<page_title> Alcohol laws of Australia </page_title> <section_title> Alcohol drinking age </section_title> <table> <cell> South Australia <col_header> State/territory </col_header> <col_header> Australian Capital Territory </col_header> <col_header> New South Wales </col_header> <col_header> Northern Territory </col_header> <col_header> Queensland </col_header> </cell> <cell> 18 <col_header> Current legal drinking age </col_header> <row_header> South Australia </row_header> </cell> <cell> 1971 <col_header> Year adopted </col_header> <row_header> South Australia </row_header> </cell> <cell> 21 to 20 in 1968 <col_header> Previous legal drinking age </col_header> <row_header> South Australia </row_header> </cell> </table>
The drinking age was lowered from 21 to 20 in 1968 and by 1971 South Australia had a drinking age of 18.