Capital Cities of Australia NSW Cities and Regional

Capital Cities of Australia

NSW – Cities and Regional Centres The capital city of New South Wales is Sydney. It is located on the east coast of the state. The city of Sydney covers an area of over 12 000 square kilometres. Other major cities in New South Wales include Newcastle (to the north) and Wollongong (to the south). New South Wales has several regional centres including Albury, Coffs Harbour, Wagga, Port Macquarie, Tamworth, Orange, Mittagong, Dubbo, Nowra and Bathurst. Newcastle SYDNEY Wollongong

VIC – Cities and Regional Centres The capital city of Victoria is Melbourne. It is located on the south coast of the state. The city of Melbourne covers an area of over 9000 square kilometres. Another major city in Victoria is Geelong (to the south west). Victoria has several regional centres including Ballarat, Bendigo, Wodonga, Mildura, Shepparton, Morwell, Warragul and Warnambool. Geelong MELBOURNE

QLD – Cities and Regional Centres The capital city of Queensland is Brisbane. It is located on the east coast of the state. The city of Brisbane covers an area of over 15 000 square kilometres. Other major city centres in Queensland include the Sunshine Coast (to the north) and the Gold Coast (to the south). Queensland has several regional centres including Townsville, Cairns, Toowoomba, Mackay, Rockhampton and Bundaberg. Sunshine Coast BRISBANE Gold Coast

WA – Cities and Regional Centres The capital city of Western Australia is Perth. It is located on the west coast of the state. The city of Perth covers an area of over 6000 square kilometres. It is the only major city in the state (due to the smaller population). Western Australia has several regional centres including Bunbury, Ellenbrook, Geraldton, Busselton, Albany and Kalgoorlie. PERTH

SA – Cities and Regional Centres The capital city of South Australia is Adelaide. It is located on the south coast of the state. The city of Adelaide covers an area of over 3000 square kilometres. It is the only major city in the state (due to the smaller population). South Australia has several small regional centres including Mount Gambier, Gawler and Whyalla. ADELAIDE

TAS – Cities and Regional Centres The capital city of Tasmania is Hobart. It is located on the east coast of the state. The city of Hobart covers an area of over 1500 square kilometres. It is the only major city in the state (due to the smaller size and population). Tasmania has some regional centres including Launceston, Devonport and Burnie. HOBART

ACT – Cities and Regional Centres The capital city of Australia is Canberra. It is located on the northern border of the Australian Capital Territory. The city of Canberra covers an area of around 800 square kilometres. It is the only major city in the territory (due to the smaller size and population). Some of the suburbs located in the city of Canberra include Belconnen, Tuggeranong and Weston Creek. CANBERRA

NT – Cities and Regional Centres The capital city of the Northern Territory is Darwin. It is located on the north coast of the territory. The city of Darwin covers an area of over 3000 square kilometres. It is the only major city in the territory (due to the smaller size and population). The Northern Territory has several small regional centres including Palmerston, Alice Springs and Katherine. DARWIN