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Australian States


Australian State Capitals and Nicknames

  • Australian State - Capital - Nicknames
  1. New South Wales - Sydney - The First State, or The Premier State
  2. Victoria - Melbourne - The Garden State
  3. Queensland - Brisbane - Sunshine State
  4. Western Australia - Perth - The Wildflower State, or The Golden State
  5. South Australia - Adelaide - The Festival State, or The Wine State
  6. Tasmania - Hobart - Tassie, or The Apple Isle, or The Holiday Isle
  7. Australian Capital Territory - Canberra - The Nation's Capital, or The Bush Capital
  8. Northern Territory - Darwin - The Territory, or The T, or The Top End





Quick Facts About Australian States

  1. Australia is divided into six states and two territories.
  2. Western Australia is the largest state.
  3. Tasmania is the smallest state and is 200 kilometres south of Victoria, separated from mainland Australia by the Bass Strait.
  4. New South Wales (NSW) has the highest population of any state in Australia, with over 8 million residents.
  5. Tasmania is Australia's smallest state, although still more populous than any of its territories.
  6. Northern Territory (NT) has the smallest population of any state or territory in Australia.
  7. Uluru is located in Northern Territory.
  8. The Great Barrier Reef is located in the tropical waters of north Queensland.
  9. Mount Kosciusko, mainland Australia's tallest mountain, is located in the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales.
  10. The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage stretch of road in Victoria.
  11. Australia's largest lake, Lake Eyre, is in South Australia.
  12. Coober Pedy is a town in South Australia sometimes referred to as the "opal capital of the world".



Cities in States

  1. Sydney - New South Wales
  2. Melbourne - Victoria
  3. Brisbane - Queensland
  4. Perth - Western Australia
  5. Adelaide - South Australia
  6. Gold Coast – Queensland
  7. Newcastle – New South Wales
  8. Canberra – Australian Capital Territory
  9. Sunshine Coast - Queensland
  10. Wollongong - New South Wales
  11. Geelong - Victoria
  12. Hobart - Tasmania
  13. Broome - Western Australia



  14. Townsville - Queensland
  15. Cairns - Queensland
  16. Darwin - Northern Territory
  17. Launceston - Tasmania
  18. Wagga Wagga - New South Wales
  19. Alice Springs - Northern Territory
  20. Mount Isa - Queensland