# COVID-19 clusters in Australia

The following table outlines the COVID-19 clusters detected in Australia from the start of the pandemic until 5 November 2021, when Australia entered the consolidation phase of its COVID-19 transition plan by reaching an 80 percent vaccination target of the eligible Australian population. COVID-19 clusters are cases that are known to be related by close contacts. A single cluster may have cases in multiple locations. Some smaller clusters are known to be linked to larger clusters. A cluster may be investigated for days before being announced for the first time. The table may include clusters that originated after 5 November 2021, however, these are a narrow rather than a near-exhaustive subset of the total clusters in the Australian community.
The table uses a combination of reporting from official state and territory government publications as well as media sources where appropriate. Reporting from state and territory governments has varied depending on the severity of outbreaks, as larger periods of community transmission make it less practical to provide details on every outbreak. The Victorian Government did not report breakdowns of individual clusters on 10 July 2020 due to widespread community transmission becoming entrenched in the Melbourne metropolitan area. On 8 September 2020, the Victoria Government published numbers relating to all aged care clusters. The NSW Government significantly scaled down reporting of individual clusters on 10 July 2021 due to the widespread community transmission in the Sydney metropolitan area. Additionally, the Victorian government scaled down their daily reporting on individual clusters on 21 August 2021; as a result the highest concurrent active case numbers may be cited for some clusters in the absence of complete case numbers.
Furthermore, apart from instances that a cluster has particular notoriety, the table does not regularly report on clusters originating from jurisdictions once their government abandoned a COVID-zero target, as clusters became too numerous and their reporting became significantly less comprehensive. This occurred in New South Wales in mid-August 2021 and in Victoria on 1 September 2021. On 14 September 2021, while not officially abandoning a COVID-zero target, the ACT government conceded it was unlikely that COVID-19 would be eliminated from the territory.
COVID-19 clusters in Australia :
| Cluster | Location | State / Territory | Cases in cluster | From date | As at date | Details |
| Flemington public housing apartments | Flemington | Victoria | 310 | 4 July 2020 | 3 August 2020 | |
| North Melbourne public housing outbreak | North Melbourne | Victoria | 310 | 3 July 2020 | 3 August 2020 | |
| Baptcare Wyndham Lodge | Werribee | Victoria | 301 | 22 July 2020 | 10 October 2020 | 30 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Bondi cluster | Bondi | New South Wales | 285 | 19 June 2021 | 9 July 2021 | |
| St Basil's Homes for the Aged | Fawkner | Victoria | 250 | 15 July 2020 | 26 September 2020 | 45 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Epping Gardens Aged Care | Epping | Victoria | 240 | 21 July 2020 | 18 October 2020 | 38 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Bertocchi Smallgoods | Thomastown | Victoria | 211 | 23 July 2020 | 23 August 2020 | |
| Al-Taqwa College, first outbreak | Truganina | Victoria | 210 | 29 June 2020 | 18 August 2020 | |
| The Argyle House | Newcastle | New South Wales | 200 | 8 December 2021 | 14 December 2021 | |
| Estia Health Aged Care, Ardeer | Ardeer | Victoria | 197 | 14 July 2020 | 26 September 2020 | 17 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Somerville Meats Retail Services | Tottenham | Victoria | 167 | 11 July 2020 | 20 August 2020 | |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital, first outbreak | Parkville | Victoria | 164 | 21 June 2020 | 31 August 2020 | |
| 1st JBS abattoir outbreak | Brooklyn | Victoria | 160 | 6 July 2020 | 29 August 2020 | |
| Kirkbrae Presbyterian Homes | Kilsyth | Victoria | 156 | 22 July 2020 | 4 October 2020 | 21 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Avalon cluster | Avalon Beach | New South Wales | 151 | 16 December 2020 | 11 January 2021 | |
| BlueCross Ruckers Hill Aged Care Facility | Northcote | Victoria | 147 | 5 September 2020 | 25 September 2020 | 12 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Indooroopilly State High School outbreak | Indooroopilly | Queensland | 146 | 31 July 2021 | 24 August 2021 | Additional case reported in the media. |
| Shepparton Community Cluster | Shepparton | Victoria | 143 | 21 August 2021 | 3 September 2021 | Includes the Royal Melbourne Hospital, second outbreak. Additional cases reported in daily updates. |
| Twin Parks Aged Care Centre | Reservoir | Victoria | 141 | 1 August 2020 | 24 September 2020 | 22 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Outlook Gardens Aged Care | Dandenong North | Victoria | 137 | 24 July 2020 | 16 September 2020 | 13 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Cumberland Manor Aged Care Facility | Sunshine North | Victoria | 132 | 17 August 2020 | 13 September 2020 | 11 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Al-Taqwa College, second outbreak | Truganina | Victoria | 132 | 4 August 2021 | 21 August 2021 | |
