Australia Church Records

For information about records for non-Christian religions in Australia, go to the Religious Records page.


 * Church records were kept locally.
 * It helps if you know your ancestor’s religion and the town where he or she lived. Also, larger towns can have more than one parish.
 * The following book, found in the FamilySearch Library, lists the various denominations by town and indicates where the records are held: Parish Registers in Australia: A list of all known originals, transcripts, microforms &amp; indexes of Australian Parish Registers

Church Records in Civil Registration
Copies of church records for the various states for the pre-civil registration time period were given to each state’s registrar general and are often kept in the state archives. The dates of these records are as follows:


 * New South Wales 1788–1856
 * Tasmania 1803–1838
 * Queensland 1829–1856
 * Western Australia 1829–1856
 * South Australia 1836–1842
 * Victoria 1837–1858
 * Northern Territory See New South Wales and South Australia
 * Australian Capital Territory See New South Wales