| Cover Page | 12 Months Ended |
| Dec. 31, 2024 shares |
| Document Information [Line Items] | | |
| Document Type | 20-F/A | |
| Amendment Flag | true | |
| Document Annual Report | true | |
| Document Transition Report | false | |
| Document Shell Company Report | false | |
| Document Registration Statement | false | |
| Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2024 | |
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2024 | |
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | |
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | |
| Entity Registrant Name | Woodside Energy Group Ltd | |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0000844551 | |
| Entity File Number | 001-41404 | |
| Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | Yes | |
| Entity Voluntary Filers | No | |
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | |
| Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | |
| Entity Shell Company | false | |
| Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | |
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | C3 | |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 11 Mount Street | |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Perth | |
| Entity Address, Country | AU | |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 6000 | |
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 1,898,749,771 | |
| Document Accounting Standard | International Financial Reporting Standards | |
| ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag | true | |
| Document Financial Statement Error Correction [Flag] | false | |
| Amendment Description | EXPLANATORY NOTE Woodside Energy Group Ltd (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2024 (the “Original Form 20-F”), as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on 25 February 2025 (the “Original Filing Date”), solely to correct certain inadvertent typographical errors in Exhibits 13.1 and 13.2. Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Amendment No. 1 also includes, as Exhibits 12.1 and 12.2, the certifications of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Except as described above, no changes have been made to the Original Form 20-F, and this Amendment No. 1 does not modify, amend or update the financial or other information contained in the Original Form 20-F. This Amendment No. 1 does not reflect any events that have occurred on or after the Original Filing Date. Among other things, the Company has not revised forward-looking statements made in the Original Form 20-F to reflect events that occurred or facts that became known to the Company after the Original Filing Date. Therefore, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 20-F. | |
| ADR [Member] | | |
| Document Information [Line Items] | | |
| Title of 12(b) Security | American Depositary Shares | |
| Trading Symbol | WDS | |
| Security Exchange Name | NYSE | |
| Ordinary shares [member] | | |
| Document Information [Line Items] | | |
| Title of 12(b) Security | Ordinary Shares, no par value per share | [1] |
| Security Exchange Name | NYSE | |
| No Trading Symbol Flag | true | |
| Business Contact [Member] | | |
| Document Information [Line Items] | | |
| Contact Personnel Name | Marcela Louzada | |
| Contact Personnel Email Address | investor@woodside.com | |
| Local Phone Number | 8 9348 4000 | |
| City Area Code | 61 | |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 11 Mount Street | |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Perth | |
| Entity Address, Country | AU | |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 6000 | |
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| [1]Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of American Depositary Shares, pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
