States and Territories
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| Flag | State/Territory name | ISO | Postal | Type | Capital (or largest settlement) | Population | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | External | (West Islet) | 0 | 199 | |||
| Australian Antarctic Territory | External | (Mawson Station) | 1,000 | 5,896,500 | |||
| Australian Capital Territory | AU-ACT | ACT | Territory | Canberra | 358,894 | 2,358 | |
| Christmas Island | CX | External | Flying Fish Cove | 1,493 | 135 | ||
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | CC | External | West Island | 628 | 14 | ||
| Coral Sea Islands | External | (Willis Island) | 4 | 10 | |||
| Heard Island and McDonald Islands | HM | External | (Atlas Cove) | 0 | 372