170+ Quotes About Australia and Australian Instagram Captions

G’day! We spent over two years in Australia on working holiday visas, from eight months in Perth to Melbourne, a month up the East Coast and an unforgettable road trip from Perth to Melbourne across the Nullarbor (home to the 90 Mile Straight, Australia’s longest straight stretch of road). So when it comes to quotes about Australia, we have a soft spot.

Here are the best quotes about Australia from writers and Aussie legends, plus over 150 Australian Instagram captions: short ones, funny ones, Aussie slang (with translations), and captions for Sydney, Melbourne, the beach, the outback and Australia’s famous wildlife.

Famous quotes about Australia

We have only included quotes we could trace to a real book, poem or person. These are given as they are commonly attributed.

• “Australia is mostly empty and a long way off.” Bill Bryson, Down Under
• “It is the world’s sixth largest country and its largest island. It is the only island that is also a continent and the only continent that is also a country.” Bill Bryson, Down Under
• “I love a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains.” Dorothea Mackellar, My Country
• “And he sees the vision splendid of the sunlit plains extended, and at night the wondrous glory of the everlasting stars.” Banjo Paterson, Clancy of the Overflow
• “Australian history does not read like history, but like the most beautiful lies.” Mark Twain, Following the Equator (paraphrased)
• “Crikey!” Steve Irwin, every single day
• “She’ll be right.” Every Australian, whatever the problem
• “There’s a snake in my boot!” Every Australian, at least once (probably)

Short Australia captions

• G’day from Down Under.
• Straya.
• Living in Oz.
• No worries.
• Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!
• Sun, surf and Straya.
• Down Under and loving it.
• She’ll be right.
• Oz adventures.
• Life’s a beach in Australia.
• Sunburnt country, happy heart.
• Fair dinkum fun.
• Upside down and happy.
• Wanderlust: Australia edition.
• Too easy.
• Living the Aussie dream.
• Good day, mate.
• Land Down Under.
• Outback and beyond.
• Australia, you beauty.

Funny Australia captions

• Everything here wants to kill me, and I’ve never been happier.
• Survived another spider. Barely.
• Upside down and the toilets flush the other way. Probably.
• Just checked my shoe for spiders, the Aussie way.
• My tan is coming along. My sunburn is coming along faster.
• Christmas on the beach? Sure, why not.
• I’ve seen more kangaroos than people today.
• Australia: where the birds swear at you.
• Avoided the drop bears again.
• Learning to speak Aussie, one ‘arvo’ at a time.
• Slip, slop, slap and still burnt.
• Flies are just part of the outfit here.
• Wearing thongs on my feet, the Aussie way.
• Me trying to understand the rules of cricket.
• Fifty degrees in the shade and still drinking hot tea.

Aussie slang captions (with translations)

Nothing says “I live in Australia now” like a bit of slang. Here is what it all means.

• Arvo vibes (afternoon vibes)
• Brekkie with a view (breakfast with a view)
• Heading to the servo (petrol station)
• Bottle-o run (off-licence or liquor store)
• Grab your cozzie (swimsuit)
• Sunnies on (sunglasses)
• Thongs and a singlet (flip-flops and a vest)
• Barbie on the beach (barbecue)
• Stoked! (very happy)
• Heaps good (really good)
• Reckon it’s time for a holiday (think)
• Chuck a sickie (take a day off sick)
• Maccas run (McDonald’s)
• Esky packed (cool box)
• Ripper of a day (excellent day)
• Fair dinkum (genuine, honestly)
• Good on ya (well done)
• Sweet as (great, no problem)
• Ta, mate (thanks)
• Hooroo! (goodbye)

Sydney captions

• Sydney, you’re showing off.
• Harbour views and happy hearts.
• Opera House, check.
• Bondi to Coogee, done.
• Sydney sunsets hit different.
• Ferry rides and city lights.
• Sails in the city.
• Sydney state of mind.
• Harbour Bridge, harbour views.
• Manly, but make it fabulous.
• Sydney Harbour on a sunny day. Nothing beats it.
• Bondi bound.
• City by the sea.
• Living in a postcard.
• Sydney, you had me at the harbour.

Melbourne captions

Melbourne quickly became our home during our working holidays. Read our guide to moving to Melbourne.

