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How Much Sleep Do People in Australia Get?
People in Australia sleep 6h 55m a night on average, ranking 2nd of the 15 countries in our data. They fall asleep at 10:13pm and get up at 7:44am.
Averages over the last 90 days from Sleepiest users in Australia, updated daily.
Updated daily · data to Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure
Average sleep per night
6h 55m
21 min more than worldwide
Rank
2 of 15
Most sleep first
Average bedtime
10:13pm
Up at 7:44am
Nights under 6 hours
24%
Worldwide: 31%
What the data shows
- Australia sleeps more than the worldwide average of 6h 34m.
- Bedtime is 12 minutes earlier than the worldwide average.
- The best month for sleep was January 2025 (7h 55m) and the worst October 2026 (6h 47m).
Australia vs the world
Average sleep per night, last 90 days
Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026
| Sleep | Bedtime | Wake time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 6h 55m | 10:13pm | 7:44am |
| Worldwide | 6h 34m | 10:25pm | 8:11am |
Australia and its neighbours in the ranking
Average sleep per night, last 90 days
Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026
| Sleep | Bedtime | Wake time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 7h 29m | 10:19pm | 8:14am |
| Australia | 6h 55m | 10:13pm | 7:44am |
| New Zealand | 6h 54m | 10:23pm | 7:50am |
| France | 6h 47m | 10:32pm | 8:55am |
Sleep in Australia, month by month
Average sleep per night
Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026
| Month | Sleep | Wake-ups | Bedtime | Wake time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2025 | 7h 55m | 2.15 | 10:05pm | 8:05am |
| Feb 2025 | 7h 42m | 3.12 | 10:02pm | 7:46am |
| Mar 2025 | 7h 45m | 2.66 | 10:08pm | 7:52am |
| Apr 2025 | 7h 44m | 2.89 | 10:13pm | 8:05am |
| May 2025 | 7h 41m | 2.67 | 10:15pm | 8:04am |
| Jun 2025 | 7h 45m | 2.67 | 10:17pm | 8:01am |
| Jul 2025 | 7h 41m | 2.82 | 10:12pm | 8:09am |
| Aug 2025 | 7h 43m | 3.01 | 10:10pm | 8:12am |
| Sep 2025 | 7h 33m | 3.34 | 10:10pm | 8:08am |
| Oct 2025 | 7h 26m | 3.49 | 10:13pm | 8:09am |
| Nov 2025 | 7h 18m | 3.44 | 10:17pm | 8:07am |
| Dec 2025 | 7h 12m | 3.55 | 10:21pm | 8:17am |
| Jan 2026 | 7h 18m | 3.72 | 10:13pm | 8:29am |
| Feb 2026 | 7h 15m | 3.39 | 10:10pm | 7:53am |
| Mar 2026 | 7h 17m | 3.25 | 10:10pm | 7:50am |
| Apr 2026 | 7h 17m | 3.26 | 10:11pm | 7:50am |
| May 2026 | 7h 07m | 3.00 | 10:04pm | 7:41am |
| Jun 2026 | 7h 13m | 2.80 | 10:03pm | 7:45am |
| Jul 2026 | 7h 08m | 2.94 | 10:04pm | 7:52am |
| Aug 2026 | 6h 59m | 3.00 | 10:08pm | 7:49am |
| Sep 2026 | 7h 00m | 2.60 | 10:11pm | 7:39am |
| Oct 2026 | 6h 47m | 2.31 | 10:18pm | 7:47am |
Holidays and big nights in Australia
We have enough nightly data in Australia to track how holidays, clock changes and big events affect sleep.
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