1809 in Australia

Decades:	1780s; 1790s; 1800s; 1810s; 1820s;
See also:	Other events of 1809; ; Timeline of Australian history;

The following lists events that happened during 1809 in Australia.

Incumbents

25 April – First post office in Sydney established. Ex-convict Isaac Nichols is the first postmaster.^[1]
8 May – Lachlan Macquarie is officially appointed Governor of New South Wales, caretaker William Patterson governs until his appointment begins on 1 January 1810.
24 May – Lachlan Macquarie receives his commission as next governor of New South Wales, including instructions to reinstate Bligh temporarily on his arrival.

Settlement began at O'Brien's bridge near the centre of present-day Glenorchy, Tasmania.

^ "Australia Post: Our History". Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.