Air quality in Australia
Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Australia • 11:50, Oct 04
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 BragaNorthern Territory Environment Protection AuthorityAnonymousBryanThe WalrusArmidale Regional CouncilChad Wamsley-Taylorstefan keller-tubergBFFrom A DistanceKingsley BugarinalexmehlJoshDRFrank De La RambelyaWalt3 IQAir community MemberAFBronwyn MacindoeL VeghRJBRick 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 BragaNorthern Territory Environment Protection AuthorityAnonymousBryanThe WalrusArmidale Regional CouncilChad Wamsley-Taylorstefan keller-tubergBFFrom A DistanceKingsley BugarinalexmehlJoshDRFrank De La RambelyaWalt3 IQAir community MemberAFBronwyn MacindoeL VeghRJBRick GrzybAnonymous contributor
Live most polluted city ranking
Real-time Australia most polluted city ranking
| # | Cities | AQI⁺ US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Armidale | 38 | |
| 2 | Wollongong | 33 | |
| 3 | Adelaide | 32 | |
| 4 | Darwin | 26 | |
| 5 | Branxton | 25 | |
| 6 | Snug | 21 | |
| 7 | Footscray | 20 | |
| 8 | Launceston | 20 | |
| 9 | Bathurst | 19 | |
| 10 | Kingsville | 19 |
2025 Australia most polluted city
| Collie, Western Australia | 55 |
Live cleanest city ranking
Real-time Australia cleanest city ranking
| # | Cities | AQI⁺ US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Melbourne | 3 | |
| 2 | Broken Hill | 6 | |
| 3 | Alkimos | 9 | |
| 4 | Sydney | 10 | |
| 5 | Brisbane | 11 | |
| 6 | Canberra | 12 | |
| 7 | Katoomba | 12 | |
| 8 | Melbourne | 13 | |
| 9 | Newcastle | 13 | |
| 10 | Perth | 13 |
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
Real-time information
Active fires
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