[1] WA Diamonds won the tournament for the second time after defeating Canberra Strikers 2–1 in the final.

[2] The 2004 Women's Australian Hockey League consisted of a single round robin format, followed by classification matches.

Teams from all 8 states and territories competed against one another throughout the pool stage.

At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top four ranked teams progressed to the semi-finals, while the bottom four teams continued to the classification stage.

All matches had an outright result, meaning drawn matches were decided in either golden goal extra time, or a penalty shoot-out.