site.jpg 25°17′56″S152°58′20″E / 25.2989629°S 152.972167°E / -25.2989629; 152.972167 (Middle Bluff Lighthouse) 186619591987Gas, from 1985 solar power [57]
Big Woody Island North Bluff Lighthouse   25°16′32″S152°56′57″E / 25.2756738°S 152.9491617°E / -25.2756738; 152.9491617 (North Bluff Lighthouse) 186719591987Gas, from 1985 solar power [57]
Booby Island Booby Island Light Booby Island Light and No 2 Quarters, 1957.jpg 10°36′15″S141°54′36″E / 10.6042°S 141.9100°E / -10.6042; 141.9100 (Booby Island Lighthouse) 18901991activegenerator powered [58]
Bulwer Island Bulwer Island Light Bulwarislandlighthouse.JPG 27°28′53″S153°01′36″E / 27.4815°S 153.0266°E / -27.4815; 153.0266 (Bulwer Island Lighthouse) 19121983not original site [59]
Burnett Heads New Burnett Heads Light 24°45′30″S152°24′45″E / 24.7582°S 152.4126°E / -24.7582; 152.4126 (New Burnett Heads Lighthouse) 19711971active
Burnett Heads Old Burnett Heads Light Old Burnett Heads Light closeup, 2010.jpg 24°45′49″S152°24′33″E / 24.7637°S 152.4091°E / -24.7637; 152.4091 (Old Burnett Heads Lighthouse) 187319321971
Bustard Head Bustard Head Light StateLibQld 1 125971 View of the Bustard Head Lighthouse in 1932.jpg 24°01′20″S151°45′52″E / 24.0223°S 151.7644°E / -24.0223; 151.7644 (Bustard Head Lighthouse) 18691985active
Caloundra New Caloundra Light NewCaloundra Light, 2008.jpg 26°48′05″S153°08′15″E / 26.8015°S 153.1374°E / -26.8015; 153.1374 (New Caloundra Lighthouse) 196819691997
Caloundra Old Caloundra Light Old Caloundra Light, 2008.jpg 26°48′06″S153°08′15″E / 26.8016°S 153.1374°E / -26.8016; 153.1374 (Old Caloundra Lighthouse) 189619421968
Cape Bowling Green Cape Bowling Green Light Cape Bowling Green lighthouse, 2008.jpg 19°19′34″S147°25′32″E / 19.3262°S 147.4256°E / -19.3262; 147.4256 (Cape Bowling Green Lighthouse) 18741920activeoriginal moved [60]
Cape Capricorn Cape Capricorn Light 23°29′11″S151°14′10″E / 23.4863°S 151.2361°E / -23.4863; 151.2361 (Cape Capricorn Lighthouse) 1875active
Cape Cleveland Cape Cleveland Light Cape Cleveland Light dusk.jpg 19°10′58″S147°00′55″E / 19.1829°S 147.0154°E / -19.1829; 147.0154 (Cape Cleveland Lightstation) 1879active
Cape Moreton Cape Moreton Light Cape Moreton Light.jpg 27°01′55″S153°27′57″E / 27.0319°S 153.4659°E / -27.0319; 153.4659 (Cape Moreton Lighthouse) 1857active
Cleveland New Cleveland Point Light New Cleveland Point Light, 2009.jpg 27°30′37″S153°17′21″E / 27.51018°S 153.28909°E / -27.51018; 153.28909 (New Cleveland Point Lighthouse) 1976active
Cleveland Old Cleveland Point Light Cleveland Lighthouse.jpg 27°30′37″S153°17′20″E / 27.5102°S 153.2890°E / -27.5102; 153.2890 (Cleveland Point Lighthouse) 18471976experimented with laser lighthouse in 1969 [61]
Cooktown Archer Point Light Archer Point Light, 2005.jpg 15°35′37″S145°19′43″E / 15.5936°S 145.3285°E / -15.5936; 145.3285 (Archer Point lighthouse) 18831979active
Cooktown Grassy Hill Light Cooktown Lifghthouse, 2005.jpg 15°27′38″S145°15′19″E / 15.4606°S 145.2553°E / -15.4606; 145.2553 (Grassy Hill Lighthouse) 18861927active
Comboyuro Point Comboyuro Point Light Lighthouse at Comboyuro Point, Moreton Island, 1906.jpg 27°03′42″S153°21′45″E / 27.06164°S 153.36263°E / -27.06164; 153.36263 (Comboyuro Point Lighthouse) 187419541960Collapsed [62]
