Australia ports directory
Data refreshed 2026-10-11T20:35:08Z · quarterly refresh cycle
IMF PortWatch tracks 46 ports in Australia (AUS) with 24,943 vessels observed on the day of extraction; 10 of them reach the Tier-A activity threshold (≥1,000 vessels).
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org).
| Port | Vessels | Container | Dry bulk | Gen. cargo | RoRo | Tanker | Import share | Export share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Hedland | 3,062 | 8 | 2,913 | 70 | 5 | 65 | 2.78% | 28.57% |
| Newcastle | 2,192 | 20 | 1,847 | 163 | 3 | 157 | 3.71% | 9.33% |
| Brisbane | 2,165 | 955 | 252 | 208 | 309 | 438 | 7.97% | 0.44% |
| Melbourne | 1,884 | 944 | 205 | 72 | 407 | 254 | 9.48% | 0.27% |
| Gladstone | 1,784 | 10 | 1,192 | 90 | 3 | 488 | 14.42% | 5.88% |
| Fremantle | 1,577 | 420 | 442 | 155 | 204 | 354 | 6.26% | 0.60% |
| Botany Bay | 1,397 | 1,030 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 354 | 18.20% | 0.33% |
| Dampier | 1,342 | 4 | 894 | 48 | 0 | 395 | 3.07% | 30.81% |
| Haypoint | 1,114 | 0 | 1,083 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 1.33% | 4.11% |
| Port Walcott | 1,053 | 3 | 1,042 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.25% | 5.92% |
| Port Kembla | 744 | 17 | 316 | 60 | 292 | 58 | 5.78% | 0.30% |
| Darwin | 575 | 26 | 30 | 236 | 34 | 248 | 2.00% | 0.54% |
| Weipa | 563 | 0 | 505 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 0.15% | 2.81% |
| Townsville | 557 | 74 | 191 | 116 | 53 | 122 | 2.18% | 0.31% |
| Geelong | 485 | 0 | 151 | 57 | 0 | 276 | 1.73% | 0.08% |
| Bunbury | 431 | 2 | 350 | 61 | 1 | 15 | 1.31% | 0.99% |
| Abbot Point | 371 | 0 | 359 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0.23% | 1.15% |
| Geraldton | 351 | 1 | 295 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 0.46% | 1.09% |
| Port Adelaide | 342 | 0 | 179 | 53 | 0 | 109 | 2.03% | 0.16% |
| Portland | 267 | 2 | 118 | 133 | 2 | 10 | 0.39% | 0.17% |
| Onslow | 214 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 151 | 0.16% | 0.27% |
| Gove | 210 | 0 | 155 | 41 | 0 | 13 | 0.03% | 0.01% |
| Esperance | 182 | 16 | 138 | 16 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Mackay | 177 | 0 | 47 | 36 | 7 | 85 | 0.40% | 0.04% |
| Gorgon LNG | 175 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 0.07% | 3.06% |
| Burnie | 162 | 0 | 48 | 53 | 45 | 14 | 0.36% | 0.15% |
| Devonport | 162 | 0 | 96 | 2 | 22 | 40 | 0.09% | 0.01% |
| Hobart | 157 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 67 | 0.72% | 0.03% |
| Port Dalrymple | 143 | 37 | 47 | 39 | 0 | 18 | 0.74% | 0.05% |
| Sydney | 139 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 89 | 1.07% | 0.02% |
| Cairns | 138 | 0 | 17 | 66 | 0 | 53 | 0.04% | 0.01% |
| Milner Bay | 123 | 0 | 110 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.02% | 0.26% |
| Albany | 121 | 0 | 90 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0.05% | 0.13% |
| Thevenard | 81 | 0 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.02% | 0.27% |
| Port Lincoln | 78 | 0 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0.25% | 0.33% |
| Western Port | 76 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 0.19% | 0.06% |
| Port Pirie | 71 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 16 | 11.82% | 0.67% |
| Whyalla | 64 | 0 | 48 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0.08% | 0.00% |
| Port Alma | 59 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 0.02% | 0.00% |
| Broome | 40 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Port Bonython | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0.14% | 0.50% |
| Port Latta | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| Koolan | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01% | 0.05% |
| Port Giles | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0.09% |
| Wallaroo | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0.06% |
| Point Murat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0.00% |
41 of 46 ports carry a UN/LOCODE; all ports in this layer are SIP-class. Import/export shares are each port’s share of national maritime trade.
Dominant cargo industries
Mining and QuarryingPetroleum, Chemical and Non-Metallic Mineral ProductsAgricultureFood & BeveragesMetal ProductsWood and PaperElectrical and MachineryFishing
Frequently asked questions
Which is the busiest container port in Australia?
Botany Bay leads Australia by tracked container-vessel activity with 1,030 containership calls counted on the day of extraction (IMF PortWatch).
Which port handles the most imports in Australia?
Botany Bay handles the largest recorded share of Australia maritime imports, 18.20% of the national total in the latest PortWatch extraction.
How many ports are tracked in Australia?
IMF PortWatch currently tracks 46 ports in Australia; this directory profiles every one of them with activity, cargo mix and trade-share data.
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Port data — Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). Reused under the IMF Copyright & Usage terms. Fields subsetted (geometry omitted); see our data sources note. The IMF is not affiliated with and does not endorse ExportSonar.