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
New South Wales State of New South Wales1.8,130,115Sydney Sydney5,231,147
Victoria State of Victoria2.6,613,700Melbourne Melbourne4,917,750
Queensland State of Queensland3.5,265,043Brisbane Brisbane2,582,007
Western Australia State of Western Australia4.2,773,400Perth Perth2,192,229
South Australia State of South Australia5.1,815,485Adelaide Adelaide1,387,290
Tasmania State of Tasmania6.571,165Hobart Hobart247,086
Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory7.455,869Canberra Canberra367,752
Northern Territory Northern Territory8.249,345Darwin Darwin147,255