The following lists events that happened during 1953 in Australia.
| 1953 in Australia | |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | William McKell, then William Slim |
| Prime minister | Robert Menzies |
| Population | 8,815,362 |
| Elections | Senate, WA, NSW, SA, QLD |
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