Beaches in Australia

The best beaches in Australia: 4 on the world’s top 100

4 of the world’s 100 best beaches are in Australia, according to The World’s 100 Best Beaches 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Whitehaven Beach in Whitsunday Island at N° 4, followed by Wharton Beach in Esperance at N° 43 and Little Beach in Albany at N° 46.

Source: The World’s 100 Best Beaches 2026, Worth a Journey, https://worthajourney.com/beaches/

Australia has the 6th most entries of the 41 countries on The World’s 100 Best Beaches 2026.

Australia has 4 of the 5 entries from Oceania; the highest ranked in Oceania is Whitehaven Beach in Whitsunday Island, Australia, at N° 4 in the world.

N° 1 in the world is Rabbit Beach in Lampedusa, Italy.

Whitehaven Beach in Whitsunday Island is N° 4 of The World’s 100 Best Beaches 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 1 in Australia.

Wharton Beach in Esperance is N° 43 of The World’s 100 Best Beaches 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 2 in Australia.

Little Beach in Albany is N° 46 of The World’s 100 Best Beaches 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 3 in Australia.

Lucky Bay in Esperance is N° 70 of The World’s 100 Best Beaches 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 4 in Australia.