Royal Visits to Australia

Between 1954 and 2011, Her Majesty The Queen visited Australia 16 times.

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh accompanied Her Majesty on each visit. Together they visited every state in Australia and the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory.

Royal Visit programs

In partnership with the National Library, the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has shared digital copies of its collection of official Royal Visit programs.

Browse the collection on Trove

Summaries of Royal Visits

Her Majesty The Queen disembarks a small vessel at Farm Cove

1954

Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 3 February – 1 April 1954

Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh disembarking from a Qantas aeroplane

1963

Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 18 February - 27 March 1963

Black and white photo of Her Majesty The Queen greeting well-wishers lining a Wollongong street

1970

Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 30 March – 3 May 1970

1973

Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 17–22 October 1973

1974

Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 27–28 February 1974

Her Majesty The Queen smiles while patting a bay stallion

1977

Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 7–30 March 1977

Crowds watch the Royal Family cavalcade at Martin Place, Sydney

1980

Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 24–28 May 1980

School children greet Her Majesty The Queen and Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser

1981

Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 26 September – 12 October 1981

1982

Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 5–13 October 1982

Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh step out of a car in front of the National Naval Memorial

1986

Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 2–13 March 1986

Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh watch sheep shearing on

1988

Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and Separate Program by His Royal Highness The Prince Edward: 19 April – 10 May 1988

Her Majesty The Queen and Dame Joan Sutherland with Sydney Harbour and the Sydney Opera House in the background

1992

Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 18–25 February 1992

Her Majesty The Queen under a transparent umbrella in the rain

2000

Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 17 March – 1 April 2000

Her Majesty The Queen stands behind a lectern

2002

Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 27 February – 3 March 2002

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth meets a group of SES volunteers in uniform

2006

Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 12–16 March 2006

Her Majesty The Queen wearing a pink hat and jacket as she greets a crowd

2011

Royal Visit to Australia by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh: 19–29 October 2011