Births, Marriages & Deaths
Civil Registration
Government recording of births, marriages and deaths in Australia is done at state or territory level. In Queensland this official recording, known as civil registration, began on 1 March 1856.
Some of our indexes include dates earlier than 1856 and this is because the information has been gathered from other sources such as church records.
Online Indexes
Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General
Use this website to find births, marriages and deaths in Queensland for the following dates:
| Births | Marriages | Deaths | Format |
| 1829-1914 | 1829-1937 | 1829-1964 | Website |
Other Indexes
We also hold the following indexes to births, marriages and deaths for Queensland in the Genealogy Centre on the 1st floor:
| Births | Marriages | Deaths | Format | Location |
| 1829-1889 | 1829-1889 | 1829-1889 | CD-ROM | Geneo 1 |
| 1829-1919 | 1829-1939 | 1829-1964 | Microfiche | Cabinet 64 Drawer 63 |
Ordering Certificates
Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General
Certificates should be ordered from the Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General. See their website for details of costs and how to apply.
What information will I find?
Australian birth, marriage and death certificates can contain lots of useful information for the family historian. Death certificates, in particular, can be very informative and often include the names of children and the length of time spent in Australia. For a detailed breakdown of information recorded on Australian certificates, see our guide:
Information found on certificates for Australian States, New Zealand and the British Isles
Early Records
You need to be aware that many states and territories, including Queensland, were formerly part of New South Wales, so you may also need to check the records for New South Wales:
Other Sources
Other useful sources of information include indexes to newspaper notices and entries in government gazettes. To find these try searching our online catalogue using these keywords + queensland:
- baptismal records
- birth announcements
- marriage records
- obituaries
- registers of births
Related Pages
See these pages for other information related to Queensland births, marriages and deaths:
Page last updated: Thursday 17 January 2013
