Successful referendums in Australia
| 1906 | Elections for both Houses to be held concurrently | 83% |
| 1910 | Commonwealth may take over state debts | 55% |
| 1928 | Broadening Commonwealth powers over state debts | 74% |
| 1946 | Giving the Commonwealth power over a range of social services | 54% |
| 1967 | The Commonwealth to enact laws for Aboriginal people and include the Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics | 91% |
| 1977 | Senate casual vacancies to be filled by a person of the same political party | 73% |
| 1977 | People in territories, as well as the states, to be allowed to vote in constitutional referendums | 78% |
| 1977 | Federal court judges to retire at 70 | 80% |
The referendums that didn't make it
| 1937 | Aviation laws to be made by the Commonwealth, instead of states | 54% |
| 1946 | The Commonwealth to make laws for the organised marketing of primary products | 51% |
| 1946 | The Commonwealth to make laws on the terms and conditions of industrial employment | 50% |
| 1977 | Elections for the Senate to be held at the same time as the House of Representatives | 62% |
| 1984 | No fixed terms for Senators and elections for the Senate and House of Representatives to be held on the same day |
51% |
| 1984 | To enable the Commonwealth and the States voluntarily to refer powers to each other | 47% |
| 1988 | To provide for 4 year maximum terms for members of both Houses of the Commonwealth Parliament | 32% |
| 1988 | Recognising local government in the Constitution | 33% |
| 1988 | To extend the right to trial by jury, to extend freedom of religion, and to ensure fair terms for persons whose property is acquired by any government | 30% |
| 1999 | To alter the Constitution to establish the Commonwealth of Australia as a republic with the Queen and Governor-General being replaced by a President appointed by a two-thirds majority of the members of the Commonwealth Parliament | 45% |
| 1999 | To alter the Constitution to insert a preamble | 39% |
