Hunting in Australia

Australia has a population of about 25 million, with the Commonwealth Government's 2019 survey estimating there are 640,000 recreational hunters in the country. There are around 5.8 million legally owned guns in Australia, ranging from airguns to single-shot, bolt-action, pump-action, lever-action or semi-automatic firearms.

A survey of recreational hunters identified the following usage rates of particular hunting methods: rifle, 92.3%; bow and arrows, 16.4%; black powder muzzleloader, 3.4%; shotgun, 56.1%; dogs only, 8.6%; and others, 3.3%