Is non-binary gender legally recognised in Australia?
Recognized
Australia allows citizens to choose an X gender marker on official documents.
Australia is one of 9 countries classified “Recognized” for non-binary gender recognition — 38% of the 24 with data. (Also searched as third gender, X gender marker.)
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- New Zealand
- Recognized New Zealand offers an X sex descriptor on passports and indeterminate sex on birth certificates.
- Thailand
- Not recognized Thailand does not legally recognize non-binary gender on identification documents.
- Japan
- Not recognized Japan does not legally recognize non-binary gender on official documents.
- India
- Recognized India legally recognizes a third gender category for transgender persons.
- Nepal
- Recognized Nepal's Supreme Court established a third-gender category for official documents.
- Pakistan
- Limited recognition Pakistan issues national identity cards with a distinct gender marker for the khawaja sara community.
Other laws in Australia
- Sex Work
- Varies by region
- Pornography
- Restricted
- Divorce
- Heavily restricted
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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