australia what continent is it in
Australia is in the continent of Australia. It is both a continent  and a country.    Note: contrary to erroneous opinion, it is not in the continent  of either Aus â¦ tralasia or Oceania. Neither of these is a  geographical continent, but rather, they are both political  regions.t is also an island continent, as it is completely surrounded by water. Australia is also counted in the geographical regions of Oceania and Australasia with islands such as New Zealand and New Guinea, and other islands of the South Pacific.
New Zealand is not part of the continent of Australia, but of the separate, submerged continent of Zealandia. New Zealand and Australia are both part of the wider regions known as Australasia and Oceania.he continent lies on a continental shelf overlain by shallow seas which divide it into several landmassesâthe Arafura Sea and Torres Strait between mainland Australia and New Guinea, and Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania.