<P> `` Advance Australia Fair '' is the national anthem of Australia . Created by the Scottish - born composer Peter Dodds McCormick , the song was first performed in 1878 and sung in Australia as a patriotic song . It replaced `` God Save the Queen '' as the official national anthem in 1984 , following a plebiscite to choose the national song in 1977 . Other songs and marches have been influenced by `` Advance Australia Fair '' , such as the Australian vice-regal salute . </P>
<P> `` Advance Australia Fair '' is the national anthem of Australia . Created by the Scottish - born composer Peter Dodds McCormick , the song was first performed in 1878 and sung in Australia as a patriotic song . It replaced `` God Save the Queen '' as the official national anthem in 1984 , following a plebiscite to choose the national song in 1977 . Other songs and marches have been influenced by `` Advance Australia Fair '' , such as the Australian vice-regal salute . </P>
when did advance australia fair become the anthem
when did advance australia fair become the anthem
1984
1984