Average height in Australia
The average man in Australia is 5 ft 9 in (174.8 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 3.5 in (161.6 cm), in a survey (ages 15–85+, measured, 2022).
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Australia ranks 27th of 200 countries and territories for men and 38th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 2 in (5 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.
Near Australia in the ranking
| Rank | Country | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Andorra | 5 ft 10.5 in (178.8 cm) | 5 ft 5 in (165.5 cm) |
| 27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 ft 10.5 in (178.8 cm) | 5 ft 5 in (165.7 cm) |
| 27 | Australia | 5 ft 10.5 in (178.8 cm) | 5 ft 5 in (164.7 cm) |
| 30 | Belarus | 5 ft 10.5 in (178.7 cm) | 5 ft 5.5 in (166.9 cm) |
| 30 | Canada | 5 ft 10.5 in (178.7 cm) | 5 ft 5 in (164.7 cm) |
Ranked by the average man, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.
Australia on the map
- under 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
- 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) to 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
- 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) to 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm)
- 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm) to 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
- 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm) to 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)
- 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm) to 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
- 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) and over
- no NCD-RisC figure
- under 5 ft 0 in (153 cm)
- 5 ft 0 in (153 cm) to 5 ft 1.5 in (156 cm)
- 5 ft 1.5 in (156 cm) to 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm)
- 5 ft 2.5 in (159 cm) to 5 ft 4 in (162 cm)
- 5 ft 4 in (162 cm) to 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
- 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) to 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
- 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) and over
- no NCD-RisC figure
See who is listed at these heights: 5 ft 9 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 4 in, closest to the average woman.
What the study measured
| Sample | Population | Year | Method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Ages 15–85+ | 2022 | measured | Wikipedia, citing the survey |
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