Australiana States Articles

Australian Capital Territory

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:47:00 GMT

Australias capital city is Canberra and is the only inland city in the nation. The ACT is just 2, 360 sq km with a population of 308,000 people. It lies in the temperate zone on Lake Burley Griffin and is 10 hours ahead of GMT.

New South Wales

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:45:00 GMT

NSW is the most populated state of Australia with a population of 6.3 million. It comprises an area of 800,640 sq km and the whole state is located within the temperate zone. Sydney is the capital city and the state is 10 hours ahead of GMT.

Northern Territory

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:47:00 GMT

The Northern Territory is Australias 3rd largest state in terms of landsize covering 1.3 million sq km with the smallest population share of just 190,000. Over 80% of the territory is located within the tropical zone with Darwin at the Top End on the Timor Sea. NT is 9.5 hours ahead of GMT sharing the same time zone as SA.

Queensland

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:09:00 GMT

Queensland is Australia's 3rd largest state in terms of population with 3.4 million people. It is the 2nd largest state in terms of landsize covering an area of 1.7 million sq km. 54% of the state is located in the tropical zone with Brisbane the capital city on the South Pacific Ocean in the temperate zone. Queensland is 10 hours ahead of GMT.

South Australia

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:22:00 GMT

South Australia is the 5th largest state in Australia with a population of 1.4 million. Covering an area of 983,000 sq km the entire state is located within the temperate zone. The city of Adelaide is a coastal capital on the Gulf of St Vincent and is 9.5 hours ahead of GMT.

Tasmania

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:55:00 GMT

Tasmania is Australias southern-most state and comprises less than 1% of the nation in terms of landsize covering just 68,000 sq km. However with 472,000 people it outsizes the NT and ACT in terms of population. Tasmania is also 10 hours ahead of GMT and lies completely within the temperate zone.

Victoria

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:44:00 GMT

Victoria is the 2nd largest state in terms of population with 4.6 million people, although the landsize is comparatively small at 227,000 sq km. The entire state is located within the temperate zone with Melbourne the capital city on Port Phillip Bay. Victoria is 10 hours ahead of GMT sharing the same time zone as NSW,Queensland,Tasmania and the ACT.

Western Australia

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:25:00 GMT

Western Australia, the largest state, comprises 2.5 million sq km. With a population of 1.8 million it is the 4th most populated state in Australia. 40% of the state is located within the tropical zone - the rest is in the temperate zone where the capital city Perth is located. WA is 8 hours ahead of GMT.