Cowan Cowan Point Cowan Cowan Point Light Cowan Cowan lighthouse, Moreton Island, 1899.jpg 27°08′12″S153°21′46″E / 27.13655°S 153.36282°E / -27.13655; 153.36282 (Cowan Cowan Point Lighthouse) 18731950 [63] Demolished [64]
Creal Reef Creal Reef Light Creal Reef Lighthouse.jpg 20°32′02″S150°22′50″E / 20.533973°S 150.38051°E / -20.533973; 150.38051 (Creal Reef Lighthouse) 1985 [65] active
Curtis Island Sea Hill Light Sea Hill Lighthouse - NW point of Curtis Island - 1873 (replaced in 1960).jpg 23°29′27″S150°58′49″E / 23.490931°S 150.980414°E / -23.490931; 150.980414 (Sea Hill Light) 18762006First lighthouse now at Gladstone Maritime Museum [11]
Dent Island Dent Island Light Dent Island Light.jpg 20°22′09″S148°55′44″E / 20.3692°S 148.9289°E / -20.3692; 148.9289 (Dent Island Lighthouse) 18791987active
Double Island Point Double Island Point Light Double Island Point lighthouse.jpg 25°56′10″S153°11′27″E / 25.9362°S 153.1907°E / -25.9362; 153.1907 (Double Island Point Lighthouse) 18841992active
Eborac Island Eborac Island Light Eborac Island Light, 2007.jpg 10°40′56″S142°32′01″E / 10.682116°S 142.533649°E / -10.682116; 142.533649 (Eborac Island Lighthouse) active
Fitzroy Island Fitzroy Island Light 16°55′34″S146°00′07″E / 16.9261°S 146.0020°E / -16.9261; 146.0020 (Fitzroy Island Lighthouse) 19431992
Flat Top Island Flat Top Island Light Flat Top Island Light, 1917.jpg 21°09′41″S149°14′47″E / 21.1615°S 149.2464°E / -21.1615; 149.2464 (Flat Top Island Lighthouse) 187919202007
Goods Island Goods Island Light Goods Island Aerial, 1999 cropped.jpg 10°33′55″S142°08′58″E / 10.5654°S 142.1494°E / -10.5654; 142.1494 (Goods Island Lighthouse) 1886active
Gulf of Carpentaria CLS-4 Carpentaria 27°28′53″S153°01′37″E / 27.481317°S 153.026867°E / -27.481317; 153.026867 (CLS-2 Carpentaria) 19181985Lightship; Not in service [66]
Lady Elliot Island Lady Elliot Island Light Old Lady Elliot Lighthouse.jpg 24°06′53″S152°42′42″E / 24.1146°S 152.7116°E / -24.1146; 152.7116 (Lady Elliot Island Lighthouse) 1873active
Low Island Low Isles Light Low Isles Lighthouse.jpg 16°23′02″S145°33′35″E / 16.3840°S 145.5598°E / -16.3840; 145.5598 (Low Isles Lighthouse) 18781993active
Mooloolaba Point Cartwright Light Point Cartwright Light.jpg 26°40′47″S153°08′18″E / 26.6797°S 153.1384°E / -26.6797; 153.1384 (Point Cartwright Lighthouse) 19781978active
Moreton Bay Moreton Bay Pile Light Morton Bay Pile Light.jpg 27°18′39″S153°12′37″E / 27.3109°S 153.2104°E / -27.3109; 153.2104 (Moreton Bay Pile Light) 1884 [67] 1952 [68] 1966–1967 [69] Structure destroyed in 1949 [69]
North Reef North Reef Light North Reef Light from above.jpg 23°11′08″S151°54′13″E / 23.1855°S 151.9037°E / -23.1855; 151.9037 (North Reef Light) 18781978active
Pine Islet Pine Islet Light Pine Islet Light. 2007.jpg 21°39′27″S150°13′00″E / 21.6575°S 150.2166°E / -21.6575; 150.2166 (Pine Islet Lighthouse) 18851985relocated; last working kerosene lighthouse in the world [70]
Point Danger Captain Cook Memorial Light Point Danger lighthouse.jpg 28°09′54″S153°33′03″E / 28.1650°S 153.5507°E / -28.1650; 153.5507 (Point Danger Lighthouse) 19711971activeexperimented with laser lighthouse in 1971 [71]
Point Lookout Point Lookout Light StateLibQld 1 119568 Construction of the lighthouse at Point Lookout, 1932.jpg 27°25′54″S153°32′25″E / 27.4316°S 153.5404°E / -27.4316; 153.5404 (Point Lookout Lighthouse) 1932active
