Australia Handy Atlas, in a 25 x 17cm, 152-page paperback format, with states shown at varying scales and additional more detailed mapping for environs of the state capital, plus a street plan of the city itself.

Each state is covered at a different scale depending on its size. Mapping is a reduction of Hemas Touring Atlases of Australia, with the same information but in smaller print. All classes of roads from freeways to minor roads and 4WD tracks are shown, with intermediate driving distances on many routes and symbols indicating fuel supplies including outback stations. Named routes and highways characteristic of Australias road network, such as Great Ocean Road, the Savannah Way, Capricorn Highway, etc, are shown with their names. Railways and local airfields are also marked.

Other information includes locations of campsites and caravan parks, rest areas, and various places of interest. Colouring indicates national or regional parks and reserves, conservation areas, resource and scientific reserves, aboriginal land and UNESCO World Heritage areas. Topography is indicated by names of mountain ranges and selected spot heights.

For each state capital the atlas includes a street plan of the CBD area, annotated with places of interest and selected accommodation. Also included are a map of the city with its outer suburbs and a map of the wider region around it.

The atlas has an index and also includes an extensive list of the countrys national park with a table showing what facilities can be found there, plus a distance table.