The 1947 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula Libre motor race held at the Mount Panorama Circuit, near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 6 October 1947.

It was the twelfth Australian Grand Prix and the first to have been held after the conclusion of World War II.

Racing in Australia resumed in 1946, but it took until 1947 for a group, in this case the Australian Sporting Car Club, to take on the running of the Grand Prix.

Future Grand Prix stars also passed Mitchell, second was taken by Dick Bland in his Mercury Special.

Alf Barrett (Alfa Romeo Monza) started the race from scratch, 37 minutes after the first starter, Les Burrows (MG J2).