Alcohol laws of Australia
Alcohol drinking age

Alcohol laws of Australia

Section Title: Alcohol drinking age
Table Section Text: None

State/territory	Current legal drinking age	Year adopted	Previous legal drinking age

Australian Capital Territory	18	1928	Not amended

New South Wales	18	1905	16

Northern Territory	18	1929	1

Queensland	18	1974	21

South Australia	18	1971	21 to 20 in 1968

Tasmania	18	1973

Western Australia	18	1970	21

Sentence(s)

The drinking age was lowered from 21 to 20 in 1968 and by 1971 South Australia had a drinking age of 18.

final_sentence: The drinking age was lowered from 21 to 20 in 1968 and by 1971 South Australia had a drinking age of 18.