| Japara Goonawarra Aged Care Facility | Sunbury | Victoria | 130 | 16 August 2020 | 19 October 2020 | 20 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| North West Regional Hospital (NWRH) and the North West Private Hospital (NWPH) | Burnie | Tasmania | 127 | 27 March 2020 | 30 April 2020 | Probably originating from two patients from the Ruby Princess cruise ship. |
| Estia Health Aged Care, Heidelberg | Heidelberg | Victoria | 127 | 18 July 2020 | 25 October 2020 | 10 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| MyCentre Childcare | Broadmeadows | Victoria | 127 | 20 August 2021 | 3 September 2021 | |
| Kalyna Care Aged Care, Delahey | Delahey | Victoria | 126 | 8 September 2020 | 1 November 2020 | 26 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Mecwacare John Atchison Centre | Hoppers Crossing | Victoria | 118 | 17 July 2020 | 14 September 2020 | 19 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Thai Rock Restaurant, Wetherill Park | Wetherill Park | New South Wales | 116 | 17 July 2020 | 12 August 2020 | Includes at least 11 cases associated with Our Lady of Lebanon Church. This is currently not linked to the cluster at another Thai Rock restaurant in Potts Point. |
| Mercy Place Aged Care, Parkville | Parkville | Victoria | 115 | 8 September 2020 | 19 October 2020 | 22 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Aurrum Aged Care, Plenty | Plenty | Victoria | 113 | 17 July 2020 | 14 September 2020 | 13 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Glendale Aged Care Facility | Werribee | Victoria | 113 | 8 July 2020 | 19 October 2020 | 17 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Doutta Galla Aged Care, Yarraville | Yarraville | Victoria | 113 | 8 September 2020 | 4 October 2020 | 17 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Arcare Aged Care, Craigieburn | Craigieburn | Victoria | 112 | 13 July 2020 | 5 November 2020 | 16 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Cedar Meats meatworks | Brooklyn | Victoria | 111 | 2 May 2020 | 22 May 2020 | |
| CraigCare Aged Care Facility | Pascoe Vale | Victoria | 111 | 26 July 2020 | 26 September 2020 | 16 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| BlueCross The Boulevard | Mill Park | Victoria | 101 | 8 September 2020 | 19 October 2020 | 14 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| The Metro Theatre | Sydney | New South Wales | 97 | 16 December 2021 | 16 December 2021 | |
| Menarock Life Aged Care Rosehill | Highett | Victoria | 96 | 8 September 2020 | 15 September 2020 | 17 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Bupa Aged Care, Edithvale | Edithvale | Victoria | 94 | 8 September 2020 | 4 October 2020 | 18 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Princeton View Aged Care | Brighton East | Victoria | 94 | 8 September 2020 | 27 September 2020 | 9 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| City of Hobsons Bay outbreak | City of Hobsons Bay | Victoria | 93 | 5 August 2021 | 30 August 2021 | This cluster was originally the parent cluster of the Al-Taqwa College second outbreak; the CS Square cluster in Caroline Springs and the Newport Football Club outbreak, which began being classified as their own separate clusters from 8 August. The cluster still encompasses among other outbreaks, the Newport community cluster. |
| Embracia Aged Care, Moonee Valley | Avondale Heights | Victoria | 91 | 15 July 2020 | 19 October 2020 | 9 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Frankston Hospital, Peninsula Health | Frankston | Victoria | 90 | 24 August 2020 | 13 September 2020 | |
| Royal Freemasons Gregory Lodge | Flemington | Victoria | 89 | 8 September 2020 | 15 September 2020 | 15 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Australian Lamb Company | Colac | Victoria | 88 | 19 July 2020 | 28 August 2020 | |
| Sutton Park McKenzie Aged Care, Melton South | Melton South | Victoria | 87 | 8 September 2020 | 23 September 2020 | 7 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Regis Aged Care, Brighton | Brighton | Victoria | 86 | 24 July 2020 | 14 September 2020 | 11 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Japara Elanora Aged Care | Brighton | Victoria | 83 | 8 September 2020 | 19 October 2020 | 12 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Glenlyn Aged Care Facility | Glenroy | Victoria | 77 | 8 September 2020 | 14 September 2020 | 4 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Multiple funeral and church services | Bankstown Fairfield East Rookwood Mount Pritchard | New South Wales | 76 | 24 July 2020 | 22 August 2020 | Linked to a woman who attended five different funeral and church services in these suburbs between 16 and 19 July. This includes at least 15 cases associated with the Mounties Club in Mount Pritchard. |
| St Georges Benetas Organisation Aged Care Facility | Altona Meadows | Victoria | 76 | 8 September 2020 | 19 October 2020 | 12 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Jewish Care Hannah and Daryl Cohen Centre Windsor Aged Care Facility | Windsor | Victoria | 75 | 8 September 2020 | 23 September 2020 | 2 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Parklea Correctional Centre | Parklea | New South Wales | 75 | 18 August 2021 | 31 August 2021 | |
| Grace Of Mary Greek Cypriot Elderly Hostel | Epping | Victoria | 72 | 8 September 2020 | 21 September 2020 | 12 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Anglicare Newmarch House | Kingswood | New South Wales | 71 | 11 April 2020 | 19 May 2020 | 34 staff and 37 residents infected as at 19 May 2020. 19 residents died. |
