| Cga: | AUS |
| Cganame: | Australian Commonwealth Games Association |
| Games: | British Empire Games |
| Year: | 1970 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Competitors: | 107 |
| Sports: | 10 |
| Flagbearer: | Opening: Pam Kilborn[1] Closing: Michael Wenden[2] |
| Rank: | 1 |
| Gold: | 36 |
| Silver: | 24 |
| Bronze: | 22 |
| Officials: | 25 |
Australia competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh Scotlandfrom 16 to 25 July 1970. It was Australia's ninth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
Australia won medals in eight of the ten sports that it entered.
The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"|
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 3000m Steeplechase | |||
| Men's 20 miles Walk | |||
| Men's High Jump | |||
| Men's Triple Jump | |||
| Men's Decathlon | |||
| Women's 100m | |||
| Women's 200m | |||
| Women's 100m Hurdles | |||
| Pam Kilborn Marion Hoffman Raelene Boyle | Women's 4 × 100m Relay | ||
| Women's Javelin Throw | |||
| Men's Sprint | |||
| Men's Tandem | |||
| Men's 3m Springboard | |||
| Men's 10m Platform | |||
| Men's 100m Freestyle | |||
| Men's 200m Freestyle | |||
| Men's 400m Freestyle | |||
| Men's 1500m Freestyle | |||
| Men's Freestyle Relay | |||
| Men's Freestyle Relay | |||
| Women's 200m Freestyle | |||
| Women's 400m Freestyle | |||
| Women's 800m Freestyle | |||
| Women's 100m Backstroke | |||
| Women's 200m Backstroke | |||
| Women's 100m Breaststroke | |||
| Women's 200m Breaststroke | |||
| Women's 100m Butterfly | |||
| Women's 200m Butterfly | |||
| Women's 400m Individual Medley | |||
| Women's Freestyle Relay | |||
| Women's Medley Relay | |||
| Men's Flyweight | |||
| Men's Middleweight | |||
| Men's Light Heavyweight | |||
| Men's Super Heavyweight | |||
| Men's 400m | |||
| Men's 10,000m | |||
| Men's 110m Hurdles | |||
| Men's 20 miles Walk | |||
| Men's Long Jump | |||
| Men's Triple Jump | |||
| Women's 400m | |||
| Women's 100m Hurdles | |||
| Women's Discus Throw | |||
| Men's Sprint | |||
| Men's Individual Pursuit | |||
| Men's Road Race | |||
| Men's Foil Team | |||
| Women's Foil | |||
| Men's 100m Freestyle | |||
| Men's 1500m Freestyle | |||
| Men's 200m Breaststroke | |||
| Men's Medley Relay | |||
| Women's 100m Freestyle | |||
| Women's 400m Freestyle | |||
| Women's 800m Freestyle | |||
| Women's 100m Backstroke | |||
| Women's 200m Butterfly | |||
| Women's 400m Individual Medley | |||
| Women's 100m | |||
| Women's 800m | |||
| Women's Shot Put | |||
| Boxing | Men's Light Flyweight | ||
| Boxing | Men's Middleweight | ||
| Men's Road Race | |||
| Women's 3m Springboard | |||
| Men's Sabre Team | |||
| Men's 200m Freestyle | |||
| Men's 200m Freestyle | |||
| Men's 400m Freestyle | |||
| Men's 200m Backstroke | |||
| Men's 100m Breaststroke | |||
| Men's 200m Butterfly | |||
| Men's 400m Individual Medley | |||
| Women's 100m Freestyle | |||
| Women's 400m Freestyle | |||
| Women's 800m Freestyle | |||
| Women's 200m Backstroke | |||
| Women's 100m Butterfly | |||
| Women's 200m Butterfly | |||
| Women's 200m Individual Medley | |||
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| Medals by sport | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | bgcolor=#dce5e5 | bgcolor=#ffdab9 | Total | ||||
| Swimming | 18 | 10 | 14 | 42 | ||||
| Athletics | 10 | 9 | 3 | 27 | ||||
| Weightlifting | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Cycling | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Diving | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 24 | 22 | 82 | ||||
Commandant & General Manager – Arthur Tunstall
Assistant General manager – Eric Hayman
Assistant Managers Women – Esna Hopewell, Masie McQuiston
Administrative Officer – Ivan Lund
Advance Party – David McKenzie, Bill Young
Attache – Kenneth Breechin
Medical Officer – Dr Robert Tinning ; Masseur – George Saunders
Section Officials – Athletics Manager – Graeme Briggs, Athletics Coaches – Stewart Embling, Jack Pross, William Edgecombe ; Badminton Coach/Manager – Ronald Whittle ; Lawns Bowls Coach/Manager – Harold Leedham ; Boxing Manager/Coach – John Hare ; Cycling Manager – Howard Bergstrom, Cycling Coach/Trainer – Harold Johnson ; Fencing Manager/Coach – Laurence Smith ; Swimming Manager – Archie Steinbeck, Swimming Coaches – Arthur Cusack, Don Talbot ; Diving Coach – Thomas Donnet ; Weightlifting Manager/Coach – Sam Coffa ; Wrestling Manager/Coach -John Bourke[3]