• Melbourne: four seasons in one day.
• Laneways and lattes.
• Coffee capital of the world. Fight me.
• Street art and flat whites.
• Melbourne, you have my heart.
• Trams, trams and more trams.
• Hidden bars and hidden laneways.
• Melbourne weather: bring every jacket you own.
• Brunch is a religion here.
• St Kilda sunsets.
• Footy season is the best season.
• Always on the most liveable list, and I can see why.
• Lost in the laneways.
• Melbourne mornings and café culture.
• Arts, coffee and good vibes.

Perth, Brisbane and more city captions

• Perth sunsets over the Indian Ocean.
• Most isolated city, most beautiful sunsets.
• Quokka selfie in Rottnest.
• Brisbane, beautiful one day, perfect the next.
• Sunny Brissie.
• Gold Coast glitter.
• Byron Bay vibes.
• Adelaide, wine country’s front door.
• Hobart, Tassie’s little gem.
• Darwin and the Top End.
• Cairns, gateway to the reef.
• Noosa nice.
• Fremantle Saturdays.
• Canberra, the capital no one expected.
• Every Aussie city has its own sunshine.

Australian beach captions

For loads more, see our 90+ Australian beach captions and top 10 beaches in Australia.

• Salt water and sunshine, the Aussie way.
• Sand between my toes, Straya in my soul.
• Board shorts and blue skies.
• Whitehaven white.
• Surf’s up, mate.
• Between the flags.
• Beach, barbie, repeat.
• Aussie summer, endless summer.
• Sunrise swim, Aussie style.
• Life’s better in boardies.

Outback captions

• Red dirt, blue sky.
• Out where the outback begins.
• Middle of nowhere, centre of everything.
• Uluru at sunrise. Speechless.
• Big sky country.
• Red centre, full heart.
• Dust on my boots, stars in my eyes.
• Endless roads and outback sunsets.
• Desert dreams.
• The stars out here are something else.

Kangaroo, koala and wildlife captions

• Hopping into the weekend.
• Roo crossing ahead.
• Koala-ty time.
• Just koala-ing around.
• Quokka smiles are the best smiles.
• Hanging with the locals.
• Spot the roo.
• Wombat crossing, please give way.
• Kookaburra laughing at my sunburn.
• Cockatoo wake-up call.
• Crocs (the reptile kind) in the wild.
• I came for the beaches, stayed for the koalas.
• Saw a kangaroo, made my day.
• Nature’s weirdest and wonderful.
• Swimming with turtles on the reef.

Working holiday captions

If you are heading to Oz on a working holiday, start with our complete guide to a working holiday in Australia.

• Working holiday, working hard, holidaying harder.
• 88 days of farm work: survived.
• Second-year visa unlocked.
• From backpacker to local.
• New country, new life.
• Working for the weekend, Aussie edition.
• Farm work tan lines.
• Visa approved, life changed.
• Hostel life to house life.
• The best two years of my life started here.

Australia road trip and travel captions

• Road tripping across Australia.
• The 90 Mile Straight, done.
• Great Ocean Road, great memories.
• Island hopping in the Whitsundays.
• Chasing waterfalls in the rainforest.
• Campervan life, Aussie style.
• East Coast adventures.
• Across the Nullarbor and back again.
• Reef days and road trips.
• So much country, so little time.

Australia captions with emojis

• G’day 🦘
• Aussie pride 🇦🇺
• Beach life 🏖️
• Koala cuddles 🐨
• Reef dreams 🐠
• Outback road 🛻
• Sydney nights 🌃
• Melbourne coffee ☕
• Sunshine state ☀️
• Croc country 🐊

Australia hashtags for Instagram

Pick a handful that suit your photo.

#australia #seeaustralia #visitaustralia #straya #downunder #aussie #sydney #melbourne #australianbeaches #outback #workingholiday #backpackeraustralia #australiagram #queensland #westernaustralia

What is a good caption for Australia?

“G’day from Down Under”, “No worries” and “Sunburnt country, happy heart” are three favourites. For something funnier, “Everything here wants to kill me, and I’ve never been happier” always gets a laugh from Aussies.

What is a famous quote about Australia?

Dorothea Mackellar’s “I love a sunburnt country” from her poem My Country is probably the best known, and Bill Bryson’s “Australia is mostly empty and a long way off” is a favourite with travellers.

Which caption are you using? Let us know in the comments. Hooroo!

Steve and Sabina

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