| Doutta Galla Aged Care, Footscray | Footscray | Victoria | 71 | 8 September 2020 | 14 September 2020 | 9 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Sydney CBD cluster | Sydney | New South Wales | 69 | 26 August 2020 | 11 September 2020 | First reported case at the City Tattersalls Club gym |
| Menarock Life Aged Care, Essendon | Essendon | Victoria | 69 | 9 July 2020 | 8 September 2020 | 7 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Carlton public housing towers | Carlton | Victoria | 68 | 12 July 2020 | 4 August 2020 | |
| Opal South Valley, Highton | Highton | Victoria | 65 | 8 September 2020 | 18 September 2020 | 8 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Linfox Distribution Centre / Warehouse | Truganina | Victoria | 65 | 12 July 2020 | 21 August 2020 | |
| Arcare Aged Care, Sydenham | Sydenham | Victoria | 65 | 8 September 2020 | 28 September 2020 | 6 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Woolworths Distribution Centre | Mulgrave | Victoria | 64 | 18 July 2020 | 18 August 2020 | |
| Vawdrey Australia | Dandenong South | Victoria | 64 | 23 August 2020 | 16 September 2020 | |
| Doutta Galla Aged Service Woornack | Sunshine | Victoria | 64 | 8 September 2020 | 27 September 2020 | 8 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| BlueCross Autumdale | Cheltenham | Victoria | 60 | 8 September 2020 | 14 September 2020 | 13 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Crossroads Hotel | Casula | New South Wales | 58 | 10 July 2020 | 2 August 2020 | |
| Golden Farms Poultry | Breakwater | Victoria | 55 | 31 July 2020 | 21 August 2020 | |
| Estia Health Aged Care, Keilor second outbreak | Keilor | Victoria | 55 | 15 September 2020 | 28 October 2020 | 6 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Japara Central Park Aged Care | Windsor | Victoria | 53 | 13 July 2020 | 23 September 2020 | 3 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Glenroy West Primary School | Glenroy | Victoria | 53 | 12 August 2021 | 25 August 2021 | |
| Meriton Suites party | Waterloo | New South Wales | 50 | 26 June 2021 | 12 July 2021 | |
| Ms. Frankie Restaurant cluster | Cremorne | Victoria | 50 | 18 July 2021 | 1 August 2021 | Additional cases reported in daily updates. |
| City of Wyndham community cluster | City of Wyndham | Victoria | 49 | 28 August 2021 | 1 September 2021 | |
| Brisbane Youth Detention Centre | Wacol | Queensland | 48 | 22 August 2020 | 12 September 2020 | This includes at least 18 cases linked to the Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) Academy also in Wacol and at least 7 cases linked to the Ipswich Hospital. |
| Florence Aged Care Facility, Altona North | Altona North | Victoria | 48 | 8 September 2020 | 14 September 2020 | 8 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Japara Millward Residential Aged Care | Doncaster East | Victoria | 48 | 8 September 2020 | 19 October 2020 | 4 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Nino Early Learning Adventures | Bundoora | Victoria | 46 | 30 July 2020 | 19 August 2020 | |
| Casey community outbreak | City of Casey | Victoria | 45 | 17 September 2020 | 30 September 2020 | |
| Japara the Regent Aged Care Home | Mount Waverley | Victoria | 45 | 8 September 2020 | 21 September 2020 | 3 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| West Hoxton birthday party | West Hoxton | New South Wales | 45 | 23 June 2021 | 5 July 2021 | |
| Catholic Regional College | Sydenham | Victoria | 44 | 25 July 2020 | 18 August 2020 | |
| Opal Hobsons Bay | Altona North | Victoria | 44 | 14 September 2020 | 30 October 2020 | 9 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Stamford Plaza Hotel | Little Collins Street, Melbourne | Victoria | 43 | 17 June 2020 | 8 July 2020 | Hotel was used to quarantine overseas travellers, however, the outbreak is connected to the security staff, not those quarantined. |
| Clever Kids Childcare | Ashburton | Victoria | 43 | 18 July 2020 | 20 August 2020 | |
| Lyneham High School | Lyneham | Australian Capital Territory | 41 | 9 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 | |
| North Metro Region community | Northern Melbourne suburbs | Victoria | 42 | 19 October 2020 | 29 October 2020 | |
| CS Square Shopping Centre | Caroline Springs | Victoria | 41 | 7 August 2021 | 27 August 2021 | Additional cases reported in daily updates. |
| Two separate clusters including Lyndoch Hill winery | Barossa Valley | South Australia | 40 | 14 March 2020 | 9 April 2020 | |
| Hazeldean Transition Care, Western Health | Williamstown | Victoria | 40 | 30 July 2020 | 29 August 2020 | |
| BlueCross Westgarth | Northcote | Victoria | 40 | 8 September 2020 | 18 September 2020 | 6 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Norwood cluster | Norwood | South Australia | 40 | 27 November 2021 | 15 December 2021 | |
| Village Glen Aged Care Residences, Mornington | Mornington | Victoria | 39 | 8 September 2020 | 8 September 2020 | 5 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Chadstone Shopping Centre | Chadstone | Victoria | 39 | 1 October 2020 | 20 October 2020 | First case linked to The Butcher Club. |
| Thai Rock Restaurant, Potts Point | Potts Point | New South Wales | 38 | 26 July 2020 | 23 August 2020 | This includes at least 29 cases that are linked to the Apollo Restaurant. This is currently not linked to the cluster at another Thai Rock restaurant in Wetherill Park. |
