List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Australia

This is a list of lighthouses and lightvessels in Australia.

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 manned 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

Jervis Bay Territory

Location Name Image Coordinates Established Automated Deactivated Remarks
Jervis Bay Village Cape St George Lighthouse 35°09′07″S 150°45′42″E / 35.15184°S 150.76154°E 1860 1889 Destroyed[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:

Location Name Image Coordinates Established Automated Deactivated Remarks
Balgowlah Heights Grotto Point Light 33°49′04″S 151°15′41″E / 33.8177°S 151.2615°E 1911 active
Ballina Richmond River Light 28°52′01″S 153°35′30″E / 28.8670°S 153.5918°E 1866 1920 active
Bradleys Head Bradleys Head Light 33°51′13″S 151°14′48″E / 33.8536°S 151.2467°E 1905 active
Burrewarra Point Burrewarra Point Light 35°50′02″S 150°14′01″E / 35.8339°S 150.2336°E 1974 1974 active Solar powered[38]
Cape Byron Cape Byron Light 28°38′19″S 153°38′11″E / 28.63854°S 153.6364°E 1901 active
Cremorne Point Robertson Point Light 33°50′55″S 151°13′59″E / 33.8487°S 151.2330°E 1910 active
Crowdy Head Crowdy Head Light 31°50′36″S 152°45′13″E / 31.84344°S 152.7536°E 1878 1928 active
Culburra Beach Crookhaven Heads Light 34°53′57″S 150°46′13″E / 34.89914°S 150.77024°E 1882 active Solar Powered[39]
Fingal Head Fingal Head Light 28°12′00″S 153°34′15″E / 28.200°S 153.5708°E 1872 1920 active
Fort Denison Fort Denison Light 33°51′17″S 151°13′34″E / 33.8546°S 151.2260°E 1913 active
Green Cape Green Cape Lighthouse 37°15′41″S 150°02′57″E / 37.2614°S 150.0493°E 1883 1983 1997 replaced with solar powered light tower [40]
Kiama Kiama Light 34°40′18″S 150°51′45″E / 34.6718°S 150.8626°E 1887 1920 active
Kurnell Cape Bailey Light 34°02′07″S 151°13′20″E / 34.0352°S 151.2222°E 1950 active
Montague Island Montague Island Light 36°15′07″S 150°13′35″E / 36.2520°S 150.2264°E 1881 1986 active Solar powered[41]
Nelson Bay Nelson Head Light 32°42′37″S 152°09′41″E / 32.7104°S 152.1614°E 1872 1984 2003
Newcastle Nobbys Head Light 32°55′07″S 151°47′54″E / 32.9185°S 151.7984°E 1854 1935 active
Norah Head Norah Head Light 33°16′54″S 151°34′35″E / 33.2816°S 151.5764°E 1903 1995 active
Palm Beach Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse 33°34′48″S 151°19′47″E / 33.5801°S 151.3298°E 1855 1932 active
Mosman Parriwi Head Light 33°48′44″S 151°14′47″E / 33.8121°S 151.2463°E 1911 active
Point Perpendicular Point Perpendicular Light 35°05′38″S 150°48′16″E / 35.0939°S 150.8044°E 1899 1993 replaced with solar powered light tower [42]
Point Stephens Point Stephens Light 32°44′49″S 152°12′05″E / 32.7470°S 152.2014°E 1862 1989 active Solar powered[43]
Shark Island Shark Island Light 33°51′23″S 151°15′26″E / 33.8565°S 151.2572°E 1913 active
Smoky Cape Smoky Cape Lighthouse 30°55′23″S 153°05′16″E / 30.9230°S 153.0877°E 1891 1988 active
Solitary Islands North Solitary Island Light 29°55′29″S 153°23′23″E / 29.9246°S 153.3897°E 1975 active Fibreglass structure; Solar powered[44]
Solitary Islands South Solitary Island Light 30°12′24″S 153°16′03″E / 30.2067°S 153.2674°E 1880 1975 active Solar powered[45]
Seal Rocks Sugarloaf Point Light 32°26′27″S 152°32′21″E / 32.4409°S 152.5392°E 1875 1987 active External stairs[46]
Sydney Harbour Eastern Channel Pile Light 33°50′30″S 151°16′18″E / 33.8418°S 151.2718°E 1924 active
Sydney Harbour Western Channel Pile Light 33°50′16″S 151°15′46″E / 33.8379°S 151.2629°E 1924 active
Port Macquarie Tacking Point Lighthouse 31°28′31″S 152°56′14″E / 31.4754°S 152.9372°E 1879 1919 active
Ulladulla Warden Head Light 35°21′56″S 150°29′27″E / 35.3655°S 150.4909°E 1873 1920 active Battery powered, relocated[47]
Vaucluse Macquarie Lighthouse 33°51′14″S 151°17′06″E / 33.8539°S 151.2851°E 1793 1976 active Australia's first lighthouse[4]
Vaucluse Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light 33°50′58″S 151°16′26″E / 33.8495°S 151.2739°E 1884 active
Vaucluse Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light 33°51′30″S 151°16′22″E / 33.8582°S 151.2729°E 1884 active
Watsons Bay Hornby Lighthouse 33°50′01″S 151°16′51″E / 33.8335°S 151.2809°E 1858 1933 active
Wollongong Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse 34°25′11″S 150°54′24″E / 34.4196°S 150.9067°E c.1870 1974 [48]
Wollongong Wollongong Head Lighthouse 34°25′19″S 150°54′35″E / 34.4219°S 150.9097°E 1936 1936 active
Yamba Clarence River Light 29°25′57″S 153°21′50″E / 29.4324°S 153.3639°E 1866 1920 active Battery 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]

