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Australian records

Information on Australian birth, death and marriage certificates per state

Cover of Botany Bay: where histories meet by Maria Nugent  Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia 
 


Australian Capital Territory

Civil registration commenced 1 January 1930
Certificates     AUD$32.00

GPO Box 788
Canberra ACT 2601
Tel: +61 2 6207 6444
Website
Indexes held at Auckland City Libraries: Deaths 1930-1949 [2 AUS BDM ACT] 
 

New South Wales

Civil registration commenced 1 March 1856
Certificates with Reg.No.  AUD$22.50
Certificates without Reg.No. AUD$29.00

GPO Box 30
Sydney NSW 2001
Tel: +61 2 8306 8440
Fax: +61 2 9699 5120
Search Indexes Online (free)
Indexes held at Auckland City Libraries: Births 1788-1918, Deaths 1788-1945, Marriages 1788-1945 [2 AUS BDM NSW]
 


Northern Territory

Civil registration commenced 24 August 1870
NOTE: 1856-1863 = New South Wales, 1863-1870 = South Australia
Certificates   AUD$25.00

GPO Box 3201
Darwin NT 0801
Tel: +61 8 8999 6119
Website

Indexes held at Auckland City Libraries: Births 1870-1918, Deaths 1870-1913, Marriages 1870-1913 [2 AUS BDM NT] 
 


Queensland

Civil registration commenced 1 March 1856
Certificates   AUD$25.50

Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
PO Box 15188
City East
Brisbane QLD 4002
Tel: +61 7 3247 9203

Application forms online
Indexes held at Auckland City Libraries: Births 1856-1919, Deaths 1856-1954, Marriages 1856-1939 [2 AUS BDM QLD] 
 

South Australia

Civil registration commenced 1 June 1842
Certificates    AUD$33.00

GPO Box 1351
Adelaide SA 5001
Tel: +61 8 8204 9599
Website

Indexes held at Auckland City Libraries: Births 1842-1928, Deaths 1842-1970, Marriages 1842-1937 [2 AUS BDM SA] 

 

Tasmania

Civil registration commenced 1 December 1838

Registration PRIOR to 31 December 1899
See 'Registrar-Generals Department pre-1900 births, deaths and marriages records'
Registration AFTER 31 December 1899
Certificates   AUD$31.08
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
GPO Box 198
Hobart TAS 7001
Tel: +61 3 6233 3795
Website

Indexes held by Auckland City Libraries: Births 1803-1905, Deaths 1803-1919, Marriages 1803-1919 [2 AUS BDM TAS] 
 

Victoria

Civil registration commenced 1 July 1853
Certificates   AUD$17.50

GPO Box 4332
Melbourne VIC 3001
Tel: +61 3 9603 5888
Website - search historical indexes (pay by view)

Indexes held by Auckland City Libraries: Births 1837-1913, Deaths 1837-1980, Marriages 1837-1942 [2 AUS BDM VIC] 

 

Western Australia

Civil registration commenced 1 September 1841
Certificates with Reg.No.  AUD$25.00
Certificates without Reg.No. AUD$35.00

PO Box 7720
Cloisters Square WA 6850
Tel: +61 8 9264 1555
Website

Indexes held by Auckland City Libraries: Births 1841-1905, Deaths 1841-1980, Marriages 1841-1965 [2 AUS BDM WA]
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Last reviewed: 26 August 2009