Australian Big Things (Complete List)

The Big Buffalo

The Big Buffalo in Darwin sits forlornly in a car yard in the suburb of Winnellie. You might see it as you drive past along the busy road, situated among the cars at Travans Cars and Commercials.

The Big XXXX Can

A large xxxx can in the middle of the NT. Does anyone drink this anymore?

The Big Crocodile Head

This big crocodile head is the entrance to the Broome crocodile park, located out of town. Unfortunately, it is just the head of the animal.

The Big Boxing Crocodile

The boxing crocodile welcomes you to the amusingly named town of Humpty Doo, located on the road to Kakadu from Darwin. It is telling the tourists don’t be scared of crocodiles, they just want to have fun.

The Big NT Stubbie

I knew the NT stubbie bottles were big, but not this big. You will find this big thing in the town of Larrimah, on the Stuart Highway in the middle of the Northern Territory.

The Big Boxing Crocodile

This Big Happy Jumping Crocodile is not far from the boxing crocodile. It is aptly placed outside the Original Jumping Crocodile Adelaide River Cruises.

The Big Wombat

We came across this not so well-known “big wombat” just off the Eyre Highway in Bookabie, worth the short detour along a dirt road. Turn south off the highway, through a gate with two small wombats, into the Scotdesco Aboriginal community. It’s located near their main admin buildings.

The Big Penguin

It makes sense to create a big penguin in the town of Penguin, Tasmania. It is not just this statue, you’ll find penguins everywhere in this town, including penguin rubbish bins.

The Big Murray Cod

Situated at the train station in Swan Hill, Victoria, this was the first big thing we came across on our Around Australia tip in 2008.

The Big Potato

The Big Potato is located in Robertson, New South Wales, you’ll pass by it along the Illawarra Hwy as you pass through town. I’m glad they have labelled it as a big potato, as it is easy to confuse it with something else. The locals have a different name for it.

The Big Marble

Big Marble is a water-filled sphere located on the coast in northern Geraldton, Western Australia. It is really fascinating to walk around it and observe the scenery inverted in the sphere.

The Big Koala

The big koala is a new big thing located at the site of the dog sitting on the tuckerbox (not big), not far from Gundagai. And as always a bonus you can climb on it.

The Big Thongs

These large pair of thongs can be found on the sculpture scenic drive from Elliston, SA.

The Big Goanna

This big goanna is just one of the quirky things you will find along the main street of Coober Pedy, South Australia.

The Big Banana

The big banana in Carnarvon, on the west coast of Australia, is no match for the more famous Big Banana at Coffs Harbour found over the east.

The Big Oyster

The big oyster is situated out the front of the Oyster Barn, on the western end of Ceduna in South Australia. The Big Oyster was originally built as a float for Ceduna’s annual Oysterfest.

The Big Sundial

Located in Singleton NSW. When this sundial was made in 1987, it was the world’s largest, now it is just the largest in the southern hemisphere.

The Big Ram

This giant ram is in Wagin, Western Australia. Not to be confused with Goulburn’s Big Marino. Unfortunately, you cannot climb inside this one like its eastern state’s cousin.

The Big Captain Cook

On our way to Cooktown in northern Queensland, passing the great man himself waving at passing drivers. Located in Cairns, Queensland.

The Big Merino

Goulburn, NSW. This is the most well known of several big sheep around the country.

The Big Dinosaur Ant

The Big Ant is located in Poochera, South Australia. Another worthwhile stop along the Nullabor for the big thing hunters!

The Big Miner

This big miner is just one of the quirky things you will find around Coober Pedy, South Australia.

The Big Wheelburrow

The big wheel burrow is in the outskirts of Port Hedland in the north of Western Australia.

The Big Western Rock Lobster

The Big Western Rock Lobster is located on the corner of the Brand Highway and Moreton Terrace in Dongara- Port Denison, Western Australia.

The Big Bass

The big wooden bass in Bulahdelah in NSW.

The Big Aboriginal Woman and Child

This big statue of an Aboriginal woman and child and perentie lizard is in the same small town of Aileron, where the big Aileron man statue stands on the hill overlooking the town.

The Big Lobster

When we passed the big lobster in Kingston, South Australia, it was for sale. I wonder if anyone bought it.

The Big Rocking Horse

Situated in Gumeracha, South Australia, the big rocking horse is part of a complex that includes a wooden toy factory and a wildlife park.

The Big Anmatyerr Man

The imposing Anmatyerr Man stands on the hill behind the Aileron Roadhouse, on the Stuart Hwy just north of Alice Springs, Northern Territory. There is a big woman and child statue is here too.

The Big Map the Miner Statue

The Map the Miner statue in Kapunda, South Australia represents the Cornish miners who once worked at the town.

The Big Cricket Bat

The Big Cricket Bat in Narrikup, Western Australia, is worth a stop for the cricket-loving and big thing loving families. There is also a fence made from cricket bats. There are 491 bats in total (yes, we counted them all).

The Big Numbat

This Big Numbat in Williams, Western Australia, is not as big as it looks. At just over one metre tall it is still much bigger than the real thing, the state animal of WA (no, it’s not the quokka)

The Big Apple

Not in New York, though we came across this is the apple isle. In Spreyton, just south of Devonport in the north of Tasmania, situated above a fruit store.