The 2012 Under 21 Women's Australian Championships was a women's field hockey tournament held in the South Australian city of Adelaide, from 10 to 21 July.

[1] NSW won the gold medal after defeating SA 3–1 in the final.

QLD won the bronze medal by defeating the ACT 3–1 in the third place match.

[2] As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

There were 130 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 3.61 goals per match.