Location Name Image Coordinates Established Automated Deactivated Remarks
Cobourg Peninsula Cape Don Light 11°18′28″S 131°45′55″E / 11.30786°S 131.76515°E 1917 1983 active solar powered[52]
Cape Fourcroy Cape Fourcroy Light 11°47′51″S 130°01′28″E / 11.79747°S 130.02434°E active
Clarence Strait Cape Hotham Light 12°02′47″S 131°17′22″E / 12.04644°S 131.28946°E 1928 active
East Vernon Island East Vernon Light 12°04′38″S 131°05′43″E / 12.07722°S 131.09531°E 1928 active
Larrakeyah Barracks Emery Point Light 12°27′14″S 130°48′56″E / 12.45382°S 130.81555°E 1900 active
Cox Peninsula Point Charles Light 12°23′21″S 130°37′50″E / 12.38929°S 130.63068°E 1893 1933 active survived cyclone Tracy;[53] solar powered[54]

Queensland

Most lighthouses in Queensland were constructed in well established groups:

Location Name Image Coordinates Established Automated Deactivated Remarks
Cooktown Archer Point Light 15°35′37″S 145°19′43″E / 15.5936°S 145.3285°E 1883 1979 active
Townsville Bay Rock Light 19°07′00″S 146°45′10″E / 19.1168°S 146.7529°E 1886 1930 c.1992 [57][58]
Booby Island Booby Island Light 10°36′15″S 141°54′36″E / 10.6042°S 141.9100°E 1890 1991 active generator powered[59]
Bulwer Island Bulwer Island Light 27°28′53″S 153°01′36″E / 27.4815°S 153.0266°E 1912 1983 not original site [60]
Burnett Heads New Burnett Heads Light 24°45′30″S 152°24′45″E / 24.7582°S 152.4126°E 1971 1971 active
Burnett Heads Old Burnett Heads Light 24°45′49″S 152°24′33″E / 24.7637°S 152.4091°E 1873 1932 1971
Bustard Head Bustard Head Light 24°01′20″S 151°45′52″E / 24.0223°S 151.7644°E 1869 1985 active
Caloundra New Caloundra Light 26°48′05″S 153°08′15″E / 26.8015°S 153.1374°E 1968 1969 1997
Caloundra Old Caloundra Light 26°48′06″S 153°08′15″E / 26.8016°S 153.1374°E 1896 1942 1968
Cape Bowling Green Cape Bowling Green Light 19°19′34″S 147°25′32″E / 19.3262°S 147.4256°E 1874 1920 active original moved[61]
Cape Capricorn Cape Capricorn Light 23°29′11″S 151°14′10″E / 23.4863°S 151.2361°E 1875 active
Cape Cleveland Cape Cleveland Light 19°10′58″S 147°00′55″E / 19.1829°S 147.0154°E 1879 active
Cape Moreton Cape Moreton Light 27°01′55″S 153°27′57″E / 27.0319°S 153.4659°E 1857 active
Cleveland New Cleveland Point Light 27°30′37″S 153°17′21″E / 27.51018°S 153.28909°E 1976 active
Cleveland Old Cleveland Point Light 27°30′37″S 153°17′20″E / 27.5102°S 153.2890°E 1847 1976 experimented with laser lighthouse in 1969[62]