| Hazeldene's Chicken Farm | Bendigo | Victoria | 37 | 9 August 2020 | 21 August 2020 | |
| Liverpool Hospital second outbreak | Liverpool | New South Wales | 36 | 26 July 2021 | 10 August 2021 | Eleven deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Fitzroy St Precinct, St Kilda | St Kilda | Victoria | 36 | 18 August 2021 | 24 August 2021 | |
| Werribee Mercy Hospital | Werribee | Victoria | 35 | 8 August 2020 | 23 August 2020 | |
| Ausfresh | Broadmeadows | Victoria | 35 | 1 August 2020 | 23 August 2020 | |
| "Boogie Wonderland" party at the Bucket List and "Kode" party at Club 77 | Bondi | New South Wales | 34 | 15 March 2020 | 15 April 2020 | |
| Inghams | Thomastown | Victoria | 34 | 4 August 2020 | 19 August 2020 | |
| Southern Cross Basketball Stadium | Tuggeranong | Australian Capital Territory | 34 | 11 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 | |
| Adelaide Airport baggage handling area | Adelaide Airport | South Australia | 33 | 17 March 2020 | 9 April 2020 | |
| Respite Services Australia | Moonee Ponds | Victoria | 33 | 24 July 2020 | 8 August 2020 | |
| Diamond Valley Pork | Laverton North | Victoria | 33 | 26 July 2020 | 25 August 2020 | |
| Estia Health Aged Care, Keysborough | Keysborough | Victoria | 33 | 8 September 2020 | 19 September 2020 | 3 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Parafield cluster | Parafield Gardens | South Australia | 33 | 15 November 2020 | 28 November 2020 | |
| Fiction Nightclub | Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | 33 | 7 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 | |
| LaManna Supermarket | Essendon Fields | Victoria | 32 | 12 July 2020 | 2 August 2020 | |
| City of Whittlesea community outbreak | City of Whittlesea | Victoria | 32 | 24 May 2021 | 8 June 2021 | |
| Port Melbourne workplace outbreak | Port Melbourne | Victoria | 32 | 27 May 2021 | 9 June 2021 | |
| Woolworths Millers Junction | Altona North | Victoria | 32 | 29 August 2021 | 3 September 2021 | |
| Stanwell Tops wedding | Wollongong | New South Wales | 31 | 16 March 2020 | 19 March 2020 | |
| Brunswick Private Hospital | Brunswick | Victoria | 31 | 8 July 2020 | 16 August 2020 | |
| Northern Hospital | Epping | Victoria | 31 | 3 July 2020 | 17 August 2020 | |
| Trinity Grammar outbreak | Kew | Victoria | 31 | 18 July 2021 | 30 July 2021 | Additional cases reported in daily updates. |
| St Vincent's Hospital | Fitzroy | Victoria | 30 | 17 July 2020 | 3 August 2020 | |
| Bingo Recycling | West Melbourne | Victoria | 30 | 25 July 2020 | 17 August 2020 | |
| Coles distribution centre | Laverton | Victoria | 28 | 23 June 2020 | 21 August 2020 | |
| BWS liquor cluster | Berala | New South Wales | 28 | 2 January 2021 | 13 January 2021 | |
| Lyfe Café | Bondi Beach | New South Wales | 28 | 30 June 2021 | 2 July 2021 | |
| Black Rock restaurant outbreak | Black Rock | Victoria | 27 | 1 January 2021 | 5 January 2021 | Also known as the Mitcham and Mentone communities outbreak. Believed to have originated from the Avalon cluster in NSW. |
| Great Ocean Foods | Marrickville | New South Wales | 27 | 26 June 2021 | 4 July 2021 | |
| Melbourne CBD/Carlton/North Melbourne cluster | City of Melbourne | Victoria | 27 | 24 August 2021 | 24 August 2021 | |
| Multiplex Premier Tower construction site | Melbourne | Victoria | 26 | 10 August 2020 | 11 August 2020 | |
| Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook | New South Wales | 26 | 9 August 2020 | 22 August 2020 | |
| Rose of Sharon Childcare | Blacktown | New South Wales | 25 | 30 March 2020 | 4 April 2020 | |
| Mercy Place Aged Care, Dandenong | Dandenong | Victoria | 25 | 8 September 2020 | 8 September 2020 | 3 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Oran Park community cluster | Oran Park | New South Wales | 25 | 17 October 2020 | 27 October 2020 | |
| Portuguese Family Centre cluster | Ellen Grove | Queensland | 25 | 20 June 2021 | 8 July 2021 | Includes the downstream Greek Orthodox Community Centre cluster. Two further cases, reported on 8 July, were close contacts of a case from the Greek Orthodox Community Centre cluster. |
| Churches of Christ Care Arcadia Aged Care | Essendon | Victoria | 24 | 8 September 2020 | 23 September 2020 | 4 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport outbreak | Melbourne Airport | Victoria | 24 | 10 February 2021 | 26 February 2021 | |
| Bupa Aged Care, Traralgon | Traralgon | Victoria | 23 | 8 September 2020 | 14 September 2020 | 2 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Edenvale Manor Aged Care Facility | Keilor East | Victoria | 23 | 14 September 2020 | 30 September 2020 | 4 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Baptcare Brookview Community | Westmeadows | Victoria | 23 | 8 September 2020 | 19 October 2020 | 1 death has been associated with this cluster. |
| AAMI Park cluster | Melbourne | Victoria | 23 | 18 July 2021 | 2 August 2021 | Additional cases reported in daily updates. |
| Modbury cluster | Modbury | South Australia | 22 | 19 July 2021 | 4 August 2021 | |
| Dorothy Henderson Lodge | Macquarie Park | New South Wales | 21 | 24 February 2020 | 15 April 2020 | |
| Jayco | Dandenong South | Victoria | 21 | 8 August 2020 | 15 August 2020 | |
| Austin Hospital | Heidelberg | Victoria | 21 | 16 August 2020 | 16 August 2020 | |
| Concord Repatriation General Hospital and Liverpool Hospital (first outbreak) | Concord Liverpool | New South Wales | 21 | 7 September 2020 | 17 September 2020 | First case reported in a health care worker who worked shifts at both hospitals whilst infectious. |
