Common, breeding resident.
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | Albury, Wodonga | South Coast | Greater Sydney | Central West NSW | Riverina Murray | Far West New South Wales | Hume | Greater Melbourne | Gippsland | Barwon South West | Grampians | Loddon Mallee | Greater Brisbane | Mackay | Townsville | Tasmania | South East South Australia | Kimberley | Central and Barkley