This is a list of disasters in Australia sorted by death toll.

• 400 - Cataraqui shipwrecked off King Island, Tasmania (1845)
• 83 - Granville train disaster - derailment followed by bridge collapse (1977).
• 65 - Cyclone Tracy 1974 destroyed Darwin
• 44 - Sunshine train disaster 1908 - rear end collision
• 35 - Port Arthur Massacre - massacre in Tasmania resulting in 35 dead and 37 injuries.
• 35 - West Gate Bridge - 35 construction workers died due to a collapse during construction (1970).
• 13 - 1989 Newcastle earthquake in Newcastle, New South Wales
• 9 - Violet Town railway disaster - head on collision after driver dies at controls, (1962)
• 7 - Glenbrook train disaster - collision after "Stop and Proceed", (1999)
• 7 - Waterfall train disaster - excessive speed after driver died at controls (2003).