Australia’s Big Things are a quirky collection of more than 150 sculptures and statues, from giant fruit to giant animals found across Australia. The Big Things in Australia have formed the basis of many an Aussie road trip, or graced the background of many a photo over the years.
According to research from Wotif, 90 per cent of Aussies have visited a ‘big thing’, while 39 per cent will travel out of their way to see one, and Queensland is home to approximately one-third of all Australia’s Big Things.
Here’s a list of Big Things in Australia and where to find them.
Australian Capital Territory
- Big Acorns – National Arboretum Canberra
- Big Bogong Moths – Acton
- Big Coins – Deakin
- Big Galahs – Watson
- Giant Mushroom – Belconnen
- Big Owl – Belconnen
- Big Pears – Parkes
- Big Pool Ball – Yarralumla
New South Wales
- Big Ant – Broken Hill
- Big Apple – Batlow
- Big Apple – Tallong
- Big Apple – Yerrinbool
- Big Avocado – Duranbah
- Big Axe – Kew
- Big Banana – Coffs Harbour
- Big Beer Can – Cobar
- Big Bench – Broken Hill
- Big Blue Heeler – Muswellbrook
- Big Bogan – Nyngan
- Big Bowl – Lake Cathie
- Big Bull – Wauchope
- Big Bunch of Bananas – Coffs Harbour
- Big Bicycle – Chullora
- Big Cheese – Bodalla
- Big Cherries – Young
- Big Chook – Moonbi
- Big Chook – Mt Vernon
- Big Fish – Manilla
- Big Funnel Web Spider – Jamberoo
- Big Gold Panner – Kelso
- Big Gold Pick and Pan – Grenfell
- Big Golden Guitar – Tamworth
- Big Hammer – Mudgee
- Big Headphones – Newcastle
- Big Knight – Knockrow
- Big Koala – Gundagai
- Big Kookaburra – Kurri Kurri
- Big Lamb – Guyra
- Big Merino – Goulburn
- Big Miner’s Lamp – Bowenfels
- Big Mosquito – Hexham
- Big Murray Cod – Tocumwal
- Big Orange – Tenterfield
- Big Oyster – Taree
- Big Playable Guitar – Narrandera
- Ploddy the Dinosaur – Somersby
- Big Peg – Canowindra
- Big Potato – Robertson
- Big Poo – Kiama
- Big Prawn – Ballina
- Big Rabbit Trap – Albert
- Big Rocket – Moree
- Big Rubik’s Cube – Maroubra
- Big Soldier – Uralla
- Big Spider – Urana
- World’s Biggest Sundial – Singleton
- Big Swan – Dunedoo
- Big Tennis Racquet – Barellen
- Big Trout – Adaminaby
- Big Trout – Oberon
- Big Turtle – Forster
- Big Ugg Boots – Thornton
- Big Windmill – Coffs Harbour
- Big Wine Barrel – Griffith
- Big Wine Bottle – Pokolbin
- Big Wine Cask – Mourquong
Northern Territory
- Big Aboriginal Hunter – Anmatjere
- Anmatjere Woman & Child – Anmatjere
- Big Barramundi – Katherine
- Big Beer Can – Ghan
- Big Books – Alice Springs
- Big Boxing Crocodile – Humpty Doo
- Big Buffalo – Winnellie
- Big Dinosaur – Yarrawonga
- Big Fish – Wanguri
- Big Frogs – Darwin
- Big Gold Nugget – Douglas-Daly
- Big Hand – Alice Springs
- Giant Jumping Crocodile – Adelaide River Bridge, Wak Wak
- Big Owl – Darwin
- Big Stockwhip – Acacia
- Big Stubbie – Larrimah
- Big Turtle – Lyons
- Big Wine Bottle – Daly Waters
Queensland
- Big Apple – Acacia Ridge
- Big Apple – Thulimbah
- Banana The Bullock – Banana
- Big Banana – Mackay
- Big Barramundi – Daintree
- Big Barramundi – Normanton
- Big Barrel – Bundaberg
- Big Beehive – Currumbin
- Big Bolt & Nut – Roma
- Big Boomerang – Nindigully
- Big Boot – Chermside
- Big Brolga – Townsville
- Big Bulls – Rockhampton
- Big Cane Toad – Sarina
- Big Captain Cook – Cairns
- Big Cassowary – Mission Beach
- Big Cockatoo – Mossman
- Big Cod – Goondiwindi
- Big Cow – Highfields
- Big Crab – Cardwell
- Big Crab – Miriam Vale
- Big Crocodile – Daintree
- Big Crocodile – Wangetti
- Big Crocodile – Normanton
- Big Deck Chair – Winton
- Big Dinosaur – Ballendean
- Big Dugong – Rockhampton
- Big Easel – Emerald
- Big G – Gracemere
- Big Golf Ball – Broadbeach
- Big Golden Gumboot – Tully
- Big Gun – Underwood
