The 70 Best Waterfalls in Australia

Go to Australia to chase waterfalls! We became very obsessed with this, just that kind of wow feeling, turns out Australia is not only kangaroo and Sydney Opera House. Queensland north side has tropical rainforest, Northern Territory has that kind of very barren canyon, and there’s also Tasmania on that side with foggy misty all-tree fern valleys. Anyway if you’re the same as me and want to find waterfalls, no matter if it’s that kind of one-pour-thousand-miles single-level big waterfall, or the kind you can jump down into and go swim in a hidden water pool, or very deep in the bush multi-level waterfalls, Australia actually has all of them!

We made one very long list, 70 best waterfalls in Australia, each one has the specific location, which national park, and height. You can also see the list of waterfalls in Australia here.

#	Waterfall	Location & State	Height (Approx.)
1	Wallaman Falls	Girringun National Park, QLD	305m (Australia’s tallest single-drop)
2	Wollomombi Falls	Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, NSW	220m (Combined drops)
3	Jim Jim Falls	Kakadu National Park, NT	200m
4	Ellenborough Falls	Elands / Tapin Tops, NSW	160m (Single-drop)
5	Yarrbilgong Falls	Lamington National Park, QLD	150m
6	Barralliers Falls	Kanangra-Boyd National Park, NSW	150m
7	Blencoe Falls	Girringun National Park, QLD	320m (Total multi-tiered drop)
8	Dangars Falls	Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, NSW	120m
9	Barron Falls	Barron Gorge National Park, QLD	125m
10	Apsley Falls	Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, NSW	114m
11	Montezuma Falls	West Coast Range, TAS	104m
12	Minyon Falls	Nightcap National Park, NSW	104m
13	Purling Brook Falls	Springbrook National Park, QLD	106m
14	King George Falls	North Kimberley Region, WA	100m (Twin drops)
15	Ebor Falls	Guy Fawkes River National Park, NSW	100m (Upper & Lower total)
16	Boonoo Boonoo Falls	Boonoo Boonoo National Park, NSW	110m
17	Mitchell Falls	Mitchell Plateau, WA	80m (4-tiered)
18	Morans Falls	Lamington National Park, QLD	80m
19	Fitzroy Falls	Morton National Park, NSW	81m
20	Belmore Falls	Morton National Park, NSW	78m
21	Herbert River Falls	Girringun National Park, QLD	75m
22	Steavenson Falls	Marysville, VIC	84m
23	Gunlom Falls	Kakadu National Park, NT	60m
24	Coomera Falls	Lamington National Park, QLD	64m
25	Twin Falls	Kakadu National Park, NT	44m
26	Wangi Falls	Litchfield National Park, NT	41m
27	Carrington Falls	Budderoo National Park, NSW	50m
28	Queen Mary Falls	Main Range National Park, QLD	40m
29	Bloomfield Falls	Wujal Wujal, QLD	40m
30	Adamsons Falls	Southwest National Park, TAS	50m
31	Horsetail Falls	Queenstown, TAS	50m
32	Tolmer Falls	Litchfield National Park, NT	35m
33	Nelson Falls	Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers, TAS	30m
34	Florence Falls	Litchfield National Park, NT	30m
35	Russell Falls	Mt Field National Park, TAS	25m (3-tiered)
36	Mackenzie Falls	Grampians National Park, VIC	35m
37	Millaa Millaa Falls	Atherton Tablelands, QLD	18m
38	Empress Falls	Blue Mountains National Park, NSW	37m
39	First Falls	Morialta Conservation Park, SA	30m
40	Elabana Falls	Lamington National Park, QLD	25m
41	Dangar Falls	Dorrigo National Park, NSW	30m
42	Crystal Shower Falls	Dorrigo National Park, NSW	25m
43	Serpentine Falls	Serpentine National Park, WA	15m
44	Natural Bridge Falls	Springbrook National Park, QLD	15m (Waterfall inside a cave)
45	Erskine Falls	Great Otway National Park, VIC	30m
46	Trentham Falls	Daylesford Region, VIC	32m
47	Dip Falls	Dip Range Regional Reserve, TAS	22m
48	Guide Falls	Near Burnie, TAS	22m
49	Liffey Falls	Meander Valley, TAS	25m
50	Agnes Falls	Strzelecki Ranges, Gippsland, VIC	59m
51	Toorongo Falls	Noojee Region, VIC	25m
52	Hopkins Falls	Near Warrnambool, VIC	12m (Wide layout)
53	Zillie Falls	Atherton Tablelands, QLD	15m
54	Ellinjaa Falls	Atherton Tablelands, QLD	15m
55	Josephine Falls	Wooroonooran National Park, QLD	15m (Natural rock slide)
56	Beauchamp Falls	Great Otway National Park, VIC	20m
57	Stevensons Falls	The Otways, VIC	15m
58	Bells Falls	Blue Mountains National Park, NSW	40m
59	National Falls	Royal National Park, NSW	20m
60	Clover Falls	Macquarie Pass National Park, NSW	20m
61	Second Falls	Morialta Conservation Park, SA	15m
62	Third Falls	Morialta Conservation Park, SA	13m
63	Edith Falls	Nitmiluk National Park, NT	15m
64	Southern Rockhole	Nitmiluk National Park, NT	20m
65	Manning Falls	Mount Barnett Station, WA	20m
66	Fortescue Falls	Karijini National Park, WA	20m
67	Joffre Falls	Karijini National Park, WA	15m (Natural amphitheatre)
68	Spa Pool	Hamersley Gorge, Karijini, WA	5m
69	Horseshoe Falls	Mt Field National Park, TAS	10m
70	Lady Barron Falls	Mt Field National Park, TAS	15m

There are a few often asked questions so I’ll say a bit about them along the way.

What is the tallest waterfall in Australia?

The tallest one is called Wallaman Falls, it’s in Queensland’s Girringun National Park, 305 meters dropping directly into a rainforest water pool, that kind that has water year-round, the tallest single-level waterfall, but if you count the seasonal multi-level kind, New South Wales Snowy Mountains that side has one called Tin Mine Falls, estimated between 360 to 440 meters, just that kind that only has water in rainy season feeling

What is the most famous waterfall in Australia?

The most famous one is probably Millaa Millaa Falls, just that one that looks very symmetrical, tourism promotional images everywhere are all that one, it’s in Atherton Tablelands, photographs out really very nice looking, but also because of this there are many people.

Can you swim in most Australian waterfalls?

For swimming, you need to pay attention because not every place can you just casually go in the water. Queensland and Victoria, just look at the warning signs, mainly it’s flash flood and underwater rock problems.

When is the best time of year to visit Australia’s waterfalls?

For Northern Australia, the rainy season is the best time to go, January to April, just when the rain falls the water will be full.
New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, these ones, winter to spring, go June to October, the water amount is more stable.