Avocado Growing in Australian Backyards

Climate Suitability Avocados grow best in frost-free subtropical to warm temperate conditions. They thrive in coastal Queensland, northern NSW, coastal WA, and sheltered positions in Sydney and Perth. They are not suited to Melbourne, Tasmania, or Adelaide without greenhouse protection — frost damage begins at minus 2°C, and even light frosts significantly reduce yields. In borderline frost-risk zones, plant against a north-facing wall that provides thermal mass protection, and be prepared t…