Sandy Cape Sandy Cape Light Sandy Cape Lighthouse, 2007.jpg 24°43′48″S153°12′31″E / 24.7299°S 153.2086°E / -24.7299; 153.2086 (Sandy Cape Lighthouse) 18701991active
Townsville Bay Rock Light Bay Rock Lighthouse at Townsville Maritime Museum.jpg 19°07′00″S146°45′10″E / 19.1168°S 146.7529°E / -19.1168; 146.7529 (Bay Rock Lighthouse) 18861930c.1992 [72] [73]
Townsville Wharton Reef Light 19°15′36″S146°49′18″E / 19.2599°S 146.8217°E / -19.2599; 146.8217 (Wharton Reef Lighthouse) 191519151990not original site [74]
Wyborn Reef Wyborn Reef Light Wyborn Reef light cropped.jpg 10°49′09″S142°46′30″E / 10.819185°S 142.77493°E / -10.819185; 142.77493 (Wyborn Reef Light) 1938 [75] active

South Australia

LocationNameImageCoordinatesEstablishedAutomatedDeactivatedRemarks
Althorpe Islands Althorpe Island Lighthouse Althorpe Island lighthouse, South Australia, 1900.jpg 35°22′17″S136°51′37″E / 35.3715°S 136.8603°E / -35.3715; 136.8603 18791991activeDiesel powered [76]
Beachport Cape Martin Lighthouse BeachportLighthouse.JPG 37°29′22″S140°00′45″E / 37.4895°S 140.0125°E / -37.4895; 140.0125 1960active
Cape Banks Cape Banks Lighthouse Cape Banks lighthouse.JPG 37°53′53″S140°22′35″E / 37.8980°S 140.3763°E / -37.8980; 140.3763 18831928active
Cape Borda Cape Borda Lighthouse Cape Borda Lighthouse.jpg 35°45′10″S136°35′37″E / 35.7528°S 136.5937°E / -35.7528; 136.5937 18581989active
Cape Donington Cape Donington Lighthouse 34°43′35″S135°59′38″E / 34.7265°S 135.9939°E / -34.7265; 135.9939 1878active
Cape du Couedic Cape du Couedic Lighthouse Phare de Cap Couedic.jpg 36°03′28″S136°42′18″E / 36.0579°S 136.7049°E / -36.0579; 136.7049 19091957active
Cape Jaffa Cape Jaffa Lighthouse CapeJaffaLH 0666.jpg 36°50′09″S139°50′46″E / 36.8359°S 139.8462°E / -36.8359; 139.8462 18721973Screw pile; Not original site [77]
Cape Jervis Cape Jervis Lighthouse Cape Jervis.jpg 35°36′13″S138°05′40″E / 35.6037°S 138.0945°E / -35.6037; 138.0945 18711972active
Cape Spencer Cape Spencer Lighthouse Cape Spencer Lighthouse.JPG 35°17′56″S136°52′58″E / 35.2988°S 136.8827°E / -35.2988; 136.8827 19501975active
Cape St Albans Cape St Albans Lighthouse Cape St Albans Lighthouse.jpg 35°48′13″S138°07′29″E / 35.8036°S 138.1248°E / -35.8036; 138.1248 19081908active
Cape Willoughby Cape Willoughby Lighthouse Cape Willoughby Light.jpg 35°50′34″S138°07′58″E / 35.8428°S 138.1327°E / -35.8428; 138.1327 185219742003South Australia's first lighthouse [78]
Corny Point Corny Point Lighthouse Corny Point Lighthouse.JPG 34°53′47″S137°00′37″E / 34.8965°S 137.0104°E / -34.8965; 137.0104 18821920active
Marino Marino Rocks Lighthouse Marino CP Light.JPG 35°03′13″S138°30′42″E / 35.0536°S 138.5117°E / -35.0536; 138.5117 19621962active
Penguin Island Penguin Island Lighthouse 37°29′52″S140°00′49″E / 37.4979°S 140.0136°E / -37.4979; 140.0136 187819181960Abandoned [79]
Point Lowly Point Lowly Lighthouse Point Lowly Lighthouse.jpg 32°59′59″S137°47′07″E / 32.9996°S 137.7853°E / -32.9996; 137.7853 188319731993
Point Malcolm Point Malcolm Lighthouse Malcom Point lighthouse, Lake Alexandrina.JPG 35°30′32″S139°11′27″E / 35.5089°S 139.1909°E / -35.5089; 139.1909 18781931Australia's only inland lighthouse; reactivated [3] [80]
Port Adelaide Port Adelaide Lighthouse Port Adelaide Lighthouse.jpg 34°50′33″S138°30′15″E / 34.8424°S 138.5042°E / -34.8424; 138.5042 18691901Not original site; lit on Saturdays [80] [81]
