Do you know Australia is the only country that covers an entire continent? Australia is divided into six states and two (main) territories. While most people know about the two main territories, there are in fact 10 Territories in Australia!
How many States in Australia?
Australia has 6 States (NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA and TAS).
How many Territories in Australia?
Australia has 10 Territories. The 2 main Territories are ACT and NT and there are also Jervis Bay Territory plus 7 external territories.
Australia’s States and Territories
| Australia | |
| Total Number of States | 6 |
| Total Number of Territories | 10 |
| – Number of Internal Territories Administrated by the Constitution – Australian Capital Territory – Northern Territory Non-self governing territory – Jervis Bay Territory | 3 |
| – Number of External Territories – Norfolk Island – Christmas Island – Cocos (Keeling) Islands – Australian Antarctic Territory – Coral Sea Islands – Ashmore and Cartier Islands – Heard and McDonald Islands | 7 |
Australia’s Capital Cities and what they are famous for
| Australia’s States | Capital City | Popular Attractions |
| New South Wales (NSW) | Sydney | – Sydney Harbour Bridge – Sydney Opera House – Amazing zoos (Taronga & Sydney Zoo) – Iconic Beaches (Bondi, Coogee, Manly to name a few) – Luna Park |
| Victoria (VIC) | Melbourne | – Flinders Street Railway station – Queen Victoria Market – National Gallery of Victoria – Royal Botanical Gardens – Federation Square – Eureka Tower Melbourne – Melbourne Zoo – St Kilda Beach – Luna Park |
| Queensland (QLD) | Brisbane | – South Bank Parklands – City Botanic Gardens, – King George Square – Story Bridge – Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens and Lookout – Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. |
| Western Australia (WA) | Perth | – Kings Park and Botanical garden – Swan River – The Perth Mint – Perth Zoo – Hillarys Boat Harbour – Art Gallery of Western Australia – The Bell tower |
| South Australia (SA) | Adelaide | – Adelaide Zoo – Adelaide Botanic Garden – Adelaide Oval – Belair National Park Holiday Park – National Wine Centre – Mount Lofty Botanic Garden |
| Tasmania (TAS) | Hobart | – Freycinet National Park – Salamanca Place and Salamanca Market – Museum of Old and New Art – Wellington Park – Bruny Island |
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