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Ports Australia, in 36 editions.
The entry for Australia published Ports in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 17 editions. Each is shown as published. Ports in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 17
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Ports” (1990 to 2025), “Ports and harbors” (1997 to 2005) and “Ports and terminals” (2006 to 2023).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
- Adelaide,
- Brisbane,
- Cairns,
- Darwin,
- Devonport,
- Fremantle,
- Geelong,
- Hobart,
- Launceston,
- Mackay,
- Melbourne,
- Sydney,
- Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport, Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart, Launceston, Mackay, Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
- Adelaide,
- Brisbane,
- Cairns,
- Darwin,
- Devonport,
- Fremantle,
- Geelong,
- Hobart,
- Launceston,
- Mackay,
- Melbourne,
- Sydney,
- Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport, Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart,
Launceston, Mackay, Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville
- Adelaide,
- Brisbane,
- Cairns,
- Darwin,
- Devonport,
- Fremantle,
- Geelong,
- Hobart,
- Launceston,
- Mackay,
- Melbourne,
- Sydney,
- Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport, Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart,
Hobart, Launceston, Mackay, Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville
The same text in 1995 and 1996.
- Adelaide,
- Brisbane,
- Cairns,
- Darwin,
- Devonport,
- Fremantle,
- Geelong,
- Hobart (Tasmania),
- Launceton (Tasmania),
- Mackay,
- Melbourne,
- Sydney,
- Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport, Fremantle, Geelong,Hobart, Launceston, Geelong, Hobart (Tasmania), Launceton (Tasmania), Mackay, Melbourne,
Sydney, Townsville
Published as “Ports and harbors”
- Adelaide,
- Brisbane,
- Cairns,
- Darwin,
- Devonport,
- Fremantle,
- Geelong,
- Hobart (Tasmania),
- Launceton (Tasmania),
- Mackay,
- Melbourne,
- Sydney,
- Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport, Fremantle,
Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart (Tasmania), Launceton (Tasmania), Mackay, Melbourne,
Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville
The same text in 1998 and 1999.
Published as “Ports and harbors”
- Adelaide,
- Brisbane,
- Cairns,
- Darwin,
- Devonport (Tasmania),
- Fremantle,
- Geelong,
- Hobart (Tasmania),
- Launceston (Tasmania),
- Mackay,
- Melbourne,
- Sydney,
- Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport, Devonport
(Tasmania), Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart (Tasmania), Launceton Launceston
(Tasmania), Mackay,
The same text in 5 editions, 2000 to 2004.
Published as “Ports and harbors”
- Adelaide,
- Brisbane,
- Cairns,
- Darwin,
- Devonport (Tasmania),
- Fremantle,
- Geelong,
- Hobart (Tasmania),
- Launceston (Tasmania),
- Mackay,
- Melbourne,
- Sydney,
- Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport
Published as “Ports and harbors”
- Brisbane,
- Dampier,
- Fremantle,
- Gladstone,
- Hay Point,
- Melbourne,
- Newcastle,
- Port Hedland,
- Port Kembla,
- Port Walcott,
- Sydney
Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Devonport (Tasmania), Dampier, Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart (Tasmania), Launceston (Tasmania), Mackay, Gladstone, Hay Point, Melbourne, Sydney, Townsville Newcastle, Port Hedland, Port Kembla, Port Walcott, Sydney
The same text in 4 editions, 2006 to 2009.
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- Brisbane,
- Dampier,
- Fremantle,
- Gladstone,
- Hay Point,
- Melbourne,
- Newcastle,
- Port Hedland,
- Port Kembla,
- Port Walcott,
- Sydney
Brisbane, Dampier, Fremantle, Gladstone, Hay Point, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Hedland, Port Kembla, Port Walcott, Sydney
The same text in 3 editions, 2010 to 2012.
