Zoos & aquariums in Australia

Alice Springs Desert Park

NT

The Alice Springs Desert Park is an environmental education facility and wildlife park in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia.

1997 opened

Cohunu Koala Park

WA

Cohunu Koala Park is a wildlife sanctuary on 14 hectares of bushland at Byford, near Perth, Western Australia.

1975 opened

14 ha

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

QLD

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary is an 18-hectare (44-acre) koala sanctuary in the Brisbane suburb of Fig Tree Pocket in Queensland, Australia.

1927 opened

Perth Zoo

Perth Zoo is a 17-hectare (41-acre) zoological park in South Perth, Western Australia. The zoo first opened in 1898, and by 2011 housed 1258 animals of 164 species and an extensive botanical collection. It is a full institutional member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA) and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA).

9 species

1898 opened

Adelaide Zoo

Adelaide Zoo is a zoo in Adelaide, Australia. It is the country's second oldest zoo opening in 1883, and is operated on a non-profit basis. It is located in the parklands just north of the city centre of Adelaide, South Australia. It is administered by the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia Incorporated, which is a full institutional member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and which also administers the Monarto Safari Park near Murray Bridge.

25 species

1883 opened

Australia Zoo

QLD

The Australia Zoo, previously known as the Beerwah Reptile and Fauna Park and the Queensland Reptile and Fauna Park, is a zoological garden located in Beerwah, a suburb of the Sunshine Coast region in Queensland, Australia. Encompassing over 750 acres of bushland, 110 of which are open to the public, the zoo hosts over 1,200 animals. It was opened on 3 June 1970 by Bob and Lyn Irwin, and is a regional member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA).

1970 opened

40 ha

700k visitors/yr

Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary

TAS

Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary is a 9.7-hectare (24-acre) wildlife sanctuary located in Brighton, Tasmania, Australia. Dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and preservation of native Australian animals, Bonorong actively participates in various conservation projects, contributes to breeding programs, research initiatives, and advocacy for the protection of Tasmania's wildlife. The sanctuary works closely with government agencies, research institutions, and other conservation organisations to make a positive impact on native animal populations. In 2015, the sanctuary received 66,000 visitors.

1981 opened

Featherdale Wildlife Park

Featherdale Wildlife Park is a zoo located in Doonside, Sydney, Australia. The park is located in Sydney's west, approximately 40 km (25 mi) from Sydney's CBD. The park contains various species native to Australia, and is known to be one of the world's largest collections of Australian fauna. The facility provides displays, events and interactive experiences. The site covers 3.29 hectares, ranging from animal enclosures and display areas to visitor facilities, including picnic spaces, shops and basic amenities. It specialises in Australian native wildlife and birds, as well as reptiles and…

5 species

1972 opened

Healesville Sanctuary

Healesville Sanctuary, formally known as the Sir Colin MacKenzie Sanctuary, is a zoo specialising in native Australian animals. It is located at Healesville in rural Victoria, Australia, and has a history of breeding native animals. It is one of only two places to have successfully bred a platypus, the other being Sydney's Taronga Zoo. It also assists with a breeding population of the endangered helmeted honeyeater.

8 species

1934 opened

Melbourne Zoological Gardens

Melbourne Zoo is a zoo in Melbourne, Australia. It is located within Royal Park in Parkville, approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of the centre of Melbourne. It is the primary zoo serving Melbourne. As of 2021, the zoo contains 3742 animals comprising 243 species, from Australia and around the world. The zoo is accessible via Royal Park station on the Upfield railway line, and is also accessible via tram routes 58 and 19, as well as by bicycle on the Capital City Trail. Bicycles are not allowed inside the zoo itself.

19 species

1862 opened

National Zoo and Aquarium

The National Zoo and Aquarium is a privately owned 19-hectare (47-acre) zoo and aquarium in the Australian capital city of Canberra. It is located in Yarralumla at the western end of Lake Burley Griffin, next to Scrivener Dam. A major expansion opened in May 2017, with 12 ha of open range exhibits.

Ranger Red’s Zoo and Conservation Park

WA

Ranger Red's Zoo and Conservation Park, formerly Peel Zoo, is a zoo and wildlife sanctuary located on the banks of the Murray River in Pinjarra, Western Australia. It is a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association.

SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium

VIC

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a Southern Ocean and Antarctic aquarium in central Melbourne, Australia. It is located on the banks of the Yarra River beside and under the Flinders Street Viaduct and the King Street Bridge. The attraction is a Sea Life Centre owned by Merlin Entertainments.

Sydney Zoo

NSW

Sydney Zoo is a zoo in Bungarribee in Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Zoo is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) west of the Sydney central business district. It occupies a 16.5-hectare (41-acre) site. Sydney Zoo is a member of the Zoos and Aquariums Association of Australia and New Zealand.