Cooktown Grassy Hill Light 15°27′38″S 145°15′19″E / 15.4606°S 145.2553°E 1886 1927 active
Comboyuro Point Comboyuro Point Light 27°03′42″S 153°21′45″E / 27.06164°S 153.36263°E 1874 1954 1960 Collapsed[63]
Cowan Cowan Point Cowan Cowan Point Light 27°08′12″S 153°21′46″E / 27.13655°S 153.36282°E 1873 1950[64] Demolished[65]
Creal Reef Creal Reef Light 20°32′02″S 150°22′50″E / 20.533973°S 150.38051°E 1985[66] active
Curtis Island Sea Hill Light 23°29′27″S 150°58′49″E / 23.490931°S 150.980414°E 1876 2006 First lighthouse now at Gladstone Maritime Museum[11]
Dent Island Dent Island Light 20°22′09″S 148°55′44″E / 20.3692°S 148.9289°E 1879 1987 active
Double Island Point Double Island Point Light 25°56′10″S 153°11′27″E / 25.9362°S 153.1907°E 1884 1992 active
Eborac Island Eborac Island Light 10°40′56″S 142°32′01″E / 10.682116°S 142.533649°E active
Fitzroy Island Fitzroy Island Light 16°55′34″S 146°00′07″E / 16.9261°S 146.0020°E 1943 1992
Flat Top Island Flat Top Island Light 21°09′41″S 149°14′47″E / 21.1615°S 149.2464°E 1879 1920 2007
Sandy Cape Sandy Cape Light 24°43′48″S 153°12′31″E / 24.7299°S 153.2086°E 1870 1991 active
Goods Island Goods Island Light 10°33′55″S 142°08′58″E / 10.5654°S 142.1494°E 1886 active
Lady Elliot Island Lady Elliot Island Light 24°06′53″S 152°42′42″E / 24.1146°S 152.7116°E 1873 active
Gulf of Carpenteria CLS-4 Carpentaria 27°28′53″S 153°01′37″E / 27.481317°S 153.026867°E 1918 1985 Lightship; Not in service[67]
Low Island Low Isles Light 16°23′02″S 145°33′35″E / 16.3840°S 145.5598°E 1878 1993 active
Moreton Bay Moreton Bay Pile Light 27°18′39″S 153°12′37″E / 27.3109°S 153.2104°E 1884[68] 1952[69] 1966-1967[70] Structure destroyed in 1949[70]
North Reef North Reef Light 23°11′08″S 151°54′13″E / 23.1855°S 151.9037°E 1878 1978 active
Pine Islet Pine Islet Light 21°39′27″S 150°13′00″E / 21.6575°S 150.2166°E 1885 1985 relocated; last working kerosene lighthouse in the world[71]
Mooloolaba Point Cartwright Light 26°40′47″S 153°08′18″E / 26.6797°S 153.1384°E 1978 1978 active
Point Lookout Point Lookout Light 27°25′54″S 153°32′25″E / 27.4316°S 153.5404°E 1932 active
Point Danger Point Danger Light 28°09′54″S 153°33′03″E / 28.1650°S 153.5507°E 1971 1971 active experimented with laser lighthouse in 1971[72]
Townsville Wharton Reef Light 19°15′36″S 146°49′18″E / 19.2599°S 146.8217°E 1915 1915 1990 not original site [73]
Wyborn Reef Wyborn Reef Light 10°49′09″S 142°46′30″E / 10.819185°S 142.77493°E 1938[74] active