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- Brisbane,
- Cairns,
- Dampier,
- Darwin,
- Fremantle,
- Gladstone,
- Geelong,
- Hay Point,
- Hobart,
- Jervis Bay,
- Melbourne,
- Newcastle,
- Port Adelaide,
- Port Dalrymple,
- Port Hedland,
- Port Kembla,
- Port Lincoln,
- Port Walcott,
- Sydney
Brisbane, Cairns, Dampier, Darwin, Fremantle, Gladstone, Geelong, Hay Point, Hobart, Jervis Bay, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Adelaide, Port Dalrymple, Port Hedland, Port Kembla, Port Lincoln, Port Walcott, Sydney
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- major seaport(s):
- Brisbane,
- Cairns,
- Darwin,
- Fremantle,
- Geelong,
- Gladstone,
- Hobart,
- Melbourne,
- Newcastle,
- Port Adelaide,
- Port Kembla,
- Sydney
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
- Dampier (iron ore),
- Dalrymple Bay (coal),
- Hay Point (coal),
- Port Hedland (iron ore),
- Port Walcott (iron ore)
- container port(s) (TEUs):
- Brisbane (1,004,983),
- Melbourne (2,467,967),
- Sydney (2,028,074)(2011)
Rewritten: too little of the 2012 text remains to mark the changes.
major seaport(s):
Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Fremantle, Geelong, Gladstone, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Adelaide, Port Kembla, Sydney
dry bulk cargo port(s):
Dampier (iron ore), Dalrymple Bay (coal), Hay Point (coal), Port Hedland (iron ore), Port Walcott (iron ore)
container port(s) (TEUs):
Brisbane (1,004,983), Melbourne (2,467,967), Sydney (2,028,074)(2011)
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- major seaport(s):
- Brisbane,
- Cairns,
- Darwin,
- Fremantle,
- Geelong,
- Gladstone,
- Hobart,
- Melbourne,
- Newcastle,
- Port Adelaide,
- Port Kembla,
- Sydney
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
- Dampier (iron ore),
- Dalrymple Bay (coal),
- Hay Point (coal),
- Port Hedland (iron ore),
- Port Walcott (iron ore)
- container port(s) (TEUs):
- Brisbane (1,004,983),
- Melbourne (2,467,967),
- Sydney (2,028,074)(2011)
- LNG terminal(s) (export):
- Darwin, Karratha
major seaport(s):
Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Fremantle, Geelong, Gladstone, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Adelaide, Port Kembla, Sydney
dry bulk cargo port(s):
Dampier (iron ore), Dalrymple Bay (coal), Hay Point (coal), Port Hedland (iron ore), Port Walcott (iron ore)
container port(s) (TEUs):
Brisbane (1,004,983), Melbourne (2,467,967), Sydney (2,028,074)(2011)
LNG terminal(s) (export):
Darwin, Karratha
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- major seaport(s):
- Brisbane,
- Cairns,
- Darwin,
- Fremantle,
- Geelong,
- Gladstone,
- Hobart,
- Melbourne,
- Newcastle,
- Port Adelaide,
- Port Kembla,
- Sydney
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
- Dampier (iron ore),
- Dalrymple Bay (coal),
- Hay Point (coal),
- Port Hedland (iron ore),
- Port Walcott (iron ore)
- container port(s) (TEUs):
- Brisbane (1,004,983),
- Melbourne (2,467,967),
- Sydney (2,028,074)(2011)
- LNG terminal(s) (export):
- Darwin,
- Karratha,
- Burrup,
- Curtis Island
major seaport(s):
dry bulk cargo port(s):
container port(s) (TEUs):
LNG terminal(s) (export):Karratha Karratha, Burrup, Curtis Island
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- major seaport(s):
- Brisbane,
- Cairns,
- Darwin,
- Fremantle,
- Geelong,
- Gladstone,
- Hobart,
- Melbourne,
- Newcastle,
- Port Adelaide,
- Port Kembla,
- Sydney
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
- Dampier (iron ore),
- Dalrymple Bay (coal),
- Hay Point (coal),
- Port Hedland (iron ore),
- Port Walcott (iron ore)
- container port(s) (TEUs):
- Brisbane (1,152,000),
- Melbourne (2,638,000),
- Sydney (2,330,000)(2015)
- LNG terminal(s) (export):
- Darwin,
- Karratha,
- Burrup,
- Curtis Island
major seaport(s): Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Fremantle, Geelong, Gladstone, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Adelaide, Port Kembla, Sydney
dry bulk cargo port(s): Dampier (iron ore), Dalrymple Bay (coal), Hay Point (coal), Port Hedland (iron ore), Port Walcott (iron ore)
container port(s) (TEUs): Brisbane (1,004,983), (1,152,000), Melbourne (2,467,967), (2,638,000), Sydney (2,028,074)(2011) (2,330,000)(2015)
LNG terminal(s) (export): Darwin, Karratha, Burrup, Curtis Island
Published as “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 (2,640,000), Sydney (2,363,780) (2016)
- LNG terminal(s) (export):
- Darwin,
- Karratha,
- Burrup,
- Curtis Island
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
- Dampier (iron ore),
- Dalrymple Bay (coal),
- Hay Point (coal),
- Port Hedland (iron ore),
- Port Walcott (iron ore)
major seaport(s): Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Fremantle, Geelong, Gladstone, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Adelaide, Port Kembla, Sydney
container port(s) (TEUs): Melbourne (2,640,000), Sydney (2,363,780) (2016)
LNG terminal(s) (export): Darwin, Karratha, Burrup, Curtis Island
dry bulk cargo port(s): Dampier (iron ore), Dalrymple Bay (coal), Hay Point (coal), Port Hedland (iron ore), Port Walcott (iron ore)
container port(s) (TEUs): Brisbane (1,152,000), Melbourne (2,638,000), Sydney (2,330,000)(2015)
LNG terminal(s) (export): Darwin, Karratha, Burrup, Curtis Island
The same text in 2019 and 2020.
