Places in Australia - find information on all 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 21,515,754 people.

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

Facts and figures about Australia
Country	Code	Area	Population	P/km²
Australia	AU	7,686,850.0 km²	21,515,754 people	2.8

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

Compare the facts and figures of Australia with other countries in Oceania.

Map of Australia

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Information on Australia

Information on Australia
Name	Official name	Code	Status	Regions	Capital	Continent
Australia	Commonwealth of Australia	AU	Sovereign country	8	Canberra Canberra	Oceania

Time in Australia

Time in Australia
Current time	Summer time (DST)	Standard time	Current timezone offset	Timezone
Thu, 30 Mar 2023 - 10:53pm	In effect (+1 hour)	Thu, 30 Mar 2023 - 9:53pm	UTC +12.0	Australia/Sydney

Currency in Australia

Currency in Australia
Currency	Abbreviation
Dollar	AUD

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 code	Internet top level domain (TLD)
+61	.au

Latitude & Longitude of Australia

Latitude & Longitude of Australia
Position	Latitude (width)	Longitude (length)
Show on map	25°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 17 places in Australia with a population of more than 100,000 people.

Largest places in Australia
Place	No	Population
Sydney Sydney	1.	4,627,345
Melbourne Melbourne	2.	4,246,375
Brisbane Brisbane	3.	2,189,878
Perth Perth	4.	1,896,548
Adelaide Adelaide	5.	1,225,235
Gold Coast Gold Coast	6.	591,473
Canberra Canberra	7.	367,752
Newcastle Newcastle	8.	308,308
Logan City Logan City	9.	282,673
Geelong Geelong	10.	226,034
Hobart Hobart	11.	216,656
Townsville Townsville	12.	196,219
Cairns Cairns	13.	153,075
Toowoomba Toowoomba	14.	131,258
Darwin Darwin	15.	129,062
Launceston Launceston	16.	106,153
Bendigo Bendigo	17.	100,617

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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

Search places in Australia by name

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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.