Port Macdonnell Cape Northumberland Lighthouse Cape Northumberland lighthouse - State Library of South Australia PRG 280-1-40-198.jpg 38°03′23″S140°40′03″E / 38.0563°S 140.6674°E / -38.0563; 140.6674 18821990active
Cape Northumberland Old Macdonnell Lighthouse 38°03′23″S140°40′03″E / 38.0563°S 140.6674°E / -38.0563; 140.6674 18591881destroyed [82]
Robe Robe Lighthouse Robe Lighthouse.jpg 37°09′52″S139°44′40″E / 37.164367°S 139.744417°E / -37.164367; 139.744417 19721972active
South Neptune Island South Neptune Island Lighthouse 35°20′15″S136°07′04″E / 35.3375°S 136.1177°E / -35.3375; 136.1177 1901c.1990activeNew tower [83]
Tiparra Reef Tipara Reef Screw Pile Tipara Reef Screw Pile.jpg 33°55′47″S137°37′35″E / 33.9297°S 137.6263°E / -33.9297; 137.6263 18771995Not original site [84]
Troubridge Hill Troubridge Hill Lighthouse 35°09′59″S137°38′27″E / 35.1663°S 137.6408°E / -35.1663; 137.6408 19801980active
Troubridge Island Troubridge Island Lighthouse Troubridge Island Lighthouse.jpg 35°07′01″S137°49′39″E / 35.1170°S 137.8276°E / -35.1170; 137.8276 185619812001Under threat from erosion [85]
West Cape West Cape Lighthouse 35°14′39″S136°49′27″E / 35.2442°S 136.8241°E / -35.2442; 136.8241 19801980activeBuild of stainless steel [86]
Wonga Shoal Wonga Shoal Lighthouse Wonga Shoal Light.jpg 34°49′24″S138°26′15″E / 34.8233°S 138.4376°E / -34.8233; 138.4376 19011912Destroyed [87]

Tasmania

LocationNameImageCoordinatesEstablishedAutomatedDeactivatedRemarks
Bluff Hill 41°00′32″S144°36′36″E / 41.0090°S 144.6101°E / -41.0090; 144.6101 19821982active
Cape Bruny Cape Bruny Lighthouse 43°29′28″S147°08′33″E / 43.4910°S 147.1424°E / -43.4910; 147.1424 18381996
Cape Forrestier Cape Forrestier Lighthouse 42°07′00″S148°21′32″E / 42.1167°S 148.3589°E / -42.1167; 148.3589 1971Dismantled [14]
Cape Sorell Cape Sorell Lighthouse 42°11′52″S145°10′09″E / 42.1978°S 145.1693°E / -42.1978; 145.1693 1899active
Cape Tourville Cape Tourville Lighthouse 42°07′21″S148°20′34″E / 42.1226°S 148.3427°E / -42.1226; 148.3427 19711971active
Cape Wickham Cape Wickham Lighthouse Cape Wickham Lighthouse 1887.jpg 39°35′19″S143°56′34″E / 39.5885°S 143.9429°E / -39.5885; 143.9429 18611918activeTallest in Australia
Currie Harbour Currie Lighthouse 39°55′45″S143°50′32″E / 39.9293°S 143.8422°E / -39.9293; 143.8422 1880activedeactivated 1989–1995 [88]
Deal Island Deal Island Lighthouse Deal Island.jpg 39°29′39″S147°19′21″E / 39.4943°S 147.3225°E / -39.4943; 147.3225 184819211992Australia's highest lighthouse [89]
Eddystone Point 40°59′35″S148°20′52″E / 40.9931°S 148.3478°E / -40.9931; 148.3478 1889active
Goose Island Goose Island Lighthouse Goose Island Lighthouse.jpg 40°18′42″S147°48′05″E / 40.3116°S 147.8013°E / -40.3116; 147.8013 18461931active
Hells Gate Bonnet Island Lighthouse 42°13′24″S145°13′19″E / 42.2232°S 145.2219°E / -42.2232; 145.2219 18921910active
Hells Gate Entrance Island Lighthouse Entrance Island Lighthouse.jpg 42°12′39″S145°12′55″E / 42.2108°S 145.2154°E / -42.2108; 145.2154 18921910active
Highland Bluff (new) 40°44′19″S145°17′24″E / 40.7386°S 145.2901°E / -40.7386; 145.2901 active
Highland Bluff (old) 40°45′59″S145°17′55″E / 40.7663°S 145.2985°E / -40.7663; 145.2985 1924
Iron Pot Iron Pot Lighthouse Iron Pot Lighthouse.jpg 43°03′31″S147°25′02″E / 43.0587°S 147.4172°E / -43.0587; 147.4172 1832activeTasmania's first lighthouse [90]
