Places in Australia

Find information on almost all places in Australia. Whether you are looking for information on regions in Australia or information on cities and places in Australia, this website is the right place in the web to start your search.

Facts and figures about Australia at a glance

Australia is a sovereign country on the continent of Oceania. Australia covers a total area of 7,686,850.0 km2 and has a population of approximately 24,992,369 people.

The capital of Australia is Canberra (Canberra) with a population of 367,752 people.

Facts and figures about Australia
CountryCodeAreaPopulationP/km2
AustraliaAU7,686,850.0 km224,992,369 people3.3

Population density in Australia
Population density
3.3 p/km2 (extremly low)
Extremly low population density in Australia
Australia: Extremly low population density

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Map of Australia

Map of Australia

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Information on Australia

Information on Australia
NameOfficial nameCodeStatusRegionsCapitalContinent
AustraliaCommonwealth of AustraliaAUSovereign country8 Canberra CanberraOceania

Time in Australia

Time in Australia
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 8:30pm (20:30h)In effect (+1 hour)Tue, 19 Mar 2024 - 7:30pm (19:30h)UTC +12.0Australia/Sydney

Currency in Australia

Currency in Australia
CurrencyAbbreviation
DollarAUD

Languages in Australia

Languages in Australia
Languages
English

Neighbouring countries of Australia

Neighbouring countries of Australia
Neighbouring countries
none

Telecommunication in Australia

Telecommunication in Australia
International calling codeInternet top level domain (TLD)
+61.au

Latitude & Longitude of Australia

Latitude & Longitude of Australia
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map25°00'00.0"S (-25.0000000°)135°00'00.0"E (135.0000000°)

Regions in Australia

Regions in Australia
Regions
There are 8 primary administrative regions in Australia. Have a closer look at the regions in Australia.

Largest places in Australia

There are 20 places in Australia with a population of more than 100,000 people.
Largest places in Australia
PlaceNoPopulation
Sydney Sydney1.5,231,147
Melbourne Melbourne2.4,917,750
Brisbane Brisbane3.2,582,007
Perth Perth4.2,192,229
Adelaide Adelaide5.1,387,290
Gold Coast Gold Coast6.640,778
Canberra Canberra7.367,752
Newcastle Newcastle8.348,539
Logan City Logan City9.326,615
Wollongong Wollongong10.280,153
Geelong Geelong11.268,984
Hobart Hobart12.247,086
Townsville Townsville13.180,820
Cairns Cairns14.153,075
Darwin Darwin15.147,255
Toowoomba Toowoomba16.140,303
Mackay Mackay17.123,183
Ballarat Ballarat18.116,201
Mandurah Mandurah19.107,641
Bendigo Bendigo20.103,034

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Countries or territories in connection with Australia

There are 4 countries or territories connected with Australia.
Countries or territories in connection with Australia
Countries or territories
Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island

External sources of information on Australia

Australia on Wikipedia

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Search places in Australia by first letter

If you prefer you can search any place in Australia by first letter. Just click on the respective first letter in the index of places in Australia. All places in Australia starting with this letter will be listed. Also sometimes the full name of a certain place maybe unknown. Then this search option may also be usefull for searching such places in Australia.

Follow the hierarchy in Australia

You can click your way through the hierarchy starting from the continent Oceania, over a region in Australia to a certain place or city in Australia, as all places and cities in Australia are linked hierarchically to each other. The actual hierarchy is always displayed in the breadcrumb navigation, so you can always see exactly where you are.