What is the drinking age in Australia?
18–20
Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
Australia is one of 134 countries classified “18–20” for the drinking age — 70% of the 192 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Legal drinking age
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Papua New Guinea
- 18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
- Solomon Islands
- 21+ Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.
- Indonesia
- 21+ Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.
- Palau
- 21+ Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.
- Vanuatu
- 18–20 Minimum age to buy alcohol: 18.
- Malaysia
- 21+ Minimum age to buy alcohol: 21.
Other laws in Australia
- Cannabis
- Varies by region
- Psilocybin Mushrooms
- Legal
- Salvia Divinorum
- Illegal
- Khat
- Varies by region
- E-Cigarettes
- Legal / lightly regulated
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