The 1996 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships were held in Townsville, Australia, between November 28–30, 1996.

They were held together with the 1996 Oceania Open Championships.

A total of 35 events were contested, 18 by men and 17 by women.

Complete results can be found as compiled by Bob Snow on the Athletics Papua New Guinea,[1] on the Athletics Weekly,[2] and on the World Junior Athletics History webpages.

[3] *   Host nation (Australia) An unofficial count yields the number of about 112 athletes from 16 countries: