States of Australia

The Commonwealth of Australia is a union of six states and various territories. The Australian mainland is made up of five states and three territories, with the sixth state of Tasmania being made up of islands. In addition, there are six island territories, known as external territories, and a claim to a territory in Antarctica. All states and three territories have their own parliaments and administer themselves; the remaining territories are administered by the Federal Government.

 States of Australia 

 States and Territories of AustraliaFlagState/Territory nameISOISO 3166-2:AU (ISO 3166-2 codes for the states and territories of Australia)PostalTypeCapital (or largest settlement)PopulationArea (km²)  Ashmore and Cartier Islands    External  (West Islet)  0  199   Australian Antarctic Territory    External  (Mawson Station)  1,000  5,896,500   Australian Capital Territory  AU-ACT  ACT  Territory  Canberra  344,200  2,358   Christmas Island  CX   External  Flying Fish Cove  1,493  135   Cocos (Keeling) Islands  CC   External  West Island  628  14  Coral Sea Islands Territory    External  (Willis Island)  4  10  Heard Island and McDonald Islands  HM   External  (Atlas Cove)  0  372  Jervis Bay Territory   JBT  Territory  (Jervis Bay Village)  611  70    New South Wales  AU-NSW  NSW  State  Sydney  6,967,200  800,642   Norfolk Island  NF   External  Kingston  2,114  35   Northern Territory  AU-NT  NT  Territory  Darwin  219,900 1,349,129   Queensland  AU-QLD  QLD  State  Brisbane  4,279,400  1,730,648   South Australia  AU-SA  SA  State  Adelaide  1,601,800  983,482   Tasmania  AU-TAS  TAS  State  Hobart  500,001  68,401   Victoria  AU-VIC  VIC  State  Melbourne  5,297,600 227,416   Western Australia  AU-WA  WA  State  Perth  2,163,200  2,529,875

References

Category:States and territories of Australia
Category:Australia-related lists