South Australia

Location Name Image Coordinates Established Automated Deactivated Remarks
Althorpe Islands Althorpe Island Lighthouse 35°22′17″S 136°51′37″E / 35.3715°S 136.8603°E 1879 1991 active Diesel Powered[75]
Beachport Cape Martin Lighthouse 37°29′22″S 140°00′45″E / 37.4895°S 140.0125°E 1960 active
Cape Banks Cape Banks Lighthouse 37°53′53″S 140°22′35″E / 37.8980°S 140.3763°E 1883 1928 active
Cape Borda Cape Borda Lighthouse 35°45′10″S 136°35′37″E / 35.7528°S 136.5937°E 1858 1989 active
Cape Donington Cape Donington Lighthouse 34°43′35″S 135°59′38″E / 34.7265°S 135.9939°E 1878 active
Cape du Couedic Cape du Couedic Lighthouse 36°03′28″S 136°42′18″E / 36.0579°S 136.7049°E 1909 1957 active
Cape Jaffa Cape Jaffa Lighthouse 36°50′09″S 139°50′46″E / 36.8359°S 139.8462°E 1872 1973 Screw pile; Not original site[76]
Cape Jervis Cape Jervis Lighthouse 35°36′13″S 138°05′40″E / 35.6037°S 138.0945°E 1871 1972 active
Cape Spencer Cape Spencer Lighthouse 35°17′56″S 136°52′58″E / 35.2988°S 136.8827°E 1950 1975 active
Cape St Albans Cape St Albans Lighthouse 35°48′13″S 138°07′29″E / 35.8036°S 138.1248°E 1908 1908 active
Cape Willoughby Cape Willoughby Lighthouse 35°50′34″S 138°07′58″E / 35.8428°S 138.1327°E 1852 1974 2003 South Australia's first lighthouse[77]
Corny Point Corny Point Lighthouse 34°53′47″S 137°00′37″E / 34.8965°S 137.0104°E 1882 1920 active
Marino Marino Rocks Navigational Aid 35°03′13″S 138°30′42″E / 35.0536°S 138.5117°E 1962 1962 active
Penguin Island Penguin Island Lighthouse 37°29′52″S 140°00′49″E / 37.4979°S 140.0136°E 1878 1918 1960 Abandoned[78]
Point Lowly Point Lowly Lighthouse 32°59′59″S 137°47′07″E / 32.9996°S 137.7853°E 1883 1973 1993
Point Malcolm Point Malcolm Lighthouse 35°30′32″S 139°11′27″E / 35.5089°S 139.1909°E 1878 1931 Australia's only inland lighthouse; reactivated[3][79]
Port Adelaide Port Adelaide Lighthouse 34°50′33″S 138°30′15″E / 34.8424°S 138.5042°E 1869 1901 Not original site; lit on Saturdays[79][80]
Port Macdonnell Cape Northumberland Lighthouse 38°03′23″S 140°40′03″E / 38.0563°S 140.6674°E 1882 1990 active
Cape Northumberland Old Macdonnell Lighthouse 38°03′23″S 140°40′03″E / 38.0563°S 140.6674°E 1859 1881 destroyed[81]
Robe Robe Lighthouse 37°09′51″S 137°00′37″E / 37.1643°S 137.0104°E 1972 1972 active
South Neptune Island South Neptune Island Lighthouse 35°20′15″S 136°07′04″E / 35.3375°S 136.1177°E 1901 c.1990 active New tower[82]
Tiparra Reef Tipara Reef Screw Pile 33°55′47″S 137°37′35″E / 33.9297°S 137.6263°E 1877 1995 Not original site[83]
Troubridge Hill Troubridge Hill Lighthouse 35°09′59″S 137°38′27″E / 35.1663°S 137.6408°E 1980 1980 active
Troubridge Island Troubridge Island Lighthouse 35°07′01″S 137°49′39″E / 35.1170°S 137.8276°E 1856 1981 2001 Under threat from erosion[84]
West Cape West Cape Lighthouse 35°14′39″S 136°49′27″E / 35.2442°S 136.8241°E 1980 1980 active Build of stainless steel[85]
Wonga Shoal Wonga Shoal Lighthouse 34°49′24″S 138°26′15″E / 34.8233°S 138.4376°E 1901 1912 Destroyed[86]

