1922 in Australia

Births

5 January – Anthony Synnot, Chief of the Defence Force (died 2001)
23 January – Tom Lewis, Premier of New South Wales
21 February – Fos Williams, Australian rules footballer (died 2001)
24 February – Bill Morris, Australian rules footballer (died 1960)
14 March – Bob Bignall, soccer player
15 March – Hesba Fay Brinsmead, children's author (died 2003)
28 March – Neville Bonner, first Indigenous federal MP (died 1999)
29 March – Mac Holten, Australian rules footballer and politician (died 1996)
30 March – John McLeay, Jr., politician (died 2000)
10 April – Nancy Millis, microbiologist
9 May – Col Hoy, cricket umpire (died 1999)
7 July – Robert Raymond, filmmaker and television pioneer (died 2003)
1 August – Pat McDonald, actress (Number 96) (died 1990)
23 August – Ronald Wilson, High Court justice (died 2005)
30 August – Lionel Murphy, Attorney-General and High Court justice (died 1986)
26 September – Leonard Teale, actor (died 1994)
1 November – James Rowland, Chief of Air Force and Governor of New South Wales (died 1999)
18 November – Una Hale, operatic soprano (died 2005)
6 December – Gordon Ada, microbiologist
20 December – Geoff Mack, country music singer
28 December – Lionel Bowen, politician