Low Head Low Head Lighthouse Low Head Lighthouse-NW.JPG 41°03′19″S146°47′20″E / 41.0553°S 146.7889°E / -41.0553; 146.7889 18331995activeTasmania's second lighthouse [91]
Low Head Middle Channel Lighthouse MiddleChannelLight 2048px.jpg 41°04′47″S146°48′27″E / 41.0797°S 146.8074°E / -41.0797; 146.8074 18821955active
Low Head She Oak Point Lighthouse

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41°04′40″S146°48′14″E / 41.0777°S 146.8040°E / -41.0777; 146.8040 18821955active
Maatsuyker Island Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse Aranjee x-mas Matt2.jpg 43°39′25″S146°16′17″E / 43.6570°S 146.2714°E / -43.6570; 146.2714 18911996Last staffed lighthouse; Australia's most southern [92] [93]
Mersey Bluff Devonport Mersey Bluff Lighthouse.jpg 41°09′31″S146°21′19″E / 41.1587°S 146.3554°E / -41.1587; 146.3554 18891920active
Point Home Lookout Point Home Lookout Lighthouse 42°33′04″S147°57′13″E / 42.5512°S 147.9537°E / -42.5512; 147.9537 19711971active
Rocky Cape 40°51′16″S145°30′30″E / 40.8545°S 145.5083°E / -40.8545; 145.5083 19681968active
Round Hill Point 41°03′54″S145°57′42″E / 41.0650°S 145.9618°E / -41.0650; 145.9618 19231980active
Sandy Cape 41°25′18″S144°44′54″E / 41.4217°S 144.7484°E / -41.4217; 144.7484 1953active
Swan Island 40°43′40″S148°07′32″E / 40.7277°S 148.1256°E / -40.7277; 148.1256 18451985active
Table Cape Table Cape Lighthouse Table Cape Lighthouse.jpg 40°56′47″S145°43′44″E / 40.9465°S 145.7290°E / -40.9465; 145.7290 18881920active
Tasman Island Tasman Island Lighthouse Tasman Island Lighthouse.jpg 43°14′22″S148°00′18″E / 43.2395°S 148.0051°E / -43.2395; 148.0051 19061976active
West Point 40°56′34″S144°36′50″E / 40.9428°S 144.6139°E / -40.9428; 144.6139 19161982Destroyed [94]

Victoria

LocationNameImageCoordinatesEstablishedAutomatedDeactivatedRemarks
Aireys Inlet Split Point Lighthouse SplitPoint 0072.jpg 38°28′05″S144°06′16″E / 38.4680°S 144.1044°E / -38.4680; 144.1044 (Split Point Lighthouse) 18911919active
Cape Liptrap Cape Liptrap Lighthouse Cape Liptrap Lighthouse, Australia.jpg 38°54′08″S145°55′00″E / 38.9021°S 145.9167°E / -38.9021; 145.9167 (Cape Liptrap Lighthouse) 19131913active
Cape Nelson Cape Nelson Lighthouse Cape Nelson lighthouse 2.jpg 38°25′52″S141°32′32″E / 38.4310°S 141.5423°E / -38.4310; 141.5423 (Cape Nelson Lighthouse) 18841995active
Cape Otway Cape Otway Lighthouse Cape Otway.jpg 38°51′24″S143°30′42″E / 38.8568°S 143.5118°E / -38.8568; 143.5118 (Cape Otway Lighthouse) 18481994Replaced with a solar powered light tower [95]
Cape Schanck Cape Schanck Lighthouse Cape schanck lighthouse-1-web.jpg 38°29′34″S144°53′10″E / 38.4927°S 144.8862°E / -38.4927; 144.8862 (Cape Schanck Lighthouse) 1859active
Citadel Island Citadel Island Lighthouse 39°06′51″S146°14′12″E / 39.1143°S 146.2367°E / -39.1143; 146.2367 (Citadel Island Lighthouse) 19131982Solar powered
Cliffy Island Cliffy Island Lighthouse Cliffy Island Lighthouse.jpg 38°57′02″S146°42′20″E / 38.9506°S 146.7056°E / -38.9506; 146.7056 (Cliffy Island Lighthouse) 18841971activeSolar powered [96]
Gabo Island Gabo Island Lighthouse Gabo Island Lighthouse 1917.jpg 37°34′07″S149°55′01″E / 37.5687°S 149.9169°E / -37.5687; 149.9169 (Gabo Island Lighthouse) 18531993activeSolar powered [97]
