Air quality in Australia
Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Australia • 23:01, Oct 25
Environment Protection Authority for Victoria StateDCCEEW New South WalesACT GovernmentQueensland Government, Department of Environment and ScienceAustralia - EPA tas.gov.auWestern Australia Dept of Water and Env RegEnvironment Protection AuthorityMarc MorrisCarl BragaAnonymousBryanThe WalrusNorthern Territory Environment Protection AuthorityArmidale Regional CouncilChad Wamsley-Taylorstefan keller-tubergBFFrom A DistanceKingsley BugarinalexmehlJoshDRFrank De La RambelyaWalt3AF IQAir community MemberBronwyn MacindoeChidlowRJBL VeghRick GrzybAnonymous contributor
Environment Protection Authority for Victoria StateDCCEEW New South WalesACT GovernmentQueensland Government, Department of Environment and ScienceAustralia - EPA tas.gov.auWestern Australia Dept of Water and Env RegEnvironment Protection AuthorityMarc MorrisCarl BragaAnonymousBryanThe WalrusNorthern Territory Environment Protection AuthorityArmidale Regional CouncilChad Wamsley-Taylorstefan keller-tubergBFFrom A DistanceKingsley BugarinalexmehlJoshDRFrank De La RambelyaWalt3AF IQAir community MemberBronwyn MacindoeChidlowRJBL VeghRick GrzybAnonymous contributor
Live most polluted city ranking
Real-time Australia most polluted city ranking
| # | Cities | AQI⁺ US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sunshine Coast | 41 | |
| 2 | Rocklea | 39 | |
| 3 | Brisbane | 35 | |
| 4 | Newcastle | 30 | |
| 5 | Kingsville | 23 | |
| 6 | Brooklyn | 22 | |
| 7 | Perth | 22 | |
| 8 | Footscray | 21 | |
| 9 | Katoomba | 19 | |
| 10 | Wollongong | 19 |
2025 Australia most polluted city
| Collie, Western Australia | 55 |
Live cleanest city ranking
Real-time Australia cleanest city ranking
| # | Cities | AQI⁺ US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunbury | 3 | |
| 2 | Alkimos | 4 | |
| 3 | Armidale | 6 | |
| 4 | Adelaide | 10 | |
| 5 | Melbourne | 16 | |
| 6 | Merriwa | 16 | |
| 7 | Orange | 16 | |
| 8 | Sydney | 16 | |
| 9 | Bathurst | 18 | |
| 10 | Canberra | 18 |
2025 Australia cleanest city
| Broken Hill, New South Wales | 10 |
2025 Australia air quality
2025 country air quality average
How polluted is Australia?
In 2025 in Australia, the annual PM2.5 concentration met the WHO annual PM2.5 guideline.
2025 AQI⁺ country ranking
Which country had the worst air quality in 2025?
Worldwide PM2.5 ranking
2025 Australia global rank in air pollution
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Wildfires in Australia
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