A. estrophiolata bark is used by Aborigines as a wash for the treatment of skin complaints. The gum when softened is also used on sores and burns and in addition the sweet gum may be eaten as food. The bark gave negative results in tests for alkaloids while the leaves tested positively. A phytochemical analysis of the root bark is also given, Barr et al (1988).

A. estrophiolata is reported by Isaacs (1987) to be a source of both gum and seeds for Aboriginal consumption.

The juvenile growth phase of A. estrophiolata is distinctive, as the plants are shrubby, the phyllodes broader and erect and often in small clusters. It is not until maturity that the elegant weeping form with longer slender phyllodes is achieved.