Tasmania

Location Name Image Coordinates Established Automated Deactivated Remarks
Bluff Hill 41°00′32″S 144°36′36″E / 41.0090°S 144.6101°E 1982 1982 active
Cape Bruny Cape Bruny Lighthouse 43°29′28″S 147°08′33″E / 43.4910°S 147.1424°E 1838 1996
Cape Forrestier Cape Forrestier Lighthouse 42°07′00″S 148°21′32″E / 42.1167°S 148.3589°E 1971 Dismantled[14]
Cape Sorell Cape Sorell Lighthouse 42°11′52″S 145°10′09″E / 42.1978°S 145.1693°E 1899 active
Cape Tourville Cape Tourville Lighthouse 42°07′21″S 148°20′34″E / 42.1226°S 148.3427°E 1971 1971 active
Cape Wickham Cape Wickham Lighthouse 39°35′19″S 143°56′34″E / 39.5885°S 143.9429°E 1861 1918 active Tallest in Australia
Currie Harbour Currie Lighthouse 39°55′45″S 143°50′32″E / 39.9293°S 143.8422°E 1880 active deativated 1989 - 1995[87]
Deal Island Deal Island Lighhouse 39°29′39″S 147°19′21″E / 39.4943°S 147.3225°E 1848 1921 1992 Australia's highest lighthouse[88]
Eddystone Point 40°59′35″S 148°20′52″E / 40.9931°S 148.3478°E 1889 active
Goose Island Goose Island Lighthouse 40°18′42″S 147°48′05″E / 40.3116°S 147.8013°E 1846 1931 active
Hells Gate Bonnet Island Lighthouse 42°13′24″S 145°13′19″E / 42.2232°S 145.2219°E 1892 1910 active
Hells Gate Entrance Island Lighthouse 42°12′39″S 145°12′55″E / 42.2108°S 145.2154°E 1892 1910 active
Highland Bluff (new) 40°44′19″S 145°17′24″E / 40.7386°S 145.2901°E active
Highland Bluff (old) 40°45′59″S 145°17′55″E / 40.7663°S 145.2985°E 1924
Iron Pot Iron Pot Lighthouse 43°03′31″S 147°25′02″E / 43.0587°S 147.4172°E 1832 active Tasmania's first lighthouse[89]
Low Head Low Head Lighthouse 41°03′19″S 146°47′20″E / 41.0553°S 146.7889°E 1833 1995 active Tasmania's second lighthouse[90]
Low Head Middle Channel Lighthouse 41°04′47″S 146°48′27″E / 41.0797°S 146.8074°E 1882 1955 active
Low Head She Oak Point Lighthouse 41°04′40″S 146°48′14″E / 41.0777°S 146.8040°E 1882 1955 active
Maatsuyker Island Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse 43°39′25″S 146°16′17″E / 43.6570°S 146.2714°E 1891 1996 Last manned lighthouse; Australia's most southern;[91][92]
Mersey Bluff 41°09′31″S 146°21′19″E / 41.1587°S 146.3554°E 1889 1920 active
Point Home Lookout Point Home Lookout Lighthouse 42°33′04″S 147°57′13″E / 42.5512°S 147.9537°E 1971 1971 active
Rocky Cape 40°51′16″S 145°30′30″E / 40.8545°S 145.5083°E 1968 1968 active
Round Hill Point 41°03′54″S 145°57′42″E / 41.0650°S 145.9618°E 1923 1980 active
Sandy Cape 41°25′18″S 144°44′54″E / 41.4217°S 144.7484°E 1953 active
Swan Island 40°43′40″S 148°07′32″E / 40.7277°S 148.1256°E 1845 1985 active
Table Cape Table Cape Lighthouse 40°56′47″S 145°43′44″E / 40.9465°S 145.7290°E 1888 1920 active
Tasman Island Tasman Island Lighthouse 43°14′22″S 148°00′18″E / 43.2395°S 148.0051°E 1906 1976 active
West Point 40°56′34″S 144°36′50″E / 40.9428°S 144.6139°E 1916 1982 Destroyed[93]

