Haunted Places in Australia (40)

Explore 40 haunted places in Australia — castles, hotels, churches, ruins and more. Every location includes its story and GPS coordinates.

• 👻 Aradale Asylum Victoria, Ararat 13,000 patients died within its walls during 126 years of operation.
• 👻 Wolston Park Hospital Queensland In 1947 a patient claimed he had been forced to dig up thousands of bodies from the hospital cemetery — no one knows to this day where they went.
• 👻 Port Arthur Tasmanien The British Empire's feared penal colony — over 1,000 died during its operation.
• ⚔️ Adelaide Gaol South Australia, Adelaide 45 män hängdes här och vilar ännu inom murarna — en seriemördares ande vandrar bland gravarna. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 J Ward Victoria In the gold-rush gaol turned ward for the criminally insane, a young kitchen maid is said to take visitors by the hand — while something darker waits in the governor's bathroom.
• 👻 Old York Hospital Western Australia At the abandoned hospital in the goldfields town of York, nurses refused to go upstairs alone as early as the 1920s — where the matron's ghost is said to keep watch still.
• 👻 Picton Mushroom Tunnel New South Wales In the disused railway tunnel where Emily Bollard was struck down by a train in 1916, her white figure is said to still walk the darkness.
• 🏯 Studley Park House New South Wales In the Gothic mansion on the Camden golf course, two dead boys are said to still be playing — and a lone woman to keep watch in the tower.
• 👻 Wakehurst Parkway New South Wales On Australia's most haunted road, a girl named Kelly appears in the back seats of night-time drivers — vanishing as suddenly as she came.
• 👻 Beechworth Asylum Victoria, Beechworth Mental hospital from 1867 — over 9,000 died during its operation.
• ⚔️ Boggo Road Gaol Queensland, Brisbane Den siste avrättade mannens skugga ses i cellblock E — och en trebent spökkatt stryker mot besökarnas ben. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 The Devil's Pool Queensland, Babinda Aboriginal legend of Oolana's revenge — 17+ young men have drowned here since 1959.
• ⚔️ Fremantle Prison Western Australia, Fremantle 44 hangings and countless floggings — a prison built by the convicts themselves.
• 👻 Larundel Asylum Victoria, Melbourne En flickas speldosa hörs spela sent på natten i det övergivna mentalsjukhusets korridorer.
• ⚔️ Maitland Gaol New South Wales, Maitland Australia's oldest unaltered prison — in operation 1848-1998.
• 🏯 Monte Cristo Homestead New South Wales, Junee En gravid tjänsteflicka hoppade från balkongen och en pojke hölls kedjad i 30 år — minst tio spöken. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 North Kapunda Hotel South Australia, Kapunda "Australia's most haunted hotel" — a former brothel with 38 reported spirits. 🛏 Book a night here
• ⚔️ Old Geelong Gaol Victoria, Geelong Geelong's old prison — in operation 1849-1991, today known for ghost tours.
• ⚔️ Old Melbourne Gaol Victoria, Melbourne 133 hangings — Ned Kelly's execution site is now Melbourne's most haunted building.
• 👻 Quarantine Station New South Wales, Sydney Sydney's quarantine station — over 500 died here from plague, cholera and smallpox. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Willow Court Tasmanien, New Norfolk Australia's oldest mental hospital (1827) — the complex is partly abandoned.
• 👻 Z Ward (Glenside) South Australia, Adelaide Folket kallade den "Hell Ward" — i "Scratchys rum" sägs huden slå upp i klolika rivmärken. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Adelaide Arcade South Australia, Adelaide Shopping arcade from 1885 in Adelaide — haunted by Francis Cluney, the watchman who died in the elevator in 1887.
• ⚔️ Fannie Bay Gaol Northern Territory After the 1952 double hanging, neither prisoners nor guards would stay in the building after dark — and the gallows with its trapdoor still stand.
• 👻 Hero of Waterloo New South Wales In Sydney's oldest stone pub, Anne Kirkman — pushed to her death down the stairs in 1849 — still plays the piano at night.
• 🏛️ Old Tailem Town South Australia In the pioneer village by the Murray River, assembled from over a hundred old buildings, the shadows of former residents are said to have come along with the move. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Richmond Bridge Tasmanien At Australia's oldest bridge, the hated flagellator George Grover is said to haunt the spans — hurled to his death by the convicts he tormented.
• 🛎️ The Russell Hotel New South Wales In Room 8 of Sydney's most haunted hotel, a murdered sailor is said to appear at the foot of the bed — but only to women sleeping alone. 🛏 Book a night here
• ⚰️ Toowong Cemetery Queensland At Queensland's largest cemetery, cars roll uphill by themselves at Spook Hill — and a vampire beauty is said to rest in Avenue 12.
• 👻 Cockatoo Island New South Wales, Sydney UNESCO island in Sydney Harbour — a penal colony, then a shipyard. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Fishers Ghost New South Wales, Campbelltown Ett spöke satt på broräcket och pekade mot bäcken — där låg den mördade Fishers begravda kropp.
• 👻 Fremantle Arts Centre Western Australia, Fremantle A former asylum from the 1860s — today an arts centre with a reputation for paranormal activity.
• 👻 Gladesville Hospital New South Wales, Sydney Australia's first permanent mental hospital (1838) — many of the buildings still stand.
• 👻 Gledswood Homestead New South Wales Historic farm from 1810 near Sydney — a popular spot for ghost walks. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 Hyde Park Barracks New South Wales, Sydney Sydneys mest hemsökta byggnad för en regelrätt spökjournal — en kvinna i vitt vakar under fikonträdet. 🛏 Book a night here
• 👻 National Film Archive (former anatomy institute) ACT, Canberra Australia's film collection in a former anatomy institute — remains from research still rest in the basement.
• ⚔️ Old Gaol Albany Western Australia, Albany Prison in Albany from the 1850s — today a museum.
• 👻 Princess Theatre Victoria, Melbourne Melbourne's classic theatre haunted by "Federici" — the opera singer who died on stage in 1888.
• 👻 Woodford Academy New South Wales, Blue Mountains The oldest building in the Blue Mountains (1834) — a historic school with reports of paranormal activity.
• 👻 Min Min-ljuset Queensland, Boulia Spökljus som följer resenärer genom outbacken — de dödas andar vid det ökända Old Min Min Inn.

FAQ

How many haunted places are there in Australia?

Haunted Places lists 40 haunted locations in Australia, each with its story and GPS coordinates.

What are the most haunted places in Australia?

Among the most notable in Australia: Aradale Asylum, Wolston Park Hospital, Port Arthur.

Can you stay overnight at haunted places in Australia?

Yes — 11 of the haunted places in Australia are hotels or inns you can book for an overnight stay. The rest are public sites you can visit.

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