The fifth season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars premiered on 26 September 2006. Daryl Somers and Sonia Kruger returned as hosts, while Todd McKenney, Paul Mercurio, Helen Richey, and Mark Wilson returned as judges.

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AFL player Anthony Koutoufides and Natalie Lowe were announced as the winners on 28 November 2006, while chess player Arianne Caoili and Carmelo Pizzino finished in second place.

A controversy occurred in the semifinal round when judge Todd McKenney stated that he believed Arianne Caoili had received professional dance lessons prior to the competition; Caoili denied this. Channel 7's Today Tonight supported McKenney's claims, producing video footage of Caoili attending salsa classes, but Caoili said she had just started taking salsa lessons when the producers offered her a place on the show.^[1]

This season featured ten celebrity contestants.

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

Notes

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Paul Mercurio, Mark Wilson.

The couples performed the following each week:

• Week 1: One unlearned dance (Cha-cha-cha or waltz)
• Week 2: One unlearned dance (Quickstep or rumba)
• Week 3: One unlearned dance (Jive or tango)
• Week 4: One unlearned dance (Foxtrot or paso doble)
• Week 5: Samba
• Week 6: One unlearned dance
• Week 7: One unlearned dance & group West Coast Swing
• Week 8: Two unlearned dances
• Week 9: One unlearned dance & Argentine tango
• Week 10: Favourite dance of the season, Lindy Hop & freestyle