1811 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1811 in Australia.

← 1810 1809 1808 1811 in Australia → 1812 1813 1814
Decades:	1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s
See also:	Other events of 1811 Timeline of Australian history

Incumbents

• Monarch - George III

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales – Lachlan Macquarie
• Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania – unfilled until 1813

Events

• 1 February – John Oxley is appointed Surveyor-General of New South Wales.
• 2 December – Reverend Samuel Marsden sent the first commercial shipment of wool from New South Wales to England.

Exploration and settlement

• 1 December – During a tour of Van Diemen's Land, Governor Macquarie gave directions for the layout of Hobart. There was a central square and seven streets named Macquarie, Liverpool, Argyle, Elizabeth, Murray, Harrington and Collins.

Births

• 21 July – Robert Mackenzie, future Premier of Queensland from August 1867 to November 1868.^[1]

Deaths

• 5 April – Thomas Reibey, husband of Mary Reibey, leaving her in control of large colonial business enterprises.