Published as “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)
major seaport(s): Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Fremantle, Geelong, Gladstone, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Adelaide, Port Kembla, Sydney
container port(s) (TEUs): Melbourne (2,640,000), (2,806,436), Sydney (2,363,780) (2016) (2,530,122) (2017)
LNG terminal(s) (export): Australia Pacific, Barrow Island, Burrup (Pluto), Curtis Island, Darwin, Karratha, Burrup, Curtis Island 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)
The same text in 2021 and 2022.
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- major seaport(s):
- Indian Ocean:
- Adelaide,
- Darwin,
- Fremantle,
- Geelong,
- Melbourne
- Pacific Ocean:
- Brisbane,
- Cairns,
- Gladstone,
- Hobart,
- Newcastle,
- Port Port Kembla,
- Sydney
- container port(s) (TEUs):
- Melbourne (2,967,315), Sydney (2,572,714) (2019)
- 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)
major seaport(s): Brisbane, Cairns,
Indian Ocean: Adelaide, Darwin, Fremantle, Geelong, Melbourne
Pacific Ocean: Brisbane, Cairns, Gladstone, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Adelaide, Port Kembla, Sydney
container port(s) (TEUs): Melbourne (2,806,436), (2,967,315), Sydney (2,530,122) (2017) (2,572,714) (2019)
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)
Published as “Ports and terminals”
- major seaport(s):
- Indian Ocean:
- Adelaide,
- Darwin,
- Fremantle,
- Geelong,
- Melbourne
- Pacific Ocean:
- Brisbane,
- Cairns,
- Gladstone,
- Hobart,
- Newcastle,
- Port Port Kembla,
- Sydney
- container port(s) (TEUs):
- Melbourne (2,909,288), Sydney (2,761,648) (2021)
- 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)
major seaport(s):
Indian Ocean: Adelaide, Darwin, Fremantle, Geelong, Melbourne
Pacific Ocean: Brisbane, Cairns, Gladstone, Hobart, Newcastle, Port Port Kembla, Sydney
container port(s) (TEUs): Melbourne (2,967,315), (2,909,288), Sydney (2,572,714) (2019) (2,761,648) (2021)
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)
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- total ports:
- 66 (2024)
- large:
- 5
- medium:
- 8
- small:
- 24
- very small:
- 29
- ports with oil terminals:
- 38
- key ports:
- Brisbane,
- Dampier,
- Darwin,
- Fremantle,
- Geelong,
- Hobart,
- Melbourne,
- Newcastle,
- Port Adelaide,
- Port Dalrymple,
- Port Kembla,
- Port Lincoln,
- Sydney
Rewritten: too little of the 2023 text remains to mark the changes.
total ports: 66 (2024)
large: 5
medium: 8
small: 24
very small: 29
ports with oil terminals: 38
key ports: Brisbane, Dampier, Darwin, Fremantle, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Adelaide, Port Dalrymple, Port Kembla, Port Lincoln, Sydney
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Australia: Ports.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/australia/ports.