19 species

2019 opened

Australian Reptile Park

The Australian Reptile Park is a wildlife sanctuary park in Somersby near Gosford on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The Park has one of the largest reptile collections in Australia, with close to 50 species on display. The wide variety of reptile species at the Park includes snakes, lizards, turtles, tortoises, tuataras, American alligators and crocodiles. The Australian Reptile Park is home to Ploddy The Dinosaur, an icon which can be seen when going north on the Pacific Motorway after crossing the Mooney Mooney Bridge.

Mogo Wildlife Park

Mogo Wildlife Park is a small privately owned zoo in Mogo, on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia.

9 species

1991 opened

Monarto Safari Park

Monarto Safari Park, formerly known as Monarto Zoological Park and Monarto Zoo, is a 1,500-hectare (3,700-acre) open-range zoo near Murray Bridge in South Australia. By area, Monarto Safari Park is the largest zoo in Australia. It is located at Monarto, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) from Adelaide's centre.

1983 opened

Reef HQ

Reef HQ is the world's largest living coral reef aquarium. It is located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The aquarium was built as a Bicentennial Commemorative project and is a part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). The Coral Reef Exhibit has 130 coral species and 120 fish species along with hundreds of species of sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, feather stars, snails, worms and sponges. The aquarium also includes a turtle hospital which rehabilitates sea turtles for release back into the wild.

1987 opened

SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium

SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium is a public aquarium in Sydney, Australia. Opened in 1988, it features a large variety of Australian aquatic life, displaying more than 700 species comprising more than 13,000 individual fish and other sea and water creatures from most of Australia's water habitats.

1 species

1988 opened

Werribee Open Range Zoo

Werribee Open Range Zoo is an African themed zoo in Werribee, about 32 kilometres (20 mi) south-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Zoological Parks and Gardens Board or Zoos Victoria, which also includes Melbourne Zoo, Kyabram Fauna Park, and Healesville Sanctuary. It is situated on approximately 225 hectares and is located on the Werribee River in Werribee Park, adjacent to the Werribee Park Mansion. It was originally agistment land to the Melbourne Zoo. Werribee Open Range Zoo was home to 360 animals of 40 species as of 2021.

1983 opened

AQWA – The Aquarium of Western Australia

The Aquarium of Western Australia (AQWA) is a privately owned aquarium in Hillarys, Western Australia. Located approximately 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Perth at Hillarys Boat Harbour, it is a popular attraction for both tourists and locals.

1988 opened

Koala Park

The Koala Park Sanctuary is a privately owned and run Australian wildlife park on 10 acres in West Pennant Hills, a northern suburb of Sydney. The park is known for its collection of koalas and other Australian animals and is set in a rainforest-like area. It exists to show Australian native animals and birds and teach the public about them. The park receives about 400,000 guests annually.

1930 opened

Taronga Western Plains Zoo

Taronga Western Plains Zoo, formerly known as Western Plains Zoo and commonly known as Dubbo Zoo, is a large zoo in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. It opened to the public on 28 February 1977, to provide more living and breeding space for large animals such as elephants and antelopes which needed more space than was available at the restricted Sydney site. The zoo is run by the Taronga Conservation Society, along with Taronga Zoo Sydney. Western Plains Zoo is located on the Newell Highway in west Dubbo about 5 km from the city.

1977 opened

WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo

Wild Life Sydney Zoo is a wildlife park in the Darling Harbour precinct, on the western edge of the Sydney central business district, Australia. Opened in September 2006, the zoo is located adjacent to a leisure and retail precinct that includes the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium and Madame Tussauds Sydney.

2006 opened

Halls Gap Zoo

Halls Gap Zoo is a country 53-acre (21 ha) zoo located about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Halls Gap, Victoria, Australia. It is Victoria's largest regional zoo, holding over 120 native and exotic species.

Zambi Wildlife Retreat

Zambi Wildlife Retreat is a private-tour zoo, located in Wallacia, New South Wales, Australia in the outskirts of western Sydney, that operates at the former site of the Bullens family property, and adopted some of the Bullen's former animals. The Zambi foundation was established by Silke Bader, Traci Griffiths and Donna Wilson in 2012. Its officially stated focus is the re-homing captive wild animals such as lions, tigers, Sri Lankan leopard, dingos, wolfdogs, red panda, Mongolian wild horses (takhis), hamadryas baboons, crab-eating macaques, common marmosets, meerkats, hyacinth macaws, Ha…

Gorge Wildlife Park

Gorge Wildlife Park is a privately owned sanctuary in the Australian state of South Australia. It is at Cudlee Creek in the Adelaide Hills and continues to be operated by the same family that established it in 1965. It is 30 km northeast of Adelaide. Situated on 14 acres of land, under shaded trees, paths meander among the largest privately owned collection of Australian animals. The park provides contact with a range of Australian native animals as well as exhibits of Australian and exotic animals and birds. A feature is the opportunity for visitors to hold a koala.

