The majority of people live in the 3 major cities Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong.
Climate varies from temperate rainforest, inland desert to snowfields in the south.
The Animal emblem is the Platypus and the flower emblem is The Waratah. Sydney is the State capital covering an area of 12,407 square kilometres. Average daily hours of sunshine, 6.7. Lord Howe island is also part of New South Wales, administered by the Lord Howe Island Board. The average height of The Northern Tablelands is 750 metres, a large chunk of the New England Range is higher than 1200 metres.