Gellibrand Shoal Gellibrand Pile Light 37°52′43″S144°54′53″E / 37.8785°S 144.9147°E / -37.8785; 144.9147 (Gellibrand Pile Light) 19061976Destroyed [98]
Griffiths Island Port Fairy Lighthouse Port fairy lighthouse.jpg 38°23′27″S142°15′19″E / 38.3909°S 142.2552°E / -38.3909; 142.2552 (Griffiths Island Lighthouse) 1859activeWind powered [99]
Lady Bay Lower Lady Bay Lower Lighthouse 38°23′27″S142°29′07″E / 38.3907°S 142.4854°E / -38.3907; 142.4854 (Lady Bay Lower Lighthouse) 1854active
Lady Bay Upper Lady Bay Upper Lighthouse 38°23′25″S142°29′07″E / 38.3903°S 142.4854°E / -38.3903; 142.4854 (Lady Bay Upper Lighthouse) 1859activeNot original site [100]
McCrae Eastern Lighthouse 38°20′54″S144°55′40″E / 38.3483°S 144.9279°E / -38.3483; 144.9279 (Eastern Lighthouse) 18541994
Point Hicks Point Hicks Lighthouse Point Hicks Lighthouse.jpg 37°48′06″S149°16′31″E / 37.8018°S 149.2753°E / -37.8018; 149.2753 (Point Hicks Lighthouse) 1890active
Point Lonsdale Point Lonsdale Lighthouse Point Lonsdale lighthouse.jpg 38°17′31″S144°36′50″E / 38.2919°S 144.6139°E / -38.2919; 144.6139 (Point Lonsdale Lighthouse) 1863active
Portland Whaler's Bluff Lighthouse 38°20′14″S141°36′33″E / 38.3373°S 141.6091°E / -38.3373; 141.6091 (Whaler's Bluff Lighthouse) 1889active
Portland Portland Bay Lighthouse 38°21′15″S141°37′11″E / 38.3542°S 141.6198°E / -38.3542; 141.6198 (Portland Bay Lighthouse) 18591889
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne Front Light KIds on Beacon Cove Lighthouse (50411151171).jpg 37°50′30″S144°55′45″E / 37.8417°S 144.9293°E / -37.8417; 144.9293 (Port Melbourne Front Light) 1924
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne Rear Light 37°50′14″S144°55′46″E / 37.8371°S 144.9294°E / -37.8371; 144.9294 (Port Melbourne Rear Light) 1924active
Port Phillip South Channel Pile Light South Channel Pile Light.JPG 38°20′19″S144°49′07″E / 38.3386°S 144.8186°E / -38.3386; 144.8186 (South Channel Pile Light) 18741985relocated and reactivated [101]
Port Phillip West Channel Pile Light 38°11′34″S144°45′23″E / 38.1927°S 144.7563°E / -38.1927; 144.7563 (WestChannel Pile Light) 1881active
Queenscliff Queenscliff High Light Queenscliff Black Lighthouses.jpg 38°16′17″S144°39′42″E / 38.2715°S 144.6618°E / -38.2715; 144.6618 (Queenscliff Black Lighthouse) 1843activeBuilt of bluestone [102]
Queenscliff Queenscliff Low Light Queenscliff Lighthouse.jpg 38°16′25″S144°39′33″E / 38.2737°S 144.6593°E / -38.2737; 144.6593 (Queenscliff White Lighthouse) 1854activeNot original site [103]
Warrnambool Lady Bay Upper Lighthouse 38°23′22″S142°29′09″E / 38.38958°S 142.48578°E / -38.38958; 142.48578 (Lady Bay Upper Lighthouse) 1858active
Williamstown Timeball Lighthouse WilliamstownTimeballTower.JPG 37°52′00″S144°54′45″E / 37.8668°S 144.9126°E / -37.8668; 144.9126 (Williamstown Lighthouse) 184019341987Light deactivated; time ball active [104]
Wilsons Promontory Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse Lighthousewilsonsprom1.jpg 39°07′48″S146°25′27″E / 39.1299°S 146.4242°E / -39.1299; 146.4242 (Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse) 18591975activeFurthest south on mainland [105]

Western Australia

LocationNameImageCoordinatesEstablishedAutomatedDeactivatedRemarks
Adele Island 15°30′36″S123°09′27″E / 15.5101°S 123.1574°E / -15.5101; 123.1574 1951active
Arthur Head Arthur Head Lighthouse 32°03′24″S115°44′24″E / 32.0566°S 115.7400°E / -32.0566; 115.7400 (Arthur Head Lighthouse) 18511902Demolished [106]
