1815 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1815 in Australia.
Incumbents
- Monarch - George III
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies:- Governor of New South Wales – Lachlan Macquarie
- Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land – Major Thomas Davey
Events
- 14 January – The road over the Blue Mountains is completed to the Macquarie River.
- 7 April – Bathurst, New South Wales is founded following its discovery by George Evans. It is Australia's first inland European settlement.
- 12 December – Captain James Kelly sets out on circumnavigation of Tasmania, during which important observations are made on the resources of the west coast.
- A single ship carries 60,000 sealskins to London from Australia.
Births
- 27 May – Henry Parkes
- 5 August – Edward John Eyre
- 7 September – John McDouall Stuart
Deaths
- 9 January – Augustus Alt
- 10 November – Ellis Bent
- 11 November – Maurice Margarot