List of Australian bushfire seasons

This is a list of specific seasons of bushfires in Australia including some significant bushfire events from each season. Events are listed if they cause fatalities, destroy houses, or burn more than of land. Across Australia, seasonality of bushfires varies significantly; however, is generally aligned with the weather patterns in the south of the continent so that each season begins in June and runs through the following May. The worst season recorded is 1974-75, with burned, equivalent to 15 percent of Australia's physical land mass that equates to the entire area of France, Spain, and Portugal combined.

1800s

1968–69 Australian bushfire season: NSW in 1968-69 over were burnt and three people were killed.
1966–67 Australian bushfire season: 62 fatalities, 900 injured, 7,000 left homeless, 4,286 buildings lost
1965 New South Wales bushfires. The Chatsbury-Bungonia bushfires destroyed much of the villages of Towrang, Tallong, Wingello, and Penrose, orchards, and livestock, affecting 250,000 hectares. It broke out in the Southern Highlands and spread toward Nowra. Three people died.
1964–65 Australian bushfire season
1961 Western Australian bushfires The towns of Dwellingup and Karridale were basically destroyed, along with many small settlements that were not rebuilt. The Dwellingup fire migrated to the town of Pinjarra where it burned a significant number of buildings. From January to March of that year, about was burnt throughout the south-west, with a large loss of livestock.

1979–80 Australian bushfire season
1974–75 Australian bushfire season: approximately burned. The area burnt,, is equivalent to 15 percent of Australia's physical land mass that equates to the entire area of France, Spain, and Portugal combined.

1984–85 Australian bushfire season: NSW in 1984–85, were burnt, four lives were lost, 40,000 livestock were killed and $40m damage to property was caused.
1982–1983 Australian bushfire season: The Ash Wednesday fires of 16 February 1983 caused severe damage in Victoria and South Australia. In Victoria, were burnt, 2,080 houses destroyed, more than 27,000 stock lost and 47 people lost their lives. Property-related damage was estimated at over $200m and more than 16,000 fire fighters, 1,000 police and 500 defence personnel fought the fires in Victoria. In South Australia, were burnt, 383 houses were destroyed, 28 people were killed and property-related damage was estimated to be more than $200m.