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
Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory1.455,869Canberra Canberra367,752
New South Wales State of New South Wales2.8,130,115Sydney Sydney5,231,147
Northern Territory Northern Territory3.249,345Darwin Darwin147,255
Queensland State of Queensland4.5,265,043Brisbane Brisbane2,582,007
South Australia State of South Australia5.1,815,485Adelaide Adelaide1,387,290
Tasmania State of Tasmania6.571,165Hobart Hobart247,086
Victoria State of Victoria7.6,613,700Melbourne Melbourne4,917,750
Western Australia State of Western Australia8.2,773,400Perth Perth2,192,229