Top 5 Australian locations on Instagram

Photo sharing social media site Instagram has released its 2015 lists of the most commonly snapped (and enhanced) locations around the world, including Australia.

Also see: Instagram’s top 10 most tagged locations in the world

The top Aussie photo to impress your friends with is of the Sydney Opera House. But that’s as far as it goes for high culture and architecture. The rest of the top five is all sun, fun and sport.

Instagram’s top 5 most tagged locations in Australia

1. Sydney Opera House – Sydney, NSW

Sunrise over Sydney Opera House

A photo posted by Peera Maytha (@peeramaytha) on Dec 3, 2015 at 12:10am PST

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2. Darling Harbour – Sydney, NSW

# #Darlingharbour #Sydney – Déjà 5 ans ! #australianweek #australie #australia #photooftheday #picoftheday #light #travel #travelgram #instatravel #iger #tourist #tourism #view #amazing #cloud #sky #nocloud #sun #sea #seaview #opera #city #bridge #night #sydneybynight

A photo posted by ᴍᴇɴ ʟɪғᴇsᴛʏʟᴇ ʙʟᴏɢɢᴇʀ (@quentinems) on Dec 2, 2015 at 5:07am PST

3. Surfers Paradise Beach – Gold Coast, Qld

Good morning!! Well it looks nothing like this outside today

A photo posted by Sharon Lewin | Australia (@thenomadictraveller) on Dec 1, 2015 at 12:52pm PST

4. Bondi Beach – Sydney, NSW

Apparently you can't come to Sydney without popping over to Bondi Beach #bondi #bondibeach #sydneyspam

A photo posted by @kirstyleanne___ on Dec 3, 2015 at 12:54am PST

5. Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) – Melbourne, Vic

Somehow ended up at the MCG #MCG #RichmondsHomeGround #MyChurch @chris.dionisiou #Lawrence #Lodge @mcg1853

A photo posted by Val Febbo (@vfebbo96) on Dec 2, 2015 at 9:00pm PST