| Agency Name: | Department of Transport |
| Formed: | 19 December 1972 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Shipping and Transport Department of Civil Aviation |
| Dissolved: | 7 May 1982 |
| Superseding: | Department of Transport and Construction Department of Aviation |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | Charles Jones |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister (1972–1975) |
| Minister2 Name: | Peter Nixon |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Minister (1975–1979) |
| Minister3 Name: | Ralph Hunt |
| Minister3 Pfo: | Minister (1979–1982) |
| Chief1 Name: | Malcolm Macgregor Summers |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary (Jan 1973 – Sep 1973) |
| Chief2 Name: | Charles Halton |
| Chief2 Position: | Secretary (Nov 1973 – May 1982) |
The Department of Transport was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and May 1982. It was the third so-named Australian Government Department to be established.
Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the department's annual reports.
According to the Administrative Arrangements Order made on 20 December 1972, the department dealt with:
The department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Transport.