# List of ferries of Australia

| Ferry | Operational Years | Operating | Destinations |
| MS Abel Tasman | 1985–1993 | No | Melbourne <-> Devonport |
| PS Alert | 1878–1893 | No | Melbourne <-> Geelong |
| SS Awaroa | 1915–1918 | No | Melbourne <-> Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff |
| PS Black Eagle | 1854–1872 | No | Melbourne <-> St Kilda <-> Brighton <-> Mornington |
| SS Balgowlah | 1912–1951 | No | Sydney <-> Manly |
| MV Baragoola | 1922–1983 | No | Sydney <-> Manly |
| SS Charlotte Fenwick | 1903–1913 | No | Melbourne <-> Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff |
| MV Collaroy | 1988–present | Yes | Sydney <-> Manly |
| SS Coogee | 1903–1913 | No | Melbourne <-> Launceston (and briefly Melbourne <-> Geelong) |
| ACV Courier | 1986-1987 | No | Melbourne <-> Rosebud <-> Portarlington |
| SS Courier | 1888–1927 | No | Melbourne <-> Geelong |
| MV Curl Curl (1972) | 1973–1991 | No | Sydney <-> Manly |
| SS Despatch | 1869–1911 | No | Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff |
| MV Dee Why (1972) | 1972–1985 | No | Sydney <-> Manly |
| MV Devil Cat (1st) | 1997–1998 1999–2002 | No | Melbourne <-> George Town |
| MV Devil Cat (2nd) | 1998–1999 | No | Melbourne <-> George Town |
| SS Edina | 1880–1938 | No | Melbourne <-> Geelong |
| SS Excelsior (1883) | 1883–1919 | No | Melbourne <-> Geelong |
| SS Express | 1854–1862 | No | Melbourne <-> Geelong |
| MS Australian Trader | 1985–1993 | No | Sydney <-> Hobart |
| MS Empress of Australia | 1965–1985 | No | Melbourne <-> Devonport |
| MV Fairlight (1966) | 1966–1984 | No | Sydney <-> Manly |
| MV J.J. Farnsworth (1984) | 1984–2003 | No | Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff |
| MV Freshwater | 1984–present | Yes | Sydney <-> Manly |
| PS Golden Crown | 1874–1888 | No | Melbourne <-> Queenscliff |
| PS Hygeia (1890) | 1890–1931 | No | Melbourne <-> Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff |
| MV Hygeia (1962) | 1962–2004 | No | Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff |
| SS Karatta | 1907–1961 | No | Port Adelaide <-> Kingscote |
| MV Komuta | 1955–1965 | No | Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff |
| SS Koompartoo | 1922–1932 | No | Sydney Harbour |
| SS Kuttabul | 1922–1932 | No | Sydney Harbour |
| MV Judith Ann | 1953–1955 | No | Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff |
| MV Lady Cutler | 1969–1991 | No | Sydney Harbour |
| MV Lady Denman | 1912-1979 | No | Sydney Harbour |
| MV Lady McKell | 1970–1991 | No | Sydney Harbour |
| MV Lady Woodward | 1970–1991 | No | Sydney Harbour |
| MV Long Reef (1978) | 1978–1984 | No | Sydney <-> Manly |
| PS Lonsdale | 1883–1889 | No | Sorrento <-> Queenscliff |
| SS Loongana (1903) | 1912–1935 | No | Melbourne <-> Launceston |
| MV Manly (1965) | 1965–1980 | No | Sydney <-> Manly |
| MV Manly (1984) | 1984–1991 | No | Sydney <-> Manly |
| PS Mystery | 1867–1872 | No | Melbourne <-> Geelong |
| SS Nairana | 1920–1948 | No | Melbourne <-> Devonport and Melbourne <-> Burnie |
| MV Narrabeen | 1984–present | Yes | Sydney <-> Manly |
| MV Nepean | 1965–2004 | No | Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff |
| PS Ozone | 1886–1925 | No | Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff |
| MV Palm Beach (1975) | 1975–1984 | No | Sydney <-> Manly |
| SS Perth | 1914–1970 | No | Swan River, Perth. Converted to MV Perth in 1970. |
| MV Perth | 1970–1982, 1986 | No | Swan River, Perth. |
| MV Peninsula Princess | 1987–1993 | No | Queenscliff <-> Sorrento |
| MS Princess of Tasmania | 1959–1972 | No | Melbourne <-> Devonport |
| MV Queenscliff (1983) | 1983–present | Yes | Sydney <-> Manly |
| MV Queenscliff (1992) | 1993–present | Yes | Queenscliff <-> Sorrento |
| SS Reliance | 1916–1943 | No | Melbourne <-> Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff |
| SS Rotomahana | 1879–1921 | No | Melbourne <-> Launceston |
| PS Seahorse | 1842–1843 | No | Melbourne <-> Launceston |
| Sealion 2000 (Kangaroo Island SeaLink) | 1997–present (New Vessels in 2024) | Yes | Cape Jervis <-> Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island |
| PS Shamrock | 1843–1851 | No | Melbourne <-> Launceston |
| SS Sorrento (1946) | 1946–1949 | No | Queenscliff <-> Sorrento |
| MV Sorrento (2001) | 2001–present | Yes | Queenscliff <-> Sorrento |
| SS South Steyne | 1938–1974 | No | Sydney <-> Manly |
| MV Sydney (1985) | 1985–1991 | No | Sydney <-> Manly |
| MV Sun (ferry) | 1942–present | Yes | Brooklyn, New South Wales <-> Dangar Island |
| MS Spirit of Tasmania | 1993–2002 | No | Melbourne <-> Devonport |
| SeaCat Tasmania | 1991–1992 | No | Port Welshpool <-> George Town |
| Spirit of Kangaroo Island (Kangaroo Island SeaLink ) | 2001–present (New Vessels 2024) | Yes | Cape Jervis <-> Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island |
| MS Spirit of Tasmania I | 2002–present | Yes | Geelong <-> Devonport |
| MS Spirit of Tasmania II | 2002–present | Yes | Geelong <-> Devonport |
| MS Spirit of Tasmania III | 2004–2006 | No | Sydney <-> Devonport |
| SS Taroona | 1934–1959 | No | Melbourne <–> Beauty Point <–> Devonport and Melbourne <-> Burnie |
| MV Troubridge | 1961–1987 | No | Port Adelaide <-> Kingscote and Port Adelaide <-> Port Lincoln |
| MV Valdura | 1912–1967 | No | Swan river |
| PS Weeroona (1910) | 1910–1942 | No | Melbourne <-> Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff |
| MV Weeroona (1958) | 1958–1972 | No | Sorrento <-> Portsea <-> Queenscliff |
| PS Williams | 1872–1894 | No | Melbourne <-> Geelong |
| First Fleet (Sydney Ferries) | 1985–present | Yes | Sydney Harbour |
| Rivercat (Sydney Ferries) | 1992–present | Yes | Sydney <-> Parramatta |
| Supercat (Sydney Ferries) | 2000–2024 | Yes | Sydney Harbour |
| Raymond Island ferry | Various vessels since 1889, current vessel since 1997 | Yes | Raymond Island <-> Paynesville |
| North Stradbroke Island Ferries | 1964–present | Yes | Moreton Bay Various vessels Roll on Roll off Cleveland to Dunwich North Stradbroke Island |