| Country: | Australia |
| Type: | Women's Youth |
| Joined Fiba: | 1947 |
| Fiba Zone: | FIBA Asia |
| National Fed: | Basketball Australia |
| Coach: | Thomas Garlepp |
| Wc Championship: | World Cup |
| Wc Appearances: | 7 |
| Wc Medals: | Gold (2016) |
| Zone2 Championship: | Oceania Championship |
| Zone2 Appearances: | 5 |
| Zone2 Medals: | Gold (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) |
| Zone Championship: | Asian Championship |
| Zone Appearances: | 2 |
| Zone Medals: | Gold (2017, 2022) |
The Australia women's national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Australia and is governed by the Australian Basketball Federation Inc.[1] Nickname the Sapphires, the team represents the country in international under-16 and under-17 (under age 16 and under age 17) women's basketball competitions.[2]
Australia participated in the inaugural FIBA Under-17 World Championship in 2010 in France. They have appeared in every edition since.
| World Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Coach | ||||
 2010 | Quarterfinals | 7th of 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Lonergan | |
| 2012 | Quarterfinals | 5th of 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | Fillipou | |
 2014 | Quarterfinals | 5th of 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Lucas | |
 2016 | Champions | 1st of 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
 2018 | Third place | 3rd of 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||
 2022 | Fifth place | 5th of 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | York | |
 2024 | Fifth place | 5th of 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | Martin | |
| 2026 | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 7/7 | 43 | 32 | 11 | |||
| Australia U-17 statistical leaders | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | |
| 2010 | G. Tippett (18.0) | G. Tippett (8.8) | S. Talbot (3.1) | S. Blicavs (1.6) | G. Tippett (0.8) | |
| 2012 | V. Panousis (11.0) | L. Brown (8.4) | T. Mangakahia (2.4) | T. Mangakahia (2.4) | A. Smith (1.8) | |
| 2014 | T. Tupaea (10.0) | A. Maley (11.4) | T. Tupaea (3.4) | T. Tupaea (2.0) | A. Sharp (0.6) | |
| 2016 | E. Magbegor (12.5) | J. Simmons (8.3) | J. Simmons (4.2) | J. Simmons (2.3) | E. Magbegor (2.8) | |
| 2018 | S. Heal (16.0) | A. Emma-Nnopu (7.9) | I. Palmer (2.9) | S. Heal (2.0) | I. Anstey (0.7) |