Top 10 Best Beaches of Australia
Around the world, Australia is renowned for its beautiful beaches. There are an awful lot of beaches in Australia and most of them are deserted. Australian’s beaches are not only plentiful but also of an almost universally-high quality. Australia boasts some of the best beaches on the planet and the huge coastline stretches for nearly 37,000 km, which includes 11,011 beaches, more than any other nation. Aussies take care of their beaches, keeping them generally clean and pollution-free. With so many to choose from, it’s tough to list the top 10 best beaches of Australia. The following are just some of Australia’s best beaches.
10. Bondi
Beach | New South Wales
Arguably the most famous beach of
Australia. Bondi Beach
is a mecca for tourists, lifesavers, surfers and sun worshippers.
Located 7 km (4 mi) east of the Sydney central business district, Bondi makes
the list of best beaches of Australia at No. 10. It’s simply because no
Australian beaches countdown is complete without having it on board. Less about
the actual quality of the beach itself and more about the surroundings,
atmosphere, history and people watching, like it or not Sydney’s famous stretch
of sand at Bondi is a long-time fixture and also something of an icon of Aussie
beach culture.
9. Byron
Bay | New South Wales
A beachside town, Byron Bay is
located in the far-northeastern corner of the state of New South Wales,
Australia. It is located 772 kilometers (480 mi) north of Sydney and 165
kilometers (103 mi) south of Brisbane. Byron Bay is the easterly most point of
the Australian continent. In the last 40 years, Byron Bay has transformed into
a popular beach resort and alternative lifestyle. Renowned for its surfing
beaches and beautiful rainforests, Byron Bay enjoys a relaxed
and informal lifestyle that has become a favorite for many travelers.
8. Bells
Beach | Victoria
Bells Beach is one of Australia’s
best known beaches. It is a coastal locality of Victoria, Australia in Surf
Coast Shire. It is a renowned surf beach, located 100 km south-west of
Melbourne, on the Great Ocean Road. If Australian surfers had their own
country, Bells Beach would be the capital. Everything about Bells Beach is
geared for surfing. It is the home of the world’s longest-running surfing
competition– the Rip Curl Pro Surf & Music
Festival.
7. 75 Mile
Beach | Fraser Island
In the great tradition of many
Australian place names, 75 Mile Beach on Fraser Island. It was so named because
it is approximately 75 miles long. 75 Mile Beach runs along most of the east
coast of Fraser Island. While it may not be the best place for swimming due to
dangerous currents and plentiful Tiger sharks, it is extremely beautiful and
has a number of excellent highlights such as Champagne Pools, Indian Head, the
Maheno Wreck and Eli Creek. Eli Creek is strikingly clear and has its own
unique and varied wildlife.
6. Noosa
Main Beach | Sunshine Coast
Another in our list of ten best
beaches of Australia – Noosa Beach. Noosa provides pleasure to all. A north
facing surfing beach, pristine river, fine restaurants, sophistication,
national parks, plenty of action and you have the perfect holiday retreat.
Noosa Main Beach – the main highlight of the many quality beaches located in the
greater Noosa area – is pretty much the perfect showcase of what the Sunshine
Coast has to offer: It’s got picture-perfect sand, pristine water, waves that
are ideal for swimming, is well-patrolled, easily accessible and rich in both
marine and shore-dwelling wildlife.
5. Ninety
Mile Beach | Victoria
Ninety Mile Beach itself is the
ocean-facing edge of one giant sand dune and is the perfect place to stretch
your legs and go for a short stroll. Located just over 250 kilometers from
Melbourne, Ninety Mile Beach is home to some of Australia’s biggest surf
fishing and provides ample opportunities for swimming, fishing, boating and
sailing.
4. Burleigh
Heads | Queensland
Burleigh Heads is a suburb on the
Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Given its nature as a beach destination,
it’s only reasonable to expect the Gold Coast to have a fairly big range of
contenders in the “best beach” category; However increasing crowds and the
gaudily “touristy” atmosphere of some of its stretches of coastline takes some
of the charm away from what are otherwise beautiful beach areas.
3. Cable
Beach | Broome
Cable Beach is a 22 kilometers
stretch of beach near Broome, Western Australia. It was named after the
telegraph cable laid between Broome and Java in 1889. The beach is renowned as
one of the most stunning beaches in the world, with twenty-two kilometers of
pristine white sands fringing the tropical turquoise waters of the Indian
Ocean. Washed clean every day by tides that can reach over nine meters. Cable
Beach provides the ideal safe environment for swimming and relaxation.
2. Cottesloe
Beach | Perth
Australian beaches are some of the
most beautiful in the world and Perth beaches are a stunning example. Cottesloe
is one of the most popular of all Western Australian beaches. The clean, clear
coastline and smooth terraced lawns are filled with Perth’s most buff bods,
while kids hang out in playground heaven. Cottesloe is a long beach with
several different swimming areas and reefy sections. It is really is one of the
must-visit places if you’re in Perth during summer. A rock wall
gives the main swimming area some shelter from the big waves, and an
interesting art-deco building housing the Indiana Teahouse, change rooms and
the Surf Club looks out over the busy beach below.
1. Whitehaven
Beach, Whitsunday Island
The Whitsundays
– one of nature’s most
remarkable gifts, blessed with the breathtaking beauty of the Great Barrier
Reef along with literally hundreds of tropical islands and some
of the world’s most beautiful golden beaches. Whitsunday Island is the largest
island in the Whitsunday group of islands located off the coast of Central
Queensland, Australia. Whitehaven Beach was rated as the top Eco Friendly Beach
in the world by CNN.com.
Whitehaven Beach is a definite “must-see” in the Whitsundays. The crystal clear
aqua waters and pristine silica sand of Whitehaven stretch over seven
kilometers along Whitsunday Island, the largest of the 74 islands in the
Whitsundays. It defines nature at its best and provides the greatest sense of
relaxation and escape.
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