Elephant locations in Australia

47 locations has kept elephants in Australia
There is presently 25 (8,17) living elephants in locations in Australia (in this database)
Region: Australia is in this database included in australiaOther regions
Location holdings:

47 locations has kept 151 elephants in Australia

(Database tables with collection of elephants further down on the page)

Elephants in locations25 (8,17) living126 (17,105) dead
Sex ratio and
Management:
 Male  8 / 25 
 32%
 Female  17 / 25 
 68%
 Free contact  12 / 25 
 48%
 Protected contact  10 / 25 
 40%
 No contact  0 / 25  0%
 Unknown contact  3 / 25 
 12%
 wild  0 / 25  0%

The first importation of elephants into Australia appears to be in late 1851 when a male and female elephant from Dacca, India were shipped from Calcutta on board the ship Golden Saxon. She came into port at Hobart. The male elephant was sold at auction, and was exhibited around various hotels in Hobart before he was shipped to Melbourne, before ending up in Adelaide where he ended up pulling a plow. The elephant was named "Tommy" It appears he died around 1860, however I still have to confirm a definite death date on this animal.
Liz Clark

Theres a large selection of photos of elephants in Australia at State Library of New South Wales


Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan, Facts about elephants in Australia. Elephant Encyclopedia, (2021) available online retrieved at https://www.elephant.se/country.php?name=Australia.
(archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources, among others


Internal relevant links

  • The elephant database startpage. Statistics
  • News about elephants in Australia (From the sister site Elephant News)


    • External relevant links

    NameElephant collectionTypePlaceDistrictProvinceStateRegion
    Adelaide Zoo
    Kept totally 6 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births3 relocated3 deathszooAdelaide
    (map)    		South Australia
    Ashtons Circus
    Kept totally 5 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births1 relocated4 deathscircusSans Souci
    Australia Zoo
    Kept totally 7 elephants    		, 4 present (0,4)0 births1 relocated2 deathszooBeerwah
    (map)    		Sunshine Coast districtQueenslandnortheastern Australia
    Bullens African Lion Safari in Beenleigh
    Kept totally 1 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births1 relocated0 deathszooBeenleighQueensland
    Bullens African Lion Safari in Rockbank
    Kept totally 1 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births1 relocated0 deathszooRockbank VictoriaRockbank Victoria
    Bullens Animal World
    Kept totally 8 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births4 relocated4 deathszooWallaciaNew South Wales
    Bullens Circus
    Kept totally 22 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births11 relocated11 deathscircus
    Bullens Lion Safari Park
    Kept totally 0 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births0 relocated0 deathszooSydney
    (map)    		New South Wales
    Cells Brothers Circus
    Kept totally 3 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births0 relocated3 deathscircus
    Cremorne Hotel Gardens
    Kept totally 1 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births1 relocated0 deathszooUnley
    (map)
    Eronis Circus
    Kept totally 1 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births0 relocated1 deathscircusMelbourne
    FitzGerald Brothers' Circus and Menagerie
    Kept totally 1 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births1 relocated0 deathscircus
    Fritz Schultz
    Kept totally 1 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births1 relocated0 deathsdealerOrmeau
    (map)    		Queensland
    Gepps Cross Hotel (Mr Matthews)
    Kept totally 1 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births0 relocated1 deathsprivateAdelaide
    (map)    		South Australia
    Goldwyn Brothers circus
    Kept totally 5 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births1 relocated4 deathscircus
    Hagens Circus
    Kept totally 0 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births0 relocated0 deathscircus
    Highfield Hall (Ellis Stanley Joseph)
    Kept totally 2 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births2 relocated0 deathszooSydney
    (map)
    Hobart Beaumaris Zoo
    Kept totally 1 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births1 relocated0 deathszooHobart
    (map)    		Tasmania
    Lennon Brothers Circus
    Kept totally 3 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births3 relocated0 deathscircus
    Macleay Museum
    Kept totally 0 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births0 relocated0 deathsmuseumSydney
    (map)    		New South Wales
    Melbourne Zoo
    Kept totally 20 elephants    		, 7 present (2,5)5 births5 relocated8 deathszooMelbourne
    (map)
    Monarto Zoo
    Kept totally 1 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births0 relocated1 deathszooMonarto
    (map)    		South Australia
    Mr J. Thomas
    Kept totally 1 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births1 relocated0 deathsprivate
    (map)    		Tasmania
    Pagels Circus (Greg Bullen Circus)
    Kept totally 2 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births2 relocated0 deathscircus
    Pagens circus
    Kept totally 0 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births0 relocated0 deathscircus
    Perry Brothers circus
    Kept totally 10 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births4 relocated6 deathscircus
    Perth Zoo
    Kept totally 13 elephants    		, 3 present (1,2)0 births6 relocated4 deathszooSouth Perth
    (map)    		Western Australia
    Port of Hobart
    Kept totally 2 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births2 relocated0 deathsseaportHobart
    (map)
    Ridgeways circus
    Kept totally 5 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births1 relocated4 deathscircusSydney
    Silvers Circus (Mervyn King)
    Kept totally 1 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births0 relocated1 deathscircus
    Sir Joseph Banks Hotel Zoological Gardens (William Beaumont)
    Kept totally 3 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births1 relocated2 deathszooBotany
    (map)    		New South Wales
    Smiths Hotel
    Kept totally 1 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births1 relocated0 deathsprivateSmithfield
    (map)    		South Australia
    Sole Brothers Circus
    Kept totally 9 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births1 relocated8 deathscircus
    (map)
    South Australian Museum
    Kept totally 0 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births0 relocated0 deathsmuseumAdelaide
    (map)    		South Australia
    Stardust Circus
    Kept totally 3 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births2 relocated1 deathscircus
    Sydney Dental Hospital
    Kept totally 0 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births0 relocated0 deathsmuseumSydney
    (map)    		New South Wales
    Sydney Harbour Port Jackson
    Kept totally 1 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births1 relocated0 deathsseaportSydney
    (map)    		New South Wales
    Sydney Zoo (Bungarribee)
    Kept totally 3 elephants    		, 3 present (2,1)0 births0 relocated0 deathszooBungarribee
    (map)    		New South Wales
    Sydney Zoo (Moore Park)
    Kept totally 6 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births5 relocated1 deathszooMoore Park, Sydney
    (map)    		New South Wales
    Sydney Zoo (Taronga)
    Kept totally 41 elephants    		, 2 present (0,2)4 births19 relocated20 deathszooSydney
    (map)
    Taronga Western Plains Zoo
    Kept totally 19 elephants    		, 6 present (3,3)2 births2 relocated11 deathszooDubbo
    (map)    		New South Wales
    Tex Mortens Circus
    Kept totally 0 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births0 relocated0 deathscircus
    University of Newcastle
    Kept totally 0 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births0 relocated0 deathsmuseumCallaghan
    (map)    		NSW
    W.H. Hartley
    Kept totally 1 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births1 relocated0 deathscircus
    Werribee Open Range Zoo
    Kept totally 0 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births0 relocated0 deathszooWerribee
    (map)    		Werribee SouthVictoria
    Wirth Circus
    Kept totally 35 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births9 relocated26 deathscircusSydney
    (map)
    Wonderland City
    Kept totally 1 elephants    		, 0 present (0,0)0 births1 relocated0 deathszooSydney
    (map)    		New South Wales


    This document was updated: 2020-10-26 11:42:00


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