The Sydney Harbour Bridge has trumped the Opera House and the world-famous Bondi Beach as the most “Instagrammed” Australian tourist attraction.
With nearly 60 million photos uploaded to Instagram each day, Love Home Swap has investigated which of Australia’s iconic tourist landmarks have us reaching for our smart phones most, ranking the top 20 most Instagrammed sites, based on their hashtag usage.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge came out on top, receiving over 340,000 hashtags to date, with Bondi Beach, the Sydney Opera House, Uluru and Manly Beach rounding out the top five. New South Wales boasted 12 of the top 20 most iconic landmarks to be hashtagged from the list, while shining beacons of Australian tourism – the Big Pineapple, Big Banana, Big Prawn, Big Merino, the Golden Guitar and the Big Lobster – managed an impressive 16,320 hashtags between them.
“Unsurprisingly, Australia is one of our most in-demand swap destinations year on year. Our members are afforded the unique opportunity to travel the world and add some of these iconic snap shots to their Instagram albums, without having to spend a cent on accommodation”
Debbie Wosskow, founder of Love Home Swap
The Big Pineapple on the Sunshine Coast came in on 15th place.
Llist of the top 20 most Instagrammed Australian tourist attractions:
| Ranking | Attraction | Location | State | Total Posts |
| 1 | Sydney Harbour Bridge | Sydney | NSW | 342,969 |
| 2 | Bondi Beach | Sydney | NSW | 261,911 |
| 3 | Sydney Opera House | Sydney | NSW | 134,641 |
| 4 | Uluru (Ayers Rock) | Alice Springs | NT | 87,6654 |
| 5 | Manly Beach | Sydney | NSW | 74,945 |
| 6 | The Twelve Apostles | Great Ocean Road | VIC | 69,834 |
| 7 | Queen Victoria Building | Sydney | NSW | 43,183 |
| 8 | Whitehaven Beach | Whitsundays | QLD | 24,828 |
| 9 | Cradle Mountain | Cradle Mountain National Park | TAS | 16,724 |
| 10 | The Sydney Tower | Sydney | NSW | 15,353 |
| 11 | Puffing Billy Railway | Dandenong Ranges | VIC | 11,587 |
| 12 | The Olgas | Alice Springs | NT | 11,174 |
| 13 | Jenolan Caves | Blue Mountains | NSW | 7,635 |
| 14 | Cape Byron Lighthouse | Byron Bay | NSW | 6,133 |
| 15 | The Big Pineapple | Sunshine Coast | QLD | 5,104 |
| 16 | The Big Prawn | Ballina | NSW | 3,270 |
| 17 | The Big Banana | Coffs Harbour | NSW | 2,404 |
| 18 | The Big Merino | Goulbourn | NSW | 2,308 |
| 19 | The Golden Guitar | Tamworth | NSW | 1,618 |
| 20 | The Big Lobster | Kingston | SA | 1,616 |
