What you can expect to find on an Australian
Birth Index
Birth Indexes |
|
ACT |
NSW |
NT |
QLD |
SA |
TAS |
VIC |
WA |
Available - fiche |
No |
1856
to
1918
|
1870
to
1911 |
1856
to
1914 |
1842
to
1928* |
1838
to
1899 |
1853
to
1920 |
1841
to
1931 |
Year |
Yes |
see SA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Date |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Place/District |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes* |
Yes |
Father's name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Mother's name |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Maiden name |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Available - CD |
No |
1856
to
1918 |
1870
to
1911 |
1856
to
1914 |
1842
to
1928
|
1838
to
1919
|
1853
to
1920* |
1841
to
1905*
|
Year |
Yes
|
see SA |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes |
Date |
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
1900 on
|
No
|
No |
Place/District |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes*
|
Yes |
Father's name |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes |
Mother's name |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes |
Maiden name |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes |
Available - online |
No |
1856
to
1906 |
No |
1856
to
1914 |
No |
No |
1853
to
1906 |
1841
to
1931 |
Year |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Search
fee
|
Yes |
Date |
No
|
No
|
No |
Place/District |
Yes
|
No
|
Yes |
Father's name |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes |
Mother's name |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes |
Maiden name |
No
|
Yes
|
Yes |
Available - other |
– |
– |
see SA |
– |
Book* |
– |
– |
– |
|
ACT
|
NSW
|
NT
|
QLD
|
SA
|
TAS
|
VIC
|
WA
|
* Notes:
NSW: CD is a DOS version only.
SA: Some libraries may still hold the old fiche series;
book version gives same info as fiche and CD.
VIC: CDs 1902–1920 not currently
available for purchase; place is often an obscure
abbreviation.
WA: CD is a DOS version only. |
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