1821 in Australia

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Decades:	1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s
See also:	Other events of 1821 Timeline of Australian history

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:

• Governor of New South Wales- Major-General Lachlan Macquarie until 1 December 1821, succeeded by Thomas Brisbane.

• Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania - Colonel William Sorell

Events

• 3 February - Sir Thomas Brisbane is commissioned as Governor to succeed Macquarie. He replaces Macquarie on 1 December of the same year.
• February - John Bigge finished gathering evidence on all aspects of the colonial government, including finances, the church, the judiciary, and the convict system. He then sailed back to England.
• 1 May - The Australian Magazine, Australia's first periodical, begins publication.
• The Female Factory, for women convicts, was separated from the Parramatta Gaol. Many women were selected as brides or for domestic service.
• Parramatta Marist High School, Australia's first private school, founded by John Joseph Therry.
• Wool export in Australia - 75,400 pounds.

Exploration and settlement

• March – Port Macquarie, a penal settlement, was established for convicts that had committed secondary crimes in New South Wales.