There are over eighty-nine roller derby leagues in Australia. in women's, men's, co-ed and junior categories.
Governance
provides a minimal level of insurance for some roller derby leagues in Australia. According to Skate Australia's 2009-2013 strategic plan, the governance of roller derby is different than other sports affiliated with the organisation. Roller derby lacks state committees, with leagues going straight to the Development Officer and Sport Services Administrator. In 2006, there were no roller derby memberships in Skate Australia. By 2008, three percent of all members were from the roller derby community.
Between the Adelaide Roller Derby's 2007 formation and the start of their first season, the club hosted the first interstate roller derby competition in Australia, Skate of Origin, against the Victorian Roller Derby League. 2010 saw Adelaide Roller Derby hosting the Great Southern Slam – the largest roller derby competition to be held outside of the United States, with 650 competitors from Australia and New Zealand. Adelaide Roller Derby again hosted The Great Southern Slam in the June long weekend of 2012 and this time boasted over 1000 participants in the main tournament, match play for less experience leagues, and a series of challenge bouts. The main tournament consisted of 18 leagues including two from New Zealand with Victorian Roller Derby League taking out top honours in a repeat performance from 2010 over Sun State Roller Girls.
As of March 2013, there are now 31 Roller Derby Leagues in NSW. There are several Sydney, New South Wales based teams including South Side Derby Dolls,Sydney Roller Derby League, Western Sydney Rollers, South West Sydney Rockets Roller Derby League, Hawkesbury/Hills Area Roller Derby, Inner West Roller Derby League, , and a University league; . Roller derby is played outside the capital with leagues based in Coffs Harbour, Illawarra, Blue Mountains and Newcastle. In March 2012, fifteen women, led by Michael Frawley, started working on creating a league in Wagga Wagga.
Victoria
There are several Melbourne based roller derby leagues, including Diamond Valley Roller Derby Club, East Victorian Roller Derby, Kingston City Rollers, Melbourne Northside Rollers, South Sea Roller Derby, Victorian Roller Derby League and WestSide Derby Dollz. Roller derby is also played in regional areas including Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, and Sale.
Roller derby is played in Tasmania, with two leagues based in Hobart, the Convict City Roller Derby League. and South Island Sirens. and Two leagues in Launceston; Devil State Derby League and Van Diemen Rollers.
There are two roller derby leagues in the Australian Capital Territory: The Canberra Roller Derby League and the Varsity Derby League. The sport was introduced to Canberra in 2008. by Bullseye Betty, Dr Hell, Roulette Rough and Peachy Keen. The league had its first bouting season in 2009, and tickets were quickly bought out. By June 2010, the Canberra Roller Derby League was competing in interstate bouts. In the early years of roller derby in the ACT, the presence of the Canberra Roller Derby League helped change the perception of the sport in the capital from an entertaining sideshow to a mainstream women's participation sport. In 2011, to accommodate the growing interest in the sport, a student organisation expanded roller derby into the Australian National University. In late 2011, this organisation unaffiliated from the University and became Varsity Derby League. Varsity has a strong focus on inclusiveness and in 2014 established Canberra's first men's roller derby team.
Roller derby is played in the Northern Territory. Darwin Rollergirls, based in Darwin were the first league established in the NT. There is a league based in Alice Springs called the Malice Springs Roller Derby League The first modern roller derby bout between these two leagues in October 2011 was entitled Highway to Roll and drew a sell-out crowd
