I Hit 15 top beaches in Australia
 Bondi makes the list simply because no Australian beaches countdown is complete without having it on board. Less about the actual quality of the beach itself and more about the surroundings, atmosphere, history and people watching, like it or not Sydney's famous stretch of sand at Bondi is a long-time fixture and also something of an icon of Aussie beach culture.  The entire Great Barrier Reef in general offers a cavalcade of amazing spectacles, not the least of which are beaches, however two destinations in particular stand out among the many choices as far as we are concerned (another of which you'll come across later on this list). In terms of islands, you'd be hard pressed to find a higher concentration of great-beaches-per-square-metre than on the stunning Lizard Island, which boasts 23 separate stunning white beaches over the relatively small area of just over 1000 hectares.  When compared to the East Coast, Oz's Western Australia is relatively under-visited, and that's sometimes a shame as in many places it's no less beautiful or enjoyable as its eastern brother. A prime example of this is WA's Mandalay Beach, which lies several hundred kilometres to the south of capital city Perth amongst the greenery of the Walpole-Nornalup National Park.  Arrrggghh! Well, not quite. While Tasmania probably isn't the first state that springs to mind when you're trying to conjure up images of beautiful Aussie beaches (as it's definitely more widely known for its greenery reminiscent of England and Wales), there are definitely exceptions  It's only fitting that the World's Largest Sand Island (™) should also play host to one of Australia's best beaches, and 75 Mile Beach does a great job of carrying the card while serving as the unofficial face of Queensland's Fraser Island. As you might expect, the beach gets its name from its approximate length, and the number '75' should tell you all you need to know about just how expansive this huge stretch of coastline truly is.  Noosa Main Beach - the main highlight of the many quality beaches located in the greater Noosa area - is pretty much the perfect showcase of what the Sunshine Coast has to offer: it's got picture-perfect sand, pristine water, waves that are ideal for swimming, is well-patrolled, easily accessible and rich in both marine and shore-dwelling wildlife  Given its nature as a beach destination, it's only reasonable to expect the Gold Coast to have a fairly big range of contenders in the "best beach"  Now we get to the high stakes end of the proceedings, with the "Top Two" having little separating them other than which "style" of beach you'd prefer. We gave #1 on this list its ranking just because the stunning nature of its sand most likely fits the majority of people's image of "the perfect beach",  If you've got a reasonable knowledge of Australian beaches, and noticed you hadn't seen Whitehaven yet on this list, then you probably knew it was coming. While by now it's probably bordering on the predictable, if you've ever actually seen Whitehaven Beach |