Is Australia safe for solo female travelers?
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How safe is Australia for female travelers?
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based on 102 experiences from female travelers
Lou
France
Adelaide, Solo travel
Such a cool city!! Australia is actually the safest country i have ever felt in. I can walk alone, daylight or night time and feel safe. The CBD is very pretty and has a lot to offer to student life.
Posted: September 29, 2025
Isaïah
New Caledonia
Australia, Family travel
It was a great family adventure between girls. We can practically only move on foot. We even got lost outside the city center but it was incredible. Australians don't even pay attention to tourists in make your life
Posted: September 20, 2025Australia, Solo travel
I spent 6 months in Australia as a solo female backpacker. It was an amazing experience, I met so many people & made new friends:) I can highly recommend it! It’s a great place for solo travellers, you’ll never feel alone, there’s always someone who can help you:)
Posted: August 17, 2025
Constance
France
Melbourne, Solo travel
Melbourne is a very nice city. People are lovely, I met a loooot of nice people. The city is safe, I've never felt worried there. Also transportation is very safe and good. I stayed there for 4 month and took the tram dayly without any issues there is a lot of student or people traveling so you can always find people for a trip outside the city.
Posted: July 27, 2025Experienced: June, 2023
Gabby
Australia
Melbourne, Group travel
I went to Melbourne for a concert with friends. Unfortunately due to my diet restrictions (gluten intolerant and lactose intolerant) a lot of the restaurants they wanted to go to were not an option for me. However, I was easily able to find places that accommodated my needs and the food was good. I ended up walking around alone a lot and it was so easy to get around. It was safe and I had so much fun. The attractions themselves in Melbourne are really great too. There are a lot of interesting and unique things to do as well as some things that even the locals do. It's a wonderful city to visit and I'm hoping to move there in the next few years!
Posted: July 15, 2025Experienced: September, 2024How safe is Australia for women?
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Based on 324 local experiences
Aarohi
Port Macquarie
PMQ is very safe overall purely because of the demographic in the area which is mostly retirees or young families — the only concern can come from isolation but people are very friendly and helpful. It’s a beautiful home base to explore the Mid North Coast from, and the wider region is similar in its safety as long as you travel by road.
Posted: November 21, 2025
paris
Melbourne
melbourne is very safe. there is some knife crime and creepy men but if you stay in the central city areas and inner suburbs you should be okay. i feel very comfortable walking around at night. just travel with someone else to reduce risk particularly as you wouldn’t be as familiar with the area as locals. also stay away from the flinders st end of elizabeth street, lots of drug use there.
Posted: November 19, 2025
Gia
Hawkesbury City Council
during the day its pretty harmless, its a little sketch at night but ive never had anything bad happen just keep ur wits and youll be fine pretty much. try not to make eye contact with any crackheads but that rule is pretty universal
Posted: November 14, 2025Australia
Australia is one of the safest countries you could travel to, very little crime and catcalling from men. I’ve never felt unsafe travelling around, even at night. Would strongly recommend to any solo female travelers, especially first timers.
Posted: November 10, 2025Melbourne
Melbourne is a really safe city for women, I’ve gone out walking may times at night and never once felt at risk! There are unfortunately some instances of cat calling, but nothing really serious or dangerous, and I personally have never experienced anything too alarming. The only thing I’d say for travellers is to be aware that it’s not uncommon to find people on drugs on public transport or in the city, but they’re generally harmless as long as you leave them alone.
Posted: November 3, 2025Safety in Australia