| Villa Maria Catholic Homes St Bernadette's | Sunshine North | Victoria | 21 | 8 September 2020 | 18 September 2020 | 3 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| Newport football club outbreak | Newport | Victoria | 21 | 7 August 2021 | 21 August 2021 | |
| Regents Park Christian School | Regents Park | New South Wales | 21 | 3 December 2021 | 8 December 2021 | Also linked to the Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym in Villawood, St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School in Regents Park, and one case in the ACT. |
| Footscray Hospital | Footscray | Victoria | 20 | 15 September 2020 | 26 September 2020 | |
| Al Kuwait live export ship | Fremantle Port | Western Australia | 20 | 25 May 2020 | 29 May 2020 | |
| Bulla Dairy Foods | Colac | Victoria | 20 | 6 September 2020 | 13 September 2020 | |
| Wyoming Residential Aged Care Facility | Summer Hill | New South Wales | 20 | 29 July 2021 | 3 August 2021 | Four deaths associated with this cluster. |
| St Kilda East community outbreak | St Kilda | Victoria | 20 | 16 August 2021 | 28 August 2021 | |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital, second outbreak | Parkville | Victoria | 20 | 23 August 2021 | 1 September 2021 | |
| Church meeting | Ryde | New South Wales | 19 | 8 March 2020 | 15 April 2020 | |
| Serco, Mill Park | Mill Park | Victoria | 19 | 18 July 2020 | 2 August 2020 | |
| St Vincent's Private Hospital Melbourne | Unspecified | Victoria | 19 | 3 September 2020 | 3 September 2020 | |
| The Granites gold mine | Tanami Desert | Northern Territory | 19 | 25 June 2021 | 8 July 2021 | Nineteen cases include 17 cases recorded up to 3 July. |
| Bacchus Marsh Grammar School | Maddingley | Victoria | 19 | 15 July 2021 | 30 July 2021 | Additional cases reported in daily updates. |
| City of Hume outbreak | City of Hume | Victoria | 19 | 15 July 2021 | 3 August 2021 | Also known as the Coolaroo cluster. Additional cases reported in daily updates. |
| Dowell Windows | Bayswater | Victoria | 18 | 31 July 2020 | 1 August 2020 | |
| Caroline Chisholm Catholic College | Braybrook | Victoria | 18 | 12 August 2020 | 12 August 2020 | |
| St Pauls Catholic College | Greystanes | New South Wales | 18 | 1 September 2020 | 13 September 2020 | |
| Dandenong Police Station | Dandenong | Victoria | 18 | 7 September 2020 | 23 September 2020 | |
| Bupa Aged Care, Templestowe | Templestowe | Victoria | 18 | 8 September 2020 | 14 September 2020 | 2 deaths have been associated with this cluster. |
| The Sails Restaurant | Noosa Heads | Queensland | 17 | 14 March 2020 | 26 March 2020 | |
| Wollert outbreak | Wollert | Victoria | 17 | 24 June 2020 | 4 July 2020 | This cluster was first detected at St Monica's College, Epping. |
| Docklands Studios Melbourne | Docklands | Victoria | 17 | 25 August 2020 | 26 August 2020 | |
| Patricia Oldendorff vessel | Port of Port Hedland | Western Australia | 17 | 26 September 2020 | 29 September 2020 | |
| A2Z Medical Clinic | Lakemba | New South Wales | 17 | 13 October 2020 | 28 October 2020 | |
| Rydges on Swanston | Swanston Street, Carlton | Victoria | 16 | 27 May 2020 | 13 June 2020 | This is one of the hotels in which overseas travellers are quarantined. This outbreak is connected to the security staff, not those quarantined. On 6 June, a man who was a close contact of this cluster was announced as a new case in Queensland, having travelled to Brisbane on 1 June, then to Bundaberg on 2 June. |
| The Alfred Hospital first outbreak | Melbourne | Victoria | 16 | 6 July 2020 | 16 July 2020 | |
| St Joseph's Primary School | Quarry Hill, Bendigo | Victoria | 16 | 11 August 2020 | 11 August 2020 | |
| Wydinia Kindergarten | Colac | Victoria | 16 | 12 September 2020 | 16 September 2020 | |
| Young & Jackson Hotel | Melbourne | Victoria | 16 | 16 July 2021 | 3 August 2021 | Additional cases reported in daily updates. |
| Maroubra gathering | Maroubra | New South Wales | 16 | 21 August 2021 | 21 August 2021 | |
| Albanvale Primary School | Albanvale | Victoria | 15 | 20 June 2020 | 3 July 2020 | |
| Box Hill Hospital second outbreak | Box Hill | Victoria | 15 | 8 October 2020 | 23 October 2020 | |
| North Melbourne Primary School outbreak / West Melbourne outbreak | North Melbourne West Melbourne | Victoria | 15 | 3 June 2021 | 8 June 2021 | |
| Lennock Car Dealership | Philip | Australian Capital Territory | 15 | 17 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 | |
| Bondi Hardware Restaurant | Bondi | New South Wales | 14 | 15 March 2020 | 15 April 2020 | |
| Arcare Aged Care, Maidstone first outbreak | Maidstone | Victoria | 14 | 14 September 2020 | 19 October 2020 | |
| Joh Bailey Hair Salon | Double Bay | New South Wales | 14 | 24 June 2021 | 2 July 2021 | |
| MCG Melbourne Cricket Club Members' Reserve | East Melbourne | Victoria | 14 | 15 July 2021 | 22 July 2021 | |
| Assembly Bar | Braddon | Australian Capital Territory | 14 | 8 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 | |
| Sunnybank cluster | Sunnybank | Queensland | 14 | 11 September 2021 | 25 September 2021 | Additional cases reported in the media. |
| McDonald's, Fawkner | Fawkner | Victoria | 13 | 9 May 2020 | 7 June 2020 | On 7 June, a new case was announced. There had been no increase since 18 May 20 days before. |
| Goodman Fielder Pampas | West Footscray | Victoria | 13 | 14 July 2020 | 20 July 2020 | |
