States and Territories of Australia - States and Territories

States and Territories

Reference map for States and Territories of Australia
Western
Australia Northern
Territory South
Australia Queensland New
South
Wales Australian
Capital
Territory Victoria Tasmania Indian Ocean Timor
Sea Gulf of
Carpentaria Arafura Sea Great
Australian
Bight Tasman
Sea Bass Strait Coral
Sea ● ● ● ● ● ● South
Pacific
Ocean Southern Ocean ● ● Great
Barrier
Reef
States and Territories of Australia
Flag State/Territory name ISO Postal Type Capital (or largest settlement) Population Area (km²)
Ashmore and Cartier Islands External (West Islet) 0 199
Australian Antarctic Territory External (Mawson Station) 1,000 5,896,500
Australian Capital Territory AU-ACT ACT Territory Canberra 358,894 2,358
Christmas Island CX External Flying Fish Cove 1,493 135
Cocos (Keeling) Islands CC External West Island 628 14
Coral Sea Islands External (Willis Island) 4 10
Heard Island and McDonald Islands HM External (Atlas Cove) 0 372
Jervis Bay Territory JBT Territory (Jervis Bay Village) 611 70
New South Wales AU-NSW NSW State Sydney 7,238,819 800,642
Norfolk Island NF External Kingston 2,114 35
Northern Territory AU-NT NT Territory Darwin 229,675 1,349,129
Queensland AU-QLD QLD State Brisbane 4,516,361 1,730,648
South Australia AU-SA SA State Adelaide 1,644,642 983,482
Tasmania AU-TAS TAS State Hobart 507,626 68,401
Victoria AU-VIC VIC State Melbourne 5,547,527 227,416
Western Australia AU-WA WA State Perth 2,296,411 2,529,875

See also: List of State Codes

Australia has had three now-defunct territories in its history:

  • From 1926 to 1931, the Northern Territory was divided into Central Australia and North Australia, with the border at the 20th parallel of latitude. Both territories were reincorporated as the Northern Territory at the end of this period.
  • From 1949 to 1975, the Territory of Papua and New Guinea was part of Australia, remaining so until the independence of the country of Papua New Guinea.

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