Regions in Australia

Australia is made up of 8 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Australia. Information on all primary administrative regions in Australia.

Please click on a region name for more information on this region.

You can sort the regions in Australia alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population

Primary administrative regions in Australia

There are 8 regions in Australia in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Australia
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
South Australia State of South Australia1.1,815,485Adelaide Adelaide1,387,290
Queensland State of Queensland2.5,265,043Brisbane Brisbane2,582,007
Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory3.455,869Canberra Canberra367,752
Northern Territory Northern Territory4.249,345Darwin Darwin147,255
Tasmania State of Tasmania5.571,165Hobart Hobart247,086
Victoria State of Victoria6.6,613,700Melbourne Melbourne4,917,750
Western Australia State of Western Australia7.2,773,400Perth Perth2,192,229
New South Wales State of New South Wales8.8,130,115Sydney Sydney5,231,147