Victoria

Location Name Image Coordinates Established Automated Deactivated Remarks
Aireys Inlet Split Point Lighthouse 38°28′05″S 144°06′16″E / 38.4680°S 144.1044°E 1891 1919 active
Cape Liptrap Cape Liptrap Lighthouse 38°54′08″S 145°55′00″E / 38.9021°S 145.9167°E 1913 1913 active
Cape Nelson Cape Nelson Lighthouse 38°25′52″S 141°32′32″E / 38.4310°S 141.5423°E 1884 1995 active
Cape Otway Cape Otway Lighthouse 38°51′24″S 143°30′42″E / 38.8568°S 143.5118°E 1848 1994 Replaced with a solar powered light tower[94]
Cape Schanck Cape Schanck Lighthouse 38°29′34″S 144°53′10″E / 38.4927°S 144.8862°E 1859 active
Citadel Island Citadel Island Lighthouse 39°06′51″S 146°14′12″E / 39.1143°S 146.2367°E 1913 1982 Solar powered
Cliffy Island Cliffy Island Lighthouse 38°57′02″S 146°42′20″E / 38.9506°S 146.7056°E 1884 1971 active Solar powered[95]
Gabo Island Gabo Island Lighthouse 37°34′07″S 149°55′01″E / 37.5687°S 149.9169°E 1853 1993 active Solar powered[96]
Gellibrand Shoal Gellibrand Pile Light 37°52′43″S 144°54′53″E / 37.8785°S 144.9147°E 1906 1976 Destroyed[97]
Griffiths Island Griffiths Island Lighthouse 38°23′27″S 142°15′19″E / 38.3909°S 142.2552°E 1859 active Wind powered[98]
Lady Bay Lower Lady Bay Lower Lighthouse 38°23′27″S 142°29′07″E / 38.3907°S 142.4854°E 1854 active
Lady Bay Upper Lady Bay Upper Lighthouse 38°23′25″S 142°29′07″E / 38.3903°S 142.4854°E 1859 active Not original site[99]
McCrae Eastern Lighthouse 38°20′54″S 144°55′40″E / 38.3483°S 144.9279°E 1854 1994
Point Hicks Point Hicks Lighthouse 37°48′06″S 149°16′31″E / 37.8018°S 149.2753°E 1890 active
Point Lonsdale Point Lonsdale Lighthouse 38°17′31″S 144°36′50″E / 38.2919°S 144.6139°E 1863 active
Portland Whaler's Bluff Lighthouse 38°20′14″S 141°36′33″E / 38.3373°S 141.6091°E 1889 active
Portland Portland Bay Lighthouse 38°21′15″S 141°37′11″E / 38.3542°S 141.6198°E 1859 1889
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne Front Light 37°50′30″S 144°55′45″E / 37.8417°S 144.9293°E 1924
Port Melbourne Port Melbourne Rear Light 37°50′14″S 144°55′46″E / 37.8371°S 144.9294°E 1924 active
Port Phillip South Channel Pile Light 38°20′19″S 144°49′07″E / 38.3386°S 144.8186°E 1874 1985 relocated and reactivated[100]
Port Phillip West Channel Pile Light 38°11′34″S 144°45′23″E / 38.1927°S 144.7563°E 1881 active
Queenscliff Queenscliff High Light 38°16′17″S 144°39′42″E / 38.2715°S 144.6618°E 1843 active Built of bluestone[101]
Queenscliff Queenscliff Low Light 38°16′25″S 144°39′33″E / 38.2737°S 144.6593°E 1854 active Not original site[102]
Williamstown Williamstown Lighthouse 37°52′00″S 144°54′45″E / 37.8668°S 144.9126°E 1840 1934 1987 Light deactivated; time ball active[103]
Wilsons Promontory Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse 39°07′48″S 146°25′27″E / 39.1299°S 146.4242°E 1859 1975 active Furthest south on mainland[104]

