Plugs & voltage in Australia
Type I · 230 V · 50 Hz
Type I (AS/NZS 3112) is rare: besides Australia, only Argentina, China, Fiji, New Zealand and Uruguay use it. Australia is the most populous country that uses exactly Type I.
Do I need an adapter for Australia?
Where are you travelling from?
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
230 V here, 120 V at home.
Bring an adapter to Type I.
Bring an adapter to Type I.
Plug straight in.
Bring an adapter to Type I.
Type I plugs fit; Type A plugs need an adapter to Type I.
Bring an adapter to Type I.
Adapter, and mind the voltage.
230 V here, 100 V at home.
The power supply
Also in the data
How we checked it: Wikidata lists 230 and 240 V; AS 60038 sets 230 V nominal (240 V is the legacy figure, still typical in practice).
Australia’s plug types, voltage, frequency and subregion are identical to those of New Zealand; in our data they differ only in population.
Same plugs as Australia
2 other countries use exactly I: 2 in Oceania.
The plug type used here
Guides: The 15 plug types explained
Source: Wikidata Q408, corrected against a cited source; regions: UN M49 (Australia and New Zealand). Sources & method