Australian states and capitals

Emigrate to Australia is part of States and Territories in Australia Australia is a union of six states. Western Australia (capital: Perth), Northern Territory, South Australia (capital: Adelaide), Queensland (capital: Brisbane), New South Wales (capital: Sydney), Victoria (capital: Melbourne and Tasmania (capital: Hobart) . Capital: Sydney Sydney is Australia’s largest city and home to some of Australia’s most famous landmarks including Sydney Harbour, Sydney Opera House and Bondi Beach. Sydney has a warm temperate climate and has a population of 4,254,900. Capital: Melbourne Melbourne is Australia’s second largest capital city and home to some of Australia’s best cafes and restaurants. Melbourne has great events and has a passion for food and wine. Melbourne is located on Port Phillip Bay in Australia’s South East and has a population of 3,634,200. Capital: Brisbane Brisbane has the fastest growing population of all Australian cities. Its sub tropical climate makes Brisbane one of Australia’s most popular holiday destinations. The population of Brisbane is 1,810,900. Capital: Perth Nestled on the banks of the Swan River, Perth is the only major city on the west coast of Australia. Perth enjoys a Mediterranean style climate and has some of Australia’s best cultural and artistic centres. The population of Perth is 1,477,800. Capital: Adelaide Adelaide is situated between the Mount Lofty Ranges and the waters of Gulf St Vincent. Adelaide has some of Australia’s best wines a...

Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising of a large island continent , the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world’s sixth largest country but is very sparsely populated. Only 23.6 million people live in Australia, most around the edge near the ocean. This is due to the vast desert that makes up the middle of the continent. Australia rarely experiences sub–zero temperatures, but snow does fall on the mountains in the South East. Australia has six states, each of which has their own democratic parliament— New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia. Australia also has two major mainland territories— the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory (which contains Australia’s capital city of Canberra). The most populous states are Victoria and New South Wales, which are home to Australia’s two largest cities (Melbourne and Sydney respectively). Australia officially became its own country in 1901 as Queen Victoria of England signed the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act. Since then, Australia has had a democratically elected parliament consisting of 226 elected officials. Alongside this, there is the house of representatives and senate. Australia has no official animal, though the kangaroo is featured on the coat of arms. The Golden Wattle is the official flower; green and gold are the national colours.

• Chopper Read • States and territories • ABC Radio Grandstand • List of Australian capital cities • TransLink (South East Queensland) services • Australian Broadcasting Corporation And The Wiggles Pty Ltd Presents Greg Wiggle Sam Wiggle Emma Wiggle Murray Wiggle Simon Wiggle Jeff Wiggle Anthony Wiggle Dorothy the Dinosaur Henry the Octopus Captain Feathersword And Wags the Dog of the Crossover 3D • Tuggeranong • Railway Stations There are eight capital cities in Section 125 of the Constitution of Australia specified that the seat of the national government, that is, the national capital, would be in its own territory within In each state and internal territory, the capital is also the jurisdiction's most populous city. The Australian external territory of Kingston, although this acts merely as the administrative centre of government; its Burnt Pine. State and territory capitals of Australia State/territory Capital City population State/territory population Percentage of state/territory population in capital city Established Capital since Image 403,468 403,468 100.00% 1913 1913 5,029,768 7,759,274 64.82% 1788 1788 145,916 245,740 59.38% 1869 1911 2,360,241 4,848,877 48.68% 1825 1860 1,324,279 1,713,054 77.31% 1836 1836 224,462 517,588 43.37% 1804 1826 4,725,316 6,179,249 76.47% 1835 1851 2,022,044 2,558,951 79.02% 1829 1829 Notes [ ]

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2. Territories Name Capital Australian Capital Territory Canberra Northern Territory Darwin Coral Sea Territory no inhabitants Australian Antarctic Territory no permanent population 3. Dependencies Name Capital The Ashmore and Cartier Islands no permanent population Cocos Islands no permanent population Christmas Islands The Settlement Norfolk Islands Kingston Heard and Mc Donald no inhabitants

• Afrikaans • አማርኛ • العربية • বাংলা • Banjar • Български • Boarisch • Чӑвашла • Čeština • Cymraeg • Deutsch • Español • Esperanto • فارسی • Français • 한국어 • Հայերեն • हिन्दी • Bahasa Indonesia • Interlingue • Italiano • ქართული • Kotava • Latviešu • Lietuvių • Magyar • Māori • მარგალური • Монгол • Nederlands • 日本語 • Norsk bokmål • Polski • Română • Русский • Gagana Samoa • සිංහල • Simple English • Slovenčina • Slovenščina • کوردی • Српски / srpski • Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски • Suomi • ไทย • Türkçe • Українська • اردو • Tiếng Việt • 中文 • (a) have a population of at least 25,000 persons and be an independent centre of population; not being a suburb, whether residential, industrial, commercial or maritime, of any other council area or centre of population; or • (b) have a population of at least 150,000, and have a distinct character and entity as a centre of population beyond what would normally be regarded as being of local or suburban significance only; or • (c) satisfy the criteria specified in paragraphs (a) or (b) apart from the population criteria, and be a homogenous centre of importance as a focus of regional commercial, governmental or cultural activity beyond that which would normally be regarded as local, suburban, or subsidiary to another nearby centre. New South Wales, therefore, has two types of "city": cities that are acknowledged on the register of the Cities acknowledged on the NSW Geographical Names Register

