What is the minimum working age in Australia?
Under 14
Minimum working age: 13.
Australia is one of 25 countries classified “Under 14” for the minimum working age — 24% of the 106 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Legal working age
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Papua New Guinea
- 16+ Minimum working age: 16.
- Indonesia
- Under 14 Minimum working age: 13.
- Malaysia
- Under 14 Minimum working age: 13.
- New Zealand
- 14–15 Minimum working age: 14.
- Singapore
- Under 14 Minimum working age: 13.
- Philippines
- 14–15 Minimum working age: 15.
Other laws in Australia
- Compulsory Voting
- Compulsory (enforced)
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