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Best Australia Subreddits (November 2026)

Most australia talk on Reddit happens in a few big places, but the smaller communities are where the specialists are. We checked the communities Reddit returns for “australia” and “australian”, kept the public, safe-for-work ones with at least 25,000 members that are still posting, and ranked the 8 that remain by size. Together they have 5.2M members.

How the australia communities compare

Membership is concentrated: the three largest communities hold 87% of all members on this list, so most of the australia conversation happens in a handful of places. Size and activity don't line up perfectly: r/australia has the most members, but r/AskAnAustralian gets the most new posts (about 52 a day, against 31 in r/australia). Per member, the liveliest is r/australian: 33 posts a day from 100.5K members — a smaller crowd, but an engaged one. Among the communities we track weekly, r/melbourne grew fastest recently (+0.14%, +1.5K members since Oct 26). The oldest is r/australia, founded in 2008, and every community here is more than five years old — this is a long-established corner of Reddit.

The 8 biggest australia subreddits

  1. r/australia 2,937,630 members · ~31 posts/day · +3.5K since Oct 26 · since 2008

    A dusty corner on the internet where you can chew the fat about Australia and Australians.

  2. M
    r/melbourne ↗ 1,074,436 members · ~35 posts/day · +1.5K since Oct 26 · since 2008

    A subreddit to chat about Melbourne, the greatest city in Australia

  3. A
    r/AskAnAustralian ↗ 516,586 members · ~52 posts/day · since 2014

    Got a burning question about Australia or Australian lifestyle and culture? This is the place to ask thousands of Australians!

  4. C
    r/CarsAustralia ↗ 237,022 members · ~37 posts/day · since 2013

    A subreddit for discussing cars in Australia.

  5. G
    r/GardeningAustralia ↗ 161,961 members · since 2014

    This subreddit is not affiliated with ABC's Gardening Australia but serves as a community space for gardening enthusiasts to share advice, tips, and inspiration. --- "In gardens it's not just plants and insects and microbes that …

  6. A
    r/AustralianNostalgia ↗ 120,689 members · since 2017

    Welcome to r/AustralianNostalgia, a subreddit dedicated to evoking memories of Australia's past! This online community is a vibrant hub where Aussies and those intrigued by Australian culture come together to reminisce and share …

  7. A
    r/australian ↗ 100,478 members · ~33 posts/day · since 2008

    We are an Australian focussed sub where diverse views and discussions on Australian news, politics and culture are encouraged and welcomed. Also feel free to ask any questions about life in Australia.

  8. W
    r/WesternAustralia ↗ 61,989 members · ~10 posts/day · since 2009

    Discussion relating to Western Australia.

Choosing where to post

For beginner questions, r/AskAnAustralian is the natural first stop — it exists for advice, and roughly 52 new threads a day keep it moving. There are regional communities too — r/australia, r/AskAnAustralian and r/CarsAustralia — which are the better choice for local prices, shops, events or rules.

Before posting, sort a subreddit by “Top” for the past month: it shows in a minute what that community rewards. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.

Frequently asked questions

What is the biggest australia subreddit?

r/australia is the largest, with 2,937,630 members, followed by r/melbourne (1.1M) and r/AskAnAustralian (516.6K).

Which australia subreddit is the most active?

By new posts per day, r/AskAnAustralian leads with about 52, ahead of r/CarsAustralia (37). Counts are averages over the last seven days.

Where should a beginner ask about australia on Reddit?

r/AskAnAustralian is the one built around questions and advice, with about 52 new posts a day. Check its rules and search it first — common questions have usually been answered.

How many australia subreddits are there?

We list 8 active, safe-for-work australia communities with at least 25,000 members each, 5.2M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.

What is the oldest australia subreddit?

r/australia, created on Jan 26, 2008.

Are these australia subreddits safe for work?

Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.

Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Nov 6, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.