| Bluebird Early Education | South Morang | Victoria | 13 | 9 August 2020 | 9 August 2020 | |
| Liverpool private clinic cluster | Liverpool | New South Wales | 13 | 9 October 2020 | 22 October 2020 | |
| Downer Community Centre | Downer | Australian Capital Territory | 13 | 8 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 | |
| Deer Park gathering | Deer Park | Victoria | 12 | 4 July 2020 | 4 July 2020 | |
| Western Health | Unspecified | Victoria | 12 | 17 July 2020 | 17 July 2020 | |
| The Alfred Hospital second outbreak | Melbourne | Victoria | 12 | 19 September 2020 | 3 October 2020 | |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital nurse cluster / Byron Bay Hen's Party | Woolloongabba / Byron Bay | Queensland / New South Wales | 12 | 30 March 2021 | 1 April 2021 | This cluster is believed to not be connected to the other ongoing cluster at the same hospital. This cluster is also linked to a Hen's Party held in Byron Bay, New South Wales. |
| Southbank outbreak | Southbank | Victoria | 12 | 21 June 2021 | 26 June 2021 | |
| Crossways Hotel | Strathfield South | New South Wales | 12 | 30 June 2021 | 2 July 2021 | |
| St Patricks Primary School | Murrumbeena | Victoria | 12 | 21 July 2021 | 28 July 2021 | Additional cases reported in daily updates. |
| KFC, Punchbowl | Punchbowl | New South Wales | 12 | 27 July 2021 | 6 August 2021 | |
| MV Stolt Sakura | Fremantle Port | Western Australia | 12 | 3 October 2021 | 4 October 2021 | |
| My Moovers call centre | Docklands | Victoria | 11 | 31 July 2020 | 31 July 2020 | |
| Batemans Bay Soldiers Club | Batemans Bay | New South Wales | 11 | 19 July 2020 | 12 August 2020 | |
| Allied Pinnacle Bakery | Altona North | Victoria | 11 | 8 August 2020 | 16 August 2020 | |
| Estia Health Aged Care, Glen Waverley | Glen Waverley | Victoria | 11 | 8 September 2020 | 14 September 2020 | |
| Menarock Life Aged Care McGregor Gardens | Pakenham | Victoria | 11 | 8 September 2020 | 8 September 2020 | |
| Inner West / Croydon cluster | Croydon | New South Wales | 11 | 30 December 2020 | 8 January 2021 | |
| Arcare Aged Care, Maidstone second outbreak | Maidstone | Victoria | 11 | 30 May 2021 | 13 June 2021 | |
| SummitCare, Baulkham Hills | Baulkham Hills | New South Wales | 11 | 4 July 2021 | 8 July 2021 | |
| Bright Bees Early Learning | Nicholls | Australian Capital Territory | 11 | 8 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 | |
| Aviation trainer cluster | Eatons Hill | Queensland | 11 | 28 September 2021 | 5 October 2021 | First case detected was an Eatons Hill resident who works in an aviation training facility. Additional cases reported in the media. |
| Aitken Hill Primary | Craigieburn | Victoria | 10 | 29 June 2020 | 7 July 2020 | |
| StarTrack | Laverton | Victoria | 10 | 25 July 2020 | 25 July 2020 | |
| Don KR Castlemaine | Castlemaine | Victoria | 10 | 24 July 2020 | 28 July 2020 | |
| Aruma Disability Services | Pascoe Vale | Victoria | 10 | 28 July 2020 | 28 July 2020 | |
| Rathdowne Place Aged Care | Carlton | Victoria | 10 | 8 September 2020 | 14 September 2020 | |
| Hoxton Park cluster | Hoxton Park | New South Wales | 10 | 31 October 2020 | 4 November 2020 | |
| BBC California Vessel | Fremantle Port | Western Australia | 10 | 19 July 2021 | 20 July 2021 | |
| Nepean Mental Health Centre | Kingswood | New South Wales | 10 | 12 August 2021 | 12 August 2021 | |
| Cenvic Construction Riverina Apartments | Footscray | Victoria | 9 | 11 July 2020 | 14 July 2020 | |
| Melbourne City Mission, Albion | Albion | Victoria | 9 | 21 July 2020 | 21 July 2020 | |
| AMSSA | North Melbourne | Victoria | 9 | 24 July 2020 | 24 July 2020 | |
| Blackwoods | Scoresby | Victoria | 9 | 29 July 2020 | 29 July 2020 | |
| Maculata Place Shepparton Village Aged Care | Shepparton | Victoria | 9 | 8 September 2020 | 8 September 2020 | |
| Eastern Suburbs Legion Club | Waverley | New South Wales | 9 | 17 September 2020 | 17 September 2020 | |
| South Eastern community outbreak | South Eastern Melbourne suburbs | Victoria | 9 | 13 October 2020 | 14 October 2020 | |
| Bondi Junction apartment block outbreak | Bondi Junction | New South Wales | 9 | 10 July 2021 | 13 July 2021 | |
| Fairfield Hospital Royal North Shore Hospital | Prairiewood St Leonards | New South Wales | 9 | 1 July 2021 | 2 July 2021 | A student nurse worked while infectious from 24 to 28 June. |
| MV Darya Krishna | Fremantle Port | Western Australia | 9 | 26 July 2021 | 29 July 2021 | |
| Hugo Boss store | Collins Street, Melbourne | Victoria | 8 | 30 June 2020 | 9 July 2020 | |
| Marley Spoon packaging and distribution facility | Altona North | Victoria | 8 | 10 August 2020 | 10 August 2020 | |
| Assisi Centre Aged Care | Rosanna | Victoria | 8 | 8 September 2020 | 14 September 2020 | |
| Villa Maria Catholic Homes Aged Care Residence, Berwick | Berwick | Victoria | 8 | 8 September 2020 | 8 September 2020 | |
| James Barker House Aged Care | Footscray | Victoria | 8 | 2 August 2020 | 8 September 2020 | |
| Springvale shared accommodation | Springvale | Victoria | 8 | 25 September 2020 | 2 October 2020 | |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital doctor cluster | Woolloongabba | Queensland | 8 | 26 March 2021 | 1 April 2021 | The first case of this cluster was detected on 12 March, with the second case of this cluster being detected 13 days later on 25 March through genomic testing. |
