Northern Australia

northern regions of Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia

Northern Australia often refers to the following. While it may be slightly ambiguous, as a general rule of thumb, it never goes south of -21°, although it's typically used to describe the tropics of Australia. It is characterised by warm and humid temperatures, often around 30°C all year around. Often the summer months are often rainy and hence called "wet season", while the winter months are usually called "dry season".

Regions

Western Australia

The Pilbara is often included but it is much further south than some of the other Northern Australian regions.

Northern Territory

Sometimes Barkly Tableland is sometimes considered to be part of "Northern Australia" although that is under extremely rare circumstances and the chances of you ever hearing this is close to zero

Queensland

The cities of Townsville and Mackay are also part of "Northern Australia" though Wikivoyage covers it under Central Queensland

Cities

Other destinations

Jim Jim Falls in Kakadu National Park

Stay safe

Some parts of Northern Australia, particularly in Queensland and the Northern Territory are colloquially called croc country – due to the large number of crocodiles in the region, particularly closer to the coastlines. Stay at least 100 metres from rivers and estuaries, unless you would like to end up being a croc's dinner.

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