How many volcanoes have erupted in Australia?

Answer 1

There are no active volcanoes on the Australian continent, so there have been no eruptions in Australia in recorded history.

For thousands of years, the only active volcano on Australian territory was Big Ben, which is located on Heard Island, one of Australia's external territories. More recently, there has been considerable volcanic activity on the nearby McDonald Islands, also Australian territory.

Answer 2

There are over 500 volcanoes in Australia, but only a few have erupted in the last 10,000 years. The most recent eruption occurred at Mount Gambier around 5,000 years ago.