- Big Kronosaurus – Richmond
- Big Macadamia Nut – Nambour
- Big Mandarin – Mundubbera
- Big Mango – Bowen
- Big Map of Australia – Goondiwindi
- Big Marlin – Cairns
- Matilda the Kangaroo – Kybong
- Big Meat Ant – Augathella
- Big Melon – Chinchilla
- Big Merino – Blackall
- Big Miner – Rubyvale
- Big Mower – Beerwah
- Big Ned Kelly – Maryborough
- Big Orange – Gayndah
- Big Orange – Lockyer Valley
- Big Paperclip – Brisbane
- Big Peanut – Tolga
- Big Pelican – Noosaville
- Big Pick, Shovel & Sieve – Sapphire
- Big Pie – Yatala
- Big Pineapple – Woombye
- Big Pumpkin – Beaudesert
- Big Pumpkin – Gumlu
- Big Red Elephant – Hatton Vale
- Big Redback – Brisbane
- Big Rig – Roma
- Big Rum Bottle – Bundaberg
- Big Sapphire – Anakie
- Big Sapphire Ring – Sapphire
- Big Sausage King – Toowoomba
- Big Shell – Tewantin
- Big Spanner – Sapphire
- Big Strawberry – Elimbah
- Big Teepee – Millmerran
- Big Thermometer – Stanthorpe
- Big Watermelon – Gumlu
- Big Whale – Kinka Beach
- William the Wombat – Thallon
South Australia
- The Australian Farmer (aka The Big Farmer) – Wudinna
- Big Ant – Poochera
- Big Bee – Kingscote
- Big Bob-tail Lizard – Port Lincoln
- Big Cherries – Pages Flat
- Big Church Block Bottle – McLaren Vale
- Big Cockroach – Port Wakefield
- Big Dice – Barrier Highway
- Big Galah – Kimba
- Big Hat – Cradock
- Big Hills Hoist – O’Sullivan Beach
- Big Kangaroo – Border Village
- Big Lobster – Rosetown
- Map the Miner – Kapunda
- Big Olive – Tailem Bend
- Big Orange – Berri
- Big Oyster – Ceduna
- Big Pelican – Loxton
- Big Pelican – Meningie
- Big Pigeon – Adelaide
- Big Ram – Karoonda
- Big Rocking Horse – Gumeracha
- Big Santa – Adelaide
- Big Scotsman – Medindie
- Big Teddy Bear – Minlaton
- Big Winch – Coober Pedy
- Big Windmill – Penong
- Big Wombat – Bookabie
- Big Yabby – Clayton
Tasmania
- Big Apple – Spreyton
- Big Cherry – Latrobe
- Big Coffee Pot – Deloraine
- Big Penguin – Penguin
- Big Platypus – Latrobe
- Big Rock Lobster – Stanley
- Big Slide Rule – Hobart (University of Tasmania)
- Big Spud – Sassafras
- Big Tasmanian Devil – Mole Creek
- Big Thumbs Up – Scottsdale
- Big Wickets – Westbury
Victoria
- Big Abalone – Laverton North
- Big Apple – Bacchus Marsh
- Big Apple – Gladysdale
- Big Seat – Arthurs Seat
- Big Cherry – Wyuna
- Big Cigar – Churchill
- Big Coffee Maker – Brunswick
- Big Cows – Newhaven
- Big Dead Fish – Fish Creek
- Fairfield Industrial Dog Object (FIDO) – Fairfield
- Big Flower – Yarra Junction
- Big Golf Ball – Heatherton
- Big Hens – Meredith
- Big Koala – Cowes
- The Giant Koala – Dadswell Bridge
- The Giant Murray Cod – Swan Hill
- Big Lizard – Marysville
- Big Lizzie – Red Cliffs
- Big Mallee Bull – Birchip
- Big Mallee Fowl – Patchewollock
- Big Mallee Root – Ouyen
- Big Miner – Warrenheip
- Big Ned Kelly – Glenrowan
- Big Ned Kelly – Warrenheip
- Big Pheasant – Tynong
- The World’s Largest Rolling Pin – Wodonga
- Big Sphinx – North Geelong
- Big Strawberry – Koonoomoo
- Big Tap – Cowes
- Big Wave – Newhaven
- Big Wine Bottle – Rutherglen
- Big Wool Bales – Hamilton
- The Giant Worm – Bass
- Public Purse – Melbourne
- Giant Pocket Watch – Melbourne
Western Australia
- Big Apple – Donnybrook
- Big Banana – Carnavon
- World’s Tallest Bin – Kalgoorlie
- Bert Brolle Barometer – Denmark
- Big Bobtail – Kalamunda
- Big Camera – Meckering
- Big Cricket Bat – Narrikup
- Cow on the Corner – Brunswick Junction
- Big Crocodile – Wyndham
- Big Lobster – Dongara
- Big Marron – Old Kent River Winery
- Big Mushroom – Balingup
- Big Orange – Harvey
- Big Periodic Table – Joondalup
- Big Prawn – Learmonth
- Giant Ram – Wagin
- Leeuwin Way Whale – Eucla
- Big Wheelbarrow – Port Hedland (Wedgefield)
