| Agency Name: | Department of Works |
| Formed: | 4 June 1952 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Works and Housing |
| Dissolved: | 30 November 1973 |
| Superseding: | Department of Housing and Construction (I) |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | Wilfrid Kent Hughes |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister (1952–1956) |
| Minister2 Name: | Allen Fairhall |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Minister (1956–1958) |
| Minister3 Name: | Gordon Freeth |
| Minister3 Pfo: | Minister (1958–1963) |
| Minister4 Name: | John Gorton |
| Minister4 Pfo: | Minister (1963–1967) |
| Minister5 Name: | Bert Kelly |
| Minister5 Pfo: | Minister (1967–1968) |
| Minister6 Name: | Reg Wright |
| Minister6 Pfo: | Minister (1968–1972) |
| Minister7 Name: | Gough Whitlam |
| Minister7 Pfo: | Minister (1972) |
| Minister8 Name: | Jim Cavanagh |
| Minister8 Pfo: | Minister (1972–1973) |
| Chief1 Name: | Louis Loder |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary (1952–1961) |
| Chief2 Name: | Ronald Lewis |
| Chief2 Position: | Secretary (1961–1964) |
| Chief3 Name: | George Maunder |
| Chief3 Position: | Secretary (1964–1967) |
| Chief4 Name: | Alan Reiher |
| Chief4 Position: | Secretary (1967–1973) |
The Department of Works was an Australian government department that existed between June 1952 and November 1973. It was the third so-named Australian government department.
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.
The functions of the department were listed in Administrative Arrangements Orders as the planning execution and maintenance of Commonwealthworks.
The department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Works.