1965 opened

Hartley's Crocodile Adventures

Hartley's Crocodile Adventures is a 10-hectare (25-acre) wildlife sanctuary and ecotourism park located between Cairns and Port Douglas at Wangetti in Far North Queensland, Australia. It adjoins the world heritage listed Wet Tropics of Queensland rainforest, through which visitors can take guided or self-guided walks.

Mansfield Zoo

Mansfield Zoo is a 30-acre (12 ha) zoo located around ten kilometres outside Mansfield, Victoria. Established in 2000, it is privately owned by Bronwen Wilson and Dave Murphy.

Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary

SA

Caversham Wildlife Park

Caversham Wildlife Park is a wildlife park currently located in Whiteman Park in Western Australia. It is home to several Australian animals including kangaroos, koalas, possums, wallabies, wombats and Tasmanian devils.

Flying High Bird Sanctuary

QLD

Hobart Zoo and Aquarium

TAS

Landsdale Farm Sustainability Education Centre

Phillip Island Wildlife Park

Wings Wildlife Park

TAS

Australian Butterfly Sanctuary

QLD

Ballarat Wildlife Park

The Ballarat Wildlife Park is a zoo in Ballarat, Victoria. Opened in February 1985, it is privately owned by founder Greg Parker, and Julia Leonard and managed by Jared Mulholland. The 10-hectare park holds over 300 animals, including Australian animals—there are over 100 free-roaming kangaroos—and an extensive collection of reptiles. It was once well known for housing Patrick, the common wombat who was the oldest known marsupial in captivity when he died aged around 30 years old in 2017.

1987 opened

Billabong Sanctuary

QLD

Billabong Zoo Koala & Wildlife Park

Cairns Aquarium

Central Coast Zoo

Cleland Wildlife Park

Crocodylus Park

Darling Downs Zoo

QLD

East Coast Natureworld

TAS

Greenough Wildlife & Bird Park

Koala Conservation Reserve

Oakvale Wildlife Park

Ocean Park Aquarium

Rainforestation Nature Park

Tamworth Marsupial Park & Adventure Playground

Tasmania Zoo

Tasmania Zoo is a zoo located in Launceston, in the Australian state of Tasmania. Situated on 900 acres (360 ha) of old growth native bushland, it is home to the state's largest collection of native and exotic animals. Tasmania Zoo is a fully accredited member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association, working closely with all Australasian zoos, and are involved in various species management programs.

Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas

Wildlife HQ

Wildlife HQ Zoo, is located at the Big Pineapple, Woombye, Queensland on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland and opened in November 2013. In March 2014 many animals were relocated from the now closed Alma Park Zoo.

Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park

Byron Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

devils@cradle

TAS

Hamilton Island Wildlife Park

Hanson Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

SA

Honeycomb Valley Farm

Hunter Valley Zoo

Ipswich Nature Centre

Kuranda Koala Gardens

Nature at Work Aquarium

Rainbow Jungle Birdpark (closed)

Snakes Downunder Reptile Park & Zoo

Solitary Islands Aquarium

Territory Wildlife Park

NT

Wildlife Park Albany

Wirrimbirra Flora & Fauna Sanctuary

All Fish 2U Aquarium

Birdworld Kuranda

Butterfly Farm Sanctuary

Camels Australia

Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park

Kyabram Fauna Park

VIC

Naturaliste Marine Discovery Centre

Rockhampton Zoo

Shoalhaven Zoo

Trevena Glen Farm

Wagga Zoo

Wagga Zoo and Aviary

Australian Bushwalk

B & C Aquarium

NSW

Coburg Aquarium

Cudgee Wildlife Park

VIC

Maru Koala & Animal Park

VIC

Monkey Enclosure

Alexandra Park Zoo

Aussie Wild Life Experience

Birdland Animal Park

Born Free

Bunbury Wildlife Park

Bundoora Park Farm

Canberra Walk in Aviary

Daintree Wild Zoo

Fauna Reserve

Golden Ridge Animal Farm

Lake Wyangan Oasis

Marine Fish

Marineland Melanesia

Merimbula Aquarium

Moonlit Sanctuary

Oceanarium Aquarium

Parndana Wildlife Park

Raptor Domain

Reefworld Aquarium

Sydney Zoo Aquarium

Symbio Wildlife Park

the zoo

Tralaga Wildlife park

Trans Aquarium

Trowunna Wildlife Park

Wet Dreams Aquatics

Wildlife Trail

Wildlife Wonders

Wings Farm Walk

Yongergnow Australian mallee Fowl Centre