The following lists events that happened during 1836 in Australia.
Incumbents
Monarch - William IV
Governors
Governors of the Australian colonies: Governor of New South Wales – Major-General Sir Richard Bourke Governor of South Australia – Captain John Hindmarsh Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania – Colonel George Arthur Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony – Captain James Stirling
Events
14 March – HMS Beagle, carrying Charles Darwin, leaves Australia. 27 May – At least 7 Aboriginal are killed by Major Thomas Mitchell and his men in his third expedition as Surveyor General of New South Wales in the Mount Dispersion massacre. 29 July – Church Act enacted
Exploration and settlement
27 July – Reeves Point (later Kingscote), South Australia's first official European settlement is founded on Kangaroo Island. 28 December – South Australia and Adelaide are founded.