Western Australia

Location Name Image Coordinates Established Automated Deactivated Remarks
Adele Island 15°30′36″S 123°09′27″E / 15.5101°S 123.1574°E 1951 active
Arthur Head Arthur Head Lighthouse 32°03′24″S 115°44′24″E / 32.0566°S 115.7400°E 1851 1902 Demolished[105]
Bessieres Island Lighthouse 21°38′10″S 115°06′42″E / 21.6362°S 115.1118°E 1913 active
Breaksea Island Breaksea Island Lighthouse 35°03′51″S 118°03′26″E / 35.0642°S 118.0573°E 1858 active
Bunbury Casuarina Point Lighthouse 33°19′09″S 115°37′59″E / 33.3191°S 115.6330°E 1870 active
Caffarelli Island Caffarelli Island Lighthouse 16°02′46″S 123°17′09″E / 16.0461°S 123.2858°E 1967 active
Cape Bossut Cape Bossut Lighthouse 18°42′49″S 121°37′22″E / 18.7137°S 121.6227°E 1913 c.1980 demolished
Cape Leeuwin Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse 34°22′30″S 115°08′10″E / 34.3750°S 115.1362°E 1896 1992 active
Cape Leveque Cape Leveque Lighthouse 16°23′42″S 122°55′42″E / 16.3949°S 122.9282°E 1911 active
Cape Naturaliste Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse 33°32′15″S 115°01′08″E / 33.53750°S 115.01889°E 1873 1978 active struck by ball lightning in 1907[106]
Carnarvon Babbage Island Lighthouse 24°52′34″S 113°37′51″E / 24.8760°S 113.6309°E 1965 active
Cave Point Cave Point Lighthouse 35°07′13″S 117°53′56″E / 35.1202°S 117.8990°E 1976 1994 [107]
Dirk Hartog Island Cape Inscription Lighthouse 25°28′54″S 112°58′19″E / 25.4818°S 112.9720°E 1910 1917 active
East Island East Island Lighthouse 16°54′09″S 122°11′52″E / 16.9024°S 122.1979°E 1968 active
Eclipse Island Eclipse Island Lighthouse 35°10′56″S 117°53′05″E / 35.1821°S 117.8847°E 1926 1976 active replaced with beacon[108]
Escape Island Escape Island Lighthouse 30°20′00″S 114°59′11″E / 30.3334°S 114.9864°E 1930 active
Fremantle North Mole Lighthouse 32°03′14″S 115°43′28″E / 32.0538°S 115.7245°E 1906 active
Fremantle South Mole Lighthouse 32°03′21″S 115°43′57″E / 32.0558°S 115.7325°E 1903 active
Gantheaume Point Gantheaume Point Lighthouse 17°58′27″S 122°10′39″E / 17.9741°S 122.1775°E 1905 1922 active
Guilderton Guilderton Lighthouse 31°20′22″S 115°29′32″E / 31.3394°S 115.4921°E 1983 1983 active
Hillarys 31°49′25″S 115°44′01″E / 31.8235°S 115.7336°E 1986 active
Jarman Island Jarman Island Lighthouse 20°39′31″S 117°13′03″E / 20.6585°S 117.2174°E 1888 1917 1985 [109]
Legendre Island Legendre Island Lighthouse 20°21′30″S 116°50′34″E / 20.3584°S 116.8427°E 1927 1989 active
Geraldton Moore Point Lighthouse 28°46′58″S 114°34′45″E / 28.7827°S 114.5793°E 1878 1985 active
Mosman Park Buckland Hill Lighthouse 32°01′01″S 115°45′39″E / 32.01708°S 115.76097°E c.1970 active
North West Cape North West Cape Light 21°48′56″S 114°09′12″E / 21.8156°S 114.1534°E 1967 active on radio tower[110]
Pelsart Island Pelsart Island Lighthouse 28°59′07″S 113°57′44″E / 28.9854°S 113.9623°E 1974 active
Point Cloates Point Cloates Lighthouse 22°42′32″S 113°40′51″E / 22.7090°S 113.6808°E 1910 1933 1936 Ruins, heritage listed[111]
Point King Point King Lighthouse 35°02′07″S 117°55′08″E / 35.0354°S 117.9189°E 1858 1911 Ruins, heritage listed[112]
Quobba Point Quobba Point Light 24°28′47″S 113°25′05″E / 24.4797°S 113.4181°E 1950 active
Rottnest Island Bathurst Lighthouse 31°59′21″S 115°32′26″E / 31.9893°S 115.5406°E 1900 1986 active
Rottnest Island Wadjemup Lighthouse 32°00′26″S 115°30′15″E / 32.0072°S 115.5041°E 1851 1986 active Australia's first rotating beam lighthouse[113]
Woodman Point Woodman Light 32°07′51″S 115°46′11″E / 32.1309°S 115.7697°E 1902 1955 active

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