Bessieres Island Lighthouse 21°38′10″S115°06′42″E / 21.6362°S 115.1118°E / -21.6362; 115.1118 (Bessieres Island Lighthouse) 1913active
Breaksea Island Breaksea Island Lighthouse Breaksea Island Lighthouse, April 2022 03.jpg 35°03′51″S118°03′26″E / 35.0642°S 118.0573°E / -35.0642; 118.0573 (Breaksea Island Lighthouse) 1858active
Bunbury Casuarina Point Lighthouse Phare de Bunbury.jpg 33°19′09″S115°37′59″E / 33.3191°S 115.6330°E / -33.3191; 115.6330 (Casuarina Point Lighthouse) 1870active
Caffarelli Island Caffarelli Island Lighthouse 16°02′46″S123°17′09″E / 16.0461°S 123.2858°E / -16.0461; 123.2858 (Caffarelli Island Lighthouse) 1967active
Cape Bossut Cape Bossut Lighthouse Cape Bossut.jpg 18°42′49″S121°37′22″E / 18.7137°S 121.6227°E / -18.7137; 121.6227 (Cape Bossut Lighthouse) 1913c.1980demolished
Cape Leeuwin Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse Cape Leeuwin lighthouse, Western Australia, 1996.jpg 34°22′30″S115°08′10″E / 34.3750°S 115.1362°E / -34.3750; 115.1362 (Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse) 18961992active
Cape Leveque Cape Leveque Lighthouse Cape-leveque-light.jpg 16°23′42″S122°55′42″E / 16.3949°S 122.9282°E / -16.3949; 122.9282 (Cape Leveque Lighthouse) 1911active
Cape Naturaliste Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse Cape Naturaliste.jpg 33°32′15″S115°01′08″E / 33.53750°S 115.01889°E / -33.53750; 115.01889 (Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse) 19031978activestruck by ball lightning in 1907 [107]
Carnarvon Babbage Island Lighthouse 24°52′34″S113°37′51″E / 24.8760°S 113.6309°E / -24.8760; 113.6309 (Babbage Island Lighthouse) 1965active
Cave Point Cave Point Lighthouse Cave Point Light House, April 2022 01.jpg 35°07′13″S117°53′56″E / 35.1202°S 117.8990°E / -35.1202; 117.8990 (Cave Point Lighthouse) 19761994 [108]
Dirk Hartog Island Cape Inscription Lighthouse Cape Inscription Lighthouse.jpg 25°28′54″S112°58′19″E / 25.4818°S 112.9720°E / -25.4818; 112.9720 (Cape Inscription Lighthouse) 19101917active
East Island East Island Lighthouse 16°54′09″S122°11′52″E / 16.9024°S 122.1979°E / -16.9024; 122.1979 (East Island Lighthouse) 1968active
Eclipse Island Eclipse Island Lighthouse Eclipse Island Lighthouse, April 2022 06.jpg 35°10′56″S117°53′05″E / 35.1821°S 117.8847°E / -35.1821; 117.8847 (Eclipse Island Lighthouse) 19261976activereplaced with beacon [109]
Escape Island Escape Island Lighthouse Escape Island lighthouse, Jurien Bay, Western Australia, September 2023 07.jpg 30°20′00″S114°59′11″E / 30.3334°S 114.9864°E / -30.3334; 114.9864 (Escape Island Lighthouse) 1930active
Fremantle North Mole Lighthouse Fremantle North Mole Lighthouse.jpg 32°03′14″S115°43′28″E / 32.0538°S 115.7245°E / -32.0538; 115.7245 (North Mole Lighthouse) 1906active
Fremantle South Mole Lighthouse South Mole Light.jpg 32°03′21″S115°43′57″E / 32.0558°S 115.7325°E / -32.0558; 115.7325 (South Mole Lighthouse) 1903active
Gantheaume Point Gantheaume Point Lighthouse Broome - Gantheaume Point 04.jpg 17°58′27″S122°10′39″E / 17.9741°S 122.1775°E / -17.9741; 122.1775 (Gantheaume Point Lighthouse) 19051922active
Guilderton Guilderton Lighthouse Guilderton Lighthouse 2.jpg 31°20′22″S115°29′32″E / 31.3394°S 115.4921°E / -31.3394; 115.4921 (Guilderton Lighthouse) 19831983active
