Australia competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.

Notable achievements at the Games: In May 2015, the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) announced Kate McLoughlin as the Chef de Mission.

[8] Curtis McGrath who lost his legs in the Afghanistan war and won Australia's first gold medal in paracanoe at the Games carried the Australian flag in the closing ceremony.

[10] In the four-year period leading up to Rio, the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) provided $62 million in funding.

[11] At the Team Launch, Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull stated that the Australian Government had provided close to $65 million direct funding to support the 167 athletes with a disability in the lead-up to Rio.

[13] Glenn Tasker, Australian Paralympic Committee President stated that "We are not just chasing medals, we are aspiring to shape attitudes and perceptions of disability and to build on the huge momentum and growth that the Paralympic movement is experiencing.”[13] Prime Minister Turnbull said: "I want to salute the achievements of all of our Paralympians past and present.

The following Australian athletes won multiple medals at the 2016 Paralympic Games: List of team members as of 17 September 2016.

Jonathon Milne earned Australia a spot at the Rio Games following his performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships and he was selected to make his debut in the Australian team on 29 July 2016.

[14] Emily Tapp was selected but forced to withdraw after a burnt leg did not heal in time for the Games.

[15] (d) Paralympic Games debut Australia won 26 medals – 3 gold, 9 silver and 14 bronze.

[19] Michael Gallagher was originally selected but on 2 September 2016 he was withdrawn from the team due to a positive doping test sample.

[21] Women - Emma Booth (d), Sharon Jarvis, Lisa Martin (d), Katie Umback (d) The Australian women's team (Belles) originally failed to qualify after finishing third at the IBSA Goalball Asia Pacific Championships in Hangzhou, China.

[22] Australian men's team failed to qualify after finishing fifth at the IBSA Goalball Asia Pacific Championships in Hangzhou, China.

Brazil chose Group B, which included Iran, the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Algeria.

[36] Josh Allison (d), Jannik Blair, Adam Deans (d), Tristan Knowles, Bill Latham, Matthew McShane (d), Brad Ness, Shaun Norris, Tom O'Neill-Thorne (d), Shawn Russell (d), Tige Simmons, Brett Stibners (d) Paralympic Games debut The Gliders did not qualify after finishing second to China at the 2015 Asia Oceania Qualifying Tournament.

[42] (d)= Paralympic Games debut Team Executive – Kate McLoughlin (Chef de Mission), Paul Bird (Deputy Chef de Mission), Phil Borgeaud (head of performance), Chris Nunn (Head of Operations)[31] Media Team – Tim Mannion (Head of Media and Broadcast), Sascha Ryner (Digital Coordinator and Media Liaison Officer - Table Tennis, Boccia), Margie McDonald (Media Liaison Officer – Athletics, Archery), Gennie Sheer (Media Liaison Officer – Cycling), Amanda Shalala (Media Liaison Officer– Rowing, Canoe), Alexandra Factor (Media Liaison Officer – Equestrian, Shooting), Neil Cross (Broadcast Liaison Officer), Alice Wheeler (Broadcast Liaison Officer), Brett Frawley (Videographer), Simon Christie (Videographer), Jeff Crow (Chief Photographer), Jacqueline Chartres (Media Manager Sydney Office)[31] Medical Staff - The Australian Paralympic Committee purchased the broadcast rights to the Socchi Winter and Rio Summer Games for less than $400,000.

Broadcast statistics included: Major advertisers and sponsors were: Optus, Samsung, Visa Inc, Swisse, Woolworths Supermarkets and Toyota.