• • • • • Covering an area of 7,617,930 sq.km (2,969,907 sq mi), Australia is the smallest continent, the world’s 6 th largest country and the largest country in Oceania. It is located between the Indian and Pacific Oceans in the Southern hemisphere. Australia is extremely dry, with about 35% of the country receiving very little rain (if any). Almost 20% of available land is dominated by deserts and semi-arid land, located along the Tropic of Capricorn. Ayers Rock (Uluru): Considered the largest solitary rock on the planet, its red sandstone surface smoothed by high winds over time is revered as a holy place and called Uluru by the aboriginal people. It’s 1,143ft (348m) high and is located in the semi-arid region of Central Australia. At the northernmost point of Queensland is Cape York Peninsula, described as the world’s “last wilderness”, and as one of the “wildest unexplored wilderness area on the planet”. Cape York is home to jagged-tooth mountains, tropical rainforests, extensive mangrove forests, grasslands, swamps and fast-moving rivers. The Great Dividing Mountain Range extends from Melbourne (in the south) to Cape York (in the north). Located in New South Wales, in the south eastern part of the country is, Mount Kosciuszko, the highest point in the Australian mainland, at an elevation of 7,312ft (2,229m) (as marked on the map by an upright yellow triangle). The lowest point is located in South Australia in the dry bed of Lake Eyre at -49ft (-15m) below sea level. ...

• Afrikaans • አማርኛ • العربية • বাংলা • Banjar • Български • Boarisch • Чӑвашла • Čeština • Cymraeg • Deutsch • Español • Esperanto • فارسی • Français • 한국어 • Հայերեն • हिन्दी • Bahasa Indonesia • Interlingue • Italiano • ქართული • Kotava • Latviešu • Lietuvių • Magyar • Māori • მარგალური • Монгол • Nederlands • 日本語 • Norsk bokmål • Polski • Română • Русский • Gagana Samoa • සිංහල • Simple English • Slovenčina • Slovenščina • کوردی • Српски / srpski • Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски • Suomi • ไทย • Türkçe • Українська • اردو • Tiếng Việt • 中文 • (a) have a population of at least 25,000 persons and be an independent centre of population; not being a suburb, whether residential, industrial, commercial or maritime, of any other council area or centre of population; or • (b) have a population of at least 150,000, and have a distinct character and entity as a centre of population beyond what would normally be regarded as being of local or suburban significance only; or • (c) satisfy the criteria specified in paragraphs (a) or (b) apart from the population criteria, and be a homogenous centre of importance as a focus of regional commercial, governmental or cultural activity beyond that which would normally be regarded as local, suburban, or subsidiary to another nearby centre. New South Wales, therefore, has two types of "city": cities that are acknowledged on the register of the Cities acknowledged on the NSW Geographical Names Register

2. Territories Name Capital Australian Capital Territory Canberra Northern Territory Darwin Coral Sea Territory no inhabitants Australian Antarctic Territory no permanent population 3. Dependencies Name Capital The Ashmore and Cartier Islands no permanent population Cocos Islands no permanent population Christmas Islands The Settlement Norfolk Islands Kingston Heard and Mc Donald no inhabitants

Emigrate to Australia is part of States and Territories in Australia Australia is a union of six states. Western Australia (capital: Perth), Northern Territory, South Australia (capital: Adelaide), Queensland (capital: Brisbane), New South Wales (capital: Sydney), Victoria (capital: Melbourne and Tasmania (capital: Hobart) . Capital: Sydney Sydney is Australia’s largest city and home to some of Australia’s most famous landmarks including Sydney Harbour, Sydney Opera House and Bondi Beach. Sydney has a warm temperate climate and has a population of 4,254,900. Capital: Melbourne Melbourne is Australia’s second largest capital city and home to some of Australia’s best cafes and restaurants. Melbourne has great events and has a passion for food and wine. Melbourne is located on Port Phillip Bay in Australia’s South East and has a population of 3,634,200. Capital: Brisbane Brisbane has the fastest growing population of all Australian cities. Its sub tropical climate makes Brisbane one of Australia’s most popular holiday destinations. The population of Brisbane is 1,810,900. Capital: Perth Nestled on the banks of the Swan River, Perth is the only major city on the west coast of Australia. Perth enjoys a Mediterranean style climate and has some of Australia’s best cultural and artistic centres. The population of Perth is 1,477,800. Capital: Adelaide Adelaide is situated between the Mount Lofty Ranges and the waters of Gulf St Vincent. Adelaide has some of Australia’s best wines a...