Hillarys Hilarys Lighthouse.jpg 31°49′25″S115°44′01″E / 31.8235°S 115.7336°E / -31.8235; 115.7336 1986active
Jarman Island Jarman Island Lighthouse 20°39′31″S117°13′03″E / 20.6585°S 117.2174°E / -20.6585; 117.2174 (Jarman Island Lighthouse) 188819171985 [110]
Legendre Island Legendre Island Lighthouse 20°21′30″S116°50′34″E / 20.3584°S 116.8427°E / -20.3584; 116.8427 (Legendre Island Lighthouse) 19271989active
Geraldton Moore Point Lighthouse 28°46′58″S114°34′45″E / 28.7827°S 114.5793°E / -28.7827; 114.5793 (Moore Point Lighthouse) 18781985active
Mosman Park Buckland Hill Lighthouse Buckland Hill lighthouse - panoramio.jpg 32°01′01″S115°45′39″E / 32.01708°S 115.76097°E / -32.01708; 115.76097 (Buckland Hill Lighthouse) c.1970active
North West Cape North West Cape Light Harold E Holt Naval Base.jpg 21°48′56″S114°09′12″E / 21.8156°S 114.1534°E / -21.8156; 114.1534 (North West Cape Light) 1967activeon radio tower [111]
Pelsart Island Pelsart Island Lighthouse 28°59′07″S113°57′44″E / 28.9854°S 113.9623°E / -28.9854; 113.9623 (Pelsart Island Lighthouse) 1974active
Point Cloates Point Cloates Lighthouse Point Cloates.jpg 22°42′32″S113°40′51″E / 22.7090°S 113.6808°E / -22.7090; 113.6808 (Point Cloates Lighthouse) 191019331936Ruins, heritage listed [112]
Point King Point King Lighthouse Old forts Lhouse alb.jpg 35°02′07″S117°55′08″E / 35.0354°S 117.9189°E / -35.0354; 117.9189 (Point King Lighthouse) 18581911Ruins, heritage listed [113]
Quobba Point Quobba Point Light 24°28′47″S113°25′05″E / 24.4797°S 113.4181°E / -24.4797; 113.4181 (Quobba Point Light) 1950active
Rottnest Island Bathurst Lighthouse Bathurst lighthouse, Rottnest-4.jpg 31°59′21″S115°32′26″E / 31.9893°S 115.5406°E / -31.9893; 115.5406 (Bathurst Lighthouse) 19001986active
Rottnest Island Wadjemup Lighthouse Wadjemup Lighthouse, Rottnest-11.jpg 32°00′26″S115°30′15″E / 32.0072°S 115.5041°E / -32.0072; 115.5041 (Wadjemup Lighthouse) 18511986activeAustralia's first rotating beam lighthouse [114]
Woodman Point Woodman Light WoodmanPointLighthouse.JPG 32°07′51″S115°46′11″E / 32.1309°S 115.7697°E / -32.1309; 115.7697 (Woodman Point Light) 19021955active

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Cape Bowling Green Light is an active lighthouse on Cape Bowling Green, a long headland ending in a long low sandspit, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Ayr, Queensland, Australia. The lighthouse is at the end of the headland, near the base of the sandspit. The first lighthouse at the location, established in 1874, was moved multiple times. It was prefabricated in Brisbane, shipped to the location, moved twice due to coastal erosion and finally transferred for display at the Australian National Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour in Sydney.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eborac Island Light</span> Lighthouse

Eborac Island Light is an active lighthouse on Eborac Island, a small rocky island in the Adolphus Channel just off Cape York, the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula, Far North Queensland, Australia. It guides ships into the coastal channel inside the Great Barrier Reef. A concrete structure was built in 1921 and converted to solar power in 1990. It was replaced with a fiberglass structure in 2012.

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