BONDI BEACH AND SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE THIS YEAR'S AUSSIE INSTAGRAM FAVOURITES

Bondi Beach

Sydney icons Bondi Beach and the Sydney Opera House have topped the list of the most tagged Australian locations on Instagram in 2018. Four out of the five most tagged locations in the country were in Sydney with Bondi Beach, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour and Darling Harbour taking out the most popular spots on the social media platform in 2018.

Sydney's stunning Bondi Beach was the most geotagged location in NSW and across Australia, while the most used hashtag across the country was #love.

Naomi Shepherd, Group Industry Director at Facebook and Instagram, said, “Love is in the air on Instagram this year, with our global community sharing the heart emoji 14 billion times in comments, and choosing the heart-eyes as the most popular face filter in 2018.

"In Australia, #love was our most-used hashtag, reaffirming Instagram as a place to express yourself and get closer to the people and things you care about."

Australian actor and tourism ambassador Chris Hemsworth was named as the most-loved Aussie on Instagram for 2018.