| Phillip Island cluster | Phillip Island | Victoria | 8 | 18 July 2021 | 23 July 2021 | Additional case reported on 23 July. |
| Moonee Valley Racecourse testing site | Moonee Ponds | Victoria | 8 | 28 July 2021 | 5 August 2021 | Additional cases reported in daily updates and in the media. |
| City of Maribyrnong outbreak | City of Maribyrnong | Victoria | 8 | 5 August 2021 | 7 August 2021 | Additional cases reported in daily updates. |
| Mount Alexander College | Flemington | Victoria | 8 | 10 August 2021 | 11 August 2021 | |
| Lygon Street Housing Tower outbreak | Carlton | Victoria | 8 | 16 August 2021 | 20 August 2021 | Additional cases reported in daily updates. |
| Catch.com Distribution Centre | Truganina | Victoria | 7 | 9 July 2020 | 11 July 2020 | |
| Fresh Plus | Craigieburn | Victoria | 7 | 26 July 2020 | 26 July 2020 | |
| 2nd JBS abattoir outbreak | Brooklyn | Victoria | 7 | 9 August 2020 | 9 August 2020 | |
| Our Lady of Mercy College, Parramatta | Parramatta | New South Wales | 7 | 14 August 2020 | 25 August 2020 | |
| BlueCross Aged Care, Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Victoria | 7 | 8 September 2020 | 14 September 2020 | |
| Arcare Aged Care, Burnside | Burnside | Victoria | 7 | 8 September 2020 | 8 September 2020 | |
| Bupa Aged Care, Woodend | Woodend | Victoria | 7 | 14 September 2020 | 14 September 2020 | |
| Ariele Apartments outbreak | Maribyrnong | Victoria | 7 | 15 July 2021 | 15 July 2021 | |
| Central Park Pizza | Malvern East | Victoria | 7 | 19 August 2021 | 20 August 2021 | |
| Belconnen Basketball Stadium | Belconnen | Australian Capital Territory | 7 | 17 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 | |
| Opal Aged Care, Bankstown | Bankstown | New South Wales | 6 | 25 March 2020 | 15 April 2020 | |
| HWL Ebsworth Lawyers | Melbourne | Victoria | 6 | 16 July 2020 | 16 July 2020 | |
| Warringal Hospital | Heidelberg | Victoria | 6 | 18 July 2020 | 19 July 2020 | |
| Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre | Malmsbury | Victoria | 6 | 24 July 2020 | 24 July 2020 | |
| Parkville Youth Justice | Parkville | Victoria | 6 | 27 July 2020 | 27 July 2020 | |
| Centrelink office | Epping | Victoria | 6 | 31 July 2020 | 31 July 2020 | |
| Capral Aluminium | Campbellfield | Victoria | 6 | 31 July 2020 | 31 July 2020 | |
| Aurrum Aged Care, Reservoir | Reservoir | Victoria | 6 | 8 September 2020 | 8 September 2020 | |
| Electra Park Medical Centre | Ashwood | Victoria | 6 | 4 October 2020 | 4 October 2020 | |
| Oddfellows Café | Kilmore | Victoria | 6 | 9 October 2020 | 10 October 2020 | |
| Hotel Grand Chancellor | Spring Hill | Queensland | 6 | 11 January 2021 | 13 January 2021 | Hotel used for mandatory quarantining of returning travellers. These cases are infected with the Variant of Concern 202012/01 from the United Kingdom and have spread to a cleaner from the hotel (and her partner) and another pair of returning travellers in the same hotel. |
| BlueCross Chelsea Manor | Chelsea | Victoria | 6 | 8 September 2020 | 8 September 2020 | |
| Mercy Place Aged Care, Werribee | Werribee | Victoria | 6 | 8 September 2020 | 8 September 2020 | 1 death has been associated with this cluster. |
| Northern suburbs cluster | Perth | Western Australia | 6 | 27 June 2021 | 4 July 2021 | |
| Optus head office | Melbourne | Victoria | 5 | 4 July 2020 | 4 July 2020 | |
| Sunshine Hospital, Western Health first outbreak | St Albans | Victoria | 5 | 18 May 2020 | 9 July 2020 | |
| Croydon Family Practice | Croydon | Victoria | 5 | 13 June 2020 | 18 June 2020 | |
| Debney Meadows Primary School | Flemington | Victoria | 5 | 4 July 2020 | 11 July 2020 | |
| Steel Mains | Somerton | Victoria | 5 | 15 July 2020 | 15 July 2020 | |
| Australian Pharmaceutical Industries | Dandenong South | Victoria | 5 | 19 July 2020 | 20 July 2020 | |
| KFC, Truganina | Truganina | Victoria | 5 | 25 July 2020 | 25 July 2020 | |
| Probe Group | Melbourne | Victoria | 5 | 25 July 2020 | 25 July 2020 | |
| Laverton Cold Storage | Truganina | Victoria | 5 | 28 July 2020 | 28 July 2020 | |
| Victoria Police sites | Docklands | Victoria | 5 | 31 July 2020 | 31 July 2020 | |
| Thebarton Senior College | Torrensville | South Australia | 5 | 6 August 2020 | 6 August 2020 | |
| Chopstix Asian Cuisine, Smithfield RSL | Smithfield | New South Wales | 5 | 17 August 2020 | 17 August 2020 | |
| Doutta Galla Lynch's Bridge | Kensington | Victoria | 5 | 8 September 2020 | 8 September 2020 | |
| Bupa Aged Care, Sunshine | Sunshine | Victoria | 5 | 8 September 2020 | 8 September 2020 | |
| Bill Crawford Lodge | Ballarat Central | Victoria | 5 | 8 September 2020 | 8 September 2020 | |
| Estia Health Aged Care, Keilor first outbreak | Keilor | Victoria | 5 | 8 September 2020 | 16 September 2020 | |
| Little Sisters of the Poor | Northcote | Victoria | 5 | 8 September 2020 | 16 September 2020 | |
| Regis Aged Care, Fawkner | Fawkner | Victoria | 5 | 8 September 2020 | 14 September 2020 | 1 death has been associated with this cluster. |
| Uniting AgeWell, Preston | Preston | Victoria | 5 | 11 October 2020 | 15 October 2020 | |
| Zeus Street restaurant cluster | Chermside | Queensland | 5 | 3 July 2021 | 7 July 2021 | Originating from a Prince Charles Hospital worker in the second of two outbreaks at the hospital in the late June/early July 2021 period. |
| Mildura outbreak | Mildura | Victoria | 5 | 18 July 2021 | 28 July 2021 | Additional case reported on 28 July. |
