This is a continuing list of possible plants for this situation. No thought as to rainfall is included in this list.

Acacia podalyrifolia

Acacia pravissima

Acacia prominens

Acacia pycnantha

Acacia retinodes

Acacia rotundifolia

Banksia menziesii

Banksia prionotes

Banksia serratifola

Bauera rubioides

Billardiera longiflora

Billardiera scandens

Boronia denticulata

Boronia megastigma

Bossiae cinerea

Bursaria spinosa

Callicoma serratifolia

This is a further list for Second Line Coastal planting.

Acacia ligulata

Acacia linifolia

Acacia melanoxylon

Acacia myrtifolia

Acacia notabilis

Acacia oxycedris

Acacia podalyrifolia

Baeckia densifolia

Baeckia linifolia

Baeckia ramosissima

Banksia asplenifolia

Banksia baxteri

Banksia collina

Banksia grandis

Banksia ilicifolia

Finding plants that will tolerate second line coastal conditions can be a problem. This is another supplementary list of Australian Native Plants from an old book.

Australian Native Plants For Second Line Coastal Plantings

Acacia aculeatissima

Acacia baileyana

Acacia calamifolia

Acacia cultriformis

Acacia elata

Acacia elongata

Acacia glaucescens

Acacia lasiocarpa

Actinostrobus pyramidalis

Actinotus helianthus

Actinotus minor

Agonis flexuosa

Agonis juniperina

Angophora costata

Angophora floribunda

Anigozanthos flavidus and hybrids

Astroloma conostephioides

Astroloma humifusum

Here are two short lists of Australian Native plants suitable for coastal planting.

It would be best if you consulted a local native plant nursery catalogue to check on heights and drainage/soil requirements. For example, in our 320 mm rainfall some of these would be quite reasonable for a suburban backyard. However the same tree in an area of 600 mm rainfall could grow to be far too big for the same size yard. The ultimate height and spread of the tree needs to be carefully considered. It is an expensive exercise to cut down a mature tree and a great shame to do so considering the time taken to reach that height.

Front line Coastal (there would be others)
Acacia floribunda, longifolia, suaveolens,
Banksia ericfolia, integrifolia, marginata, serrata
Fugosia patersonii,
Hakea suaveolens
Melaleuca armillaris, halmatuorum,

Second line coastal (there would be others)
Acacia notabilis, pycnantha, saligna,
Agonis flexuosa,
Banksia baxteri, grandis, prionotes
Bursaria spinosa
Callistemon citrinus and forms, viminalis
Callitris rhomboidea
Various casuarinas and allocasuarinas
Ceratopetalum gummiferum
Many Eucalypts
Lillypilly forms
Grevillea robusta

I was thinking about the list so far realizing that there are many plants which fit this category which I do not actually know apart from what I read in specialist books. There is great information available if it can be found. In most cases it is important to remember that these plants need to have good drainage. Raising the planting hole or the garden bed as little as 100mm (4″), will provide sufficient drainage.

More Plants for Dry Conditions prostrate to 1 metre high.

Hakea purpurea prostrate form

Hakea ‘Burrendong Beauty’

Hardenbergia violacea, purple, pink, white

Hardenbergia comptoniana

Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Chrysocephalum semipapposum

Hibbertia cunieformis

Hibbertia sericea

Homoranthus flavescens

Isopogon anethifolius

Isopogon formosus

Kennedia beckxiana

Kennedia macrophylla

Kennedia prostrata

Kennedia retrorsa

Leptospermum juniperinum variety horizontalis

Macrozamia communis

Melaleuca pauciflora

Melaleuca pulchella

Melaleuca scabra

Melaleuca thymifolia

Melaleuca violacea

Prostanthera calycina

Prostanthera magnifica

Ptilotus obovatus

Thryptomene saxicola ‘Paynes Hybrid’

Verticordia grandis

Verticordia nitens

Verticordia plumosa

Westringea ‘Jervis Gem’