Where to See Australian Icons: 1 Park Ranked by Real Odds

Q: Where is the best place to see Australian Icons?

Great Otway National Park. In Great Otway National Park, Australia, the chance of seeing all 5 (koala, platypus, echidna, emu and kangaroo) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 1 park where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 10%. It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of Australian Icons is hardest to see?

Emu. In Great Otway National Park, the best park for Australian Icons, about about 10% of wildlife watchers report the emu on a given day, against about 70% for the koala. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete Australian Icons on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Australian Icons three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

The checklist: 5 animals

VU Endemic

Phascolarctos cinereus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

NT Endemic

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Tachyglossus aculeatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Macropus giganteus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Great Otway National Park

<5%

Jan

~10%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 5 in 3 days
1	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 5	~10%
	Koala			>90%
	Duck-billed Platypus			~50%
	Short-beaked Echidna			~80%
	Emu			~30%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~90%
2	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5	Missing: Platypus
	Koala			~60%
	Short-beaked Echidna			~80%
	Emu			~60%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~90%
3	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5	Missing: Emu
	Koala			>90%
	Duck-billed Platypus			~60%
	Short-beaked Echidna			~90%
	Western Grey Kangaroo			>90%
4	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5	Missing: Koala
	Duck-billed Platypus			~70%
	Short-beaked Echidna			~80%
	Emu			~30%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			>90%
5	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5	Missing: Emu
	Koala			~80%
	Duck-billed Platypus			~30%
	Short-beaked Echidna			~30%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~30%
6	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5	Missing: Emu
	Koala			~20%
	Duck-billed Platypus			~20%
	Short-beaked Echidna			~50%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~70%
7	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 5	Missing: Koala, Platypus
	Short-beaked Echidna			~90%
	Emu			~70%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			>90%
8	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 5	Missing: Koala, Platypus
	Short-beaked Echidna			>90%
	Emu			~90%
	Western Grey Kangaroo			~90%
9	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 5	Missing: Koala, Platypus
	Short-beaked Echidna			~40%
	Emu			~80%
	Western Grey Kangaroo			~90%
10	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 5	Missing: Emu, Kangaroo
	Koala			~90%
	Duck-billed Platypus			~30%
	Short-beaked Echidna			~30%
11	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	Missing: Koala, Emu, Kangaroo
	Duck-billed Platypus			~70%
	Short-beaked Echidna			>90%
12	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	Missing: Koala, Platypus, Emu
	Short-beaked Echidna			~80%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			>90%
13	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	Missing: Koala, Platypus, Emu
	Short-beaked Echidna			>90%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			>90%
14	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	Missing: Platypus, Emu, Kangaroo
	Koala			~50%
	Short-beaked Echidna			~90%
15	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	Missing: Koala, Platypus, Emu
	Short-beaked Echidna			~50%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~40%
16	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	Missing: Koala, Platypus, Emu, Kangaroo
	Short-beaked Echidna			~90%
17	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	Missing: Koala, Platypus, Emu, Kangaroo
	Short-beaked Echidna			~40%
18	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	Missing: Koala, Platypus, Echidna, Kangaroo
	Emu			~20%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 5 in 3 days
1	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5	Missing: Emu
	Koala			>90%
	Duck-billed Platypus			~20%
	Short-beaked Echidna			~30%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~20%
2	Hobart	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	Missing: Koala, Emu, Kangaroo
	Duck-billed Platypus			~60%
	Short-beaked Echidna			~40%
3	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	Missing: Koala, Platypus, Emu
	Short-beaked Echidna			~30%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~60%
4	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 5	Missing: Koala, Platypus, Emu
	Short-beaked Echidna			~50%
	Eastern Grey Kangaroo			~20%
5	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 5	Missing: Koala, Platypus, Echidna, Emu
	Western Grey Kangaroo			~60%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Australian Reptile Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 5 in captivity
2	Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 5 in captivity
3	Healesville Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 5 in captivity
4	Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 5 in captivity
5	Melbourne Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 5 in captivity
6	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 5 in captivity
7	Wild Life Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	5 of 5 in captivity
8	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5 in captivity
9	Adelaide Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5 in captivity
10	Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5 in captivity
11	Ballarat Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5 in captivity
12	Billabong Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5 in captivity
13	Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5 in captivity
14	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5 in captivity
15	Caversham Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5 in captivity
16	Cleland Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5 in captivity
17	East Coast Natureworld	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5 in captivity
18	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5 in captivity
19	Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5 in captivity
20	Perth Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 5 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see Australian Icons?

Great Otway National Park

In Great Otway National Park, Australia, the chance of seeing all 5 (koala, platypus, echidna, emu and kangaroo) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 1 park where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 10%. It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of Australian Icons is hardest to see?

Emu

In Great Otway National Park, the best park for Australian Icons, about about 10% of wildlife watchers report the emu on a given day, against about 70% for the koala. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Australian Icons on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Australian Icons three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

← All challenges

Australian Icons

The checklist: 5 animals

Koala

Duck-billed Platypus

Short-beaked Echidna

Emu

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Where to go

Month by month at Great Otway National Park

Month by month at Great Otway National Park

Month by month at Great Otway National Park

Month by month at Flinders Chase

Month by month at Flinders Chase

Month by month at Flinders Chase

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Australian Icons?

Which of Australian Icons is hardest to see?

How do you complete Australian Icons on Wallace's Line?