| West Gate Tunnel workplace outbreak | West Gate Tunnel | Victoria | 4 | 21 July 2021 | 25 July 2021 | Additional cases reported in daily updates. |
| Camberwell Grammar School | Camberwell | Victoria | 4 | 20 June 2020 | 6 July 2020 | |
| Woolworths Online Fulfillment Centre | Footscray | Victoria | 4 | 6 July 2020 | 8 July 2020 | |
| Waste Equipment and Hiab Services | Ardeer | Victoria | 4 | 15 July 2020 | 15 July 2020 | |
| TD Cabinets | Dandenong South | Victoria | 4 | 15 July 2020 | 15 July 2020 | |
| Nestlé, Campbellfield | Campbellfield | Victoria | 4 | 20 July 2020 | 20 July 2020 | |
| Royal Children's Hospital | Parkville | Victoria | 4 | 27 July 2020 | 27 July 2020 | |
| Eastern Health | Unspecified | Victoria | 4 | 7 August 2020 | 7 August 2020 | |
| Knox International | Brooklyn | Victoria | 4 | 9 August 2020 | 9 August 2020 | |
| PGG Wrightson Seeds | Truganina | Victoria | 4 | 9 August 2020 | 9 August 2020 | |
| Elwood community | Elwood | Victoria | 4 | 15 October 2020 | 15 October 2020 | |
| Hoppers Crossing community outbreak | Hoppers Crossing | Victoria | 4 | 19 October 2020 | 19 October 2020 | |
| Christo's Pizzeria | Paddington | New South Wales | 4 | 24 June 2021 | 30 June 2021 | |
| South Coogee Public School | South Coogee | New South Wales | 4 | 28 June 2021 | 28 June 2021 | |
| Beenleigh cluster | Beenleigh | Queensland | 4 | 2 September 2021 | 9 September 2021 | Outbreak initiated by an infected truck driver returning from NSW. Additional cases reported in the media. |
| Goondiwindi cluster | Goondiwindi | Queensland | 4 | 4 November 2021 | 6 November 2021 | Cluster is linked to a known cluster in Moree, in northern NSW. |
| Katherine outbreak, initial cluster | Katherine | Northern Territory | 4 | 4 November 2021 | 9 November 2021 | The cluster represents Northern Territory's first confirmed case of community transmission. The cluster is genomically linked to the wider Northern Territory outbreak that was first detected on November 15. |
| Hampstead Dental | Maidstone | Victoria | 3 | 20 June 2020 | 24 June 2020 | |
| Springside Primary School | Caroline Springs | Victoria | 3 | 20 June 2020 | 2 July 2020 | |
| Orygen Youth Health facility | Footscray | Victoria | 3 | 26 June 2020 | 3 July 2020 | |
| Villa Bambini | Essendon | Victoria | 3 | 2 July 2020 | 3 July 2020 | |
| PM Fresh facility | Broadmeadows | Victoria | 3 | 8 July 2020 | 11 July 2020 | |
| Ilim College | Dallas | Victoria | 3 | 11 July 2020 | 11 July 2020 | |
| Bell Collision Repair Centre | Preston | Victoria | 3 | 15 July 2020 | 15 July 2020 | |
| Dairy Country | Tullamarine | Victoria | 3 | 19 July 2020 | 19 July 2020 | |
| Sims Metal Management | Brooklyn | Victoria | 3 | 24 July 2020 | 24 July 2020 | |
| Base Backpackers | St Kilda | Victoria | 3 | 26 July 2020 | 26 July 2020 | |
| Impact English College | Melbourne | Victoria | 3 | 24 July 2020 | 26 July 2020 | |
| Staines Memorial College | Redback Plains | Queensland | 3 | 1 September 2020 | 2 September 2020 | |
| Sunshine Hospital, Western Health second outbreak | St Albans | Victoria | 3 | 3 October 2020 | 3 October 2020 | |
| iMedic iCare Medical Center | Fairfield | New South Wales | 3 | 12 July 2021 | 12 July 2021 | |
| Keilor Downs Secondary College | Keilor Downs | Victoria | 2 | 21 June 2020 | 24 June 2020 | |
| Ascot Vale Primary School | Ascot Vale | Victoria | 2 | 28 June 2020 | 4 July 2020 | |
| StarTrack facility | Tullamarine | Victoria | 2 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2020 | |
| Moreland Primary School | Coburg | Victoria | 2 | 30 June 2020 | 30 June 2020 | |
| Maple Early Learning Centre | Mernda | Victoria | 2 | 1 July 2020 | 1 July 2020 | |
| Joan Kirner Women's and Children's Hospital | St Albans | Victoria | 2 | 1 July 2020 | 5 July 2020 | |
| Preston Market | Preston | Victoria | 2 | 4 July 2020 | 4 July 2020 | |
| Box Hill Hospital first outbreak | Box Hill | Victoria | 2 | 12 July 2020 | 12 July 2020 | |
| Mercy Hospital for Women | Heidelberg | Victoria | 2 | 17 July 2020 | 17 July 2020 | |
| Kmart, Endeavour Hills | Endeavour Hills | Victoria | 2 | 17 July 2020 | 17 July 2020 | |
| Serco, Box Hill | Box Hill | Victoria | 2 | 18 July 2020 | 18 July 2020 | |
| Grand Chancellor Hotel | Melbourne | Victoria | 2 | 25 July 2020 | 25 July 2020 | |
| D'Orsogna Meats | Mickleham | Victoria | 2 | 25 July 2020 | 25 July 2020 | |
| Uniting AgeWell, Kingsville | Kingsville | Victoria | 2 | 1 August 2020 | 1 August 2020 | |
| Polytrade Recycling | Dandenong South | Victoria | 2 | 7 August 2020 | 7 August 2020 | |
| Ballarat Health Services | Ballarat | Victoria | 2 | 8 August 2020 | 8 August 2020 | |
| Ambassador Hotel | Frankston | Victoria | 2 | 8 August 2020 | 8 August 2020 | |
| Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club | Lidcombe | New South Wales | 2 | 14 August 2020 | 14 August 2020 | |
| Prince Charles Hospital | Chermside | Queensland | 2 | 29 June 2021 | 1 July 2021 | First of two Prince Charles Hospital outbreaks detected in the late June/early July 2021 period. |
| Brisbane International Airport outbreak | Brisbane Airport | Queensland | 2 | 1 July 2021 | 2 July 2021 | |
| Commonwealth Bank, Roselands Shopping Centre | Roselands | New South Wales | 2 | 7 July 2021 | 7 July 2021 | |
| Canberra Institute of Technology | Reid | Australian Capital Territory | 2 | 9 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 | |
| Gold Creek School | Nicholls | Australian Capital Territory | 2 | 10 August 2021 | 26 August 2021 | |