Pickleball Australia (PA)

The pickleball federation in Australia

Pickleball Australia (legal name Pickleball Australia Association Limited) is the national body, working through State Members and their affiliated clubs. It runs the Australian Pickleball Championships (APC), the Australian Masters Cup, a national ranking system, a coach accreditation and coach-member programme, referee/official development, club grants and venue-assessment support, and selects the Australian team for events such as the Pickleball World Cup. Its co-founders (with Pickleball Canada) established the Oceania Pickleball Federation, one of the Global Pickleball Federation's continental bodies. Its own site reports 29,316 members, 443 affiliated clubs, 100+ tournaments run, 334 referees and 160 coach members.

Getting a licence

A licence is needed to play official pickleball competitions in Australia.

Membership is taken out online via the Pickleball Australia website (Member Portal) or through a State Member association; used for sanctioned tournament eligibility, rankings and coach/referee accreditation. Price not published on the pages checked.

The licence page

Competitions and rankings

Other bodies: Pickleball Association of Queensland (PAQ).

From the federation’s own website and its international federation, checked in September 2026.

Pickleball clubs in Australia → 79 clubs Where to buy a pickleball paddle in Australia → 9 shops sell pickleball equipment in Australia: specialist shops, sports chains and online stores.

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Pickleball Australia (PA)

Getting a licence

Competitions and rankings

The other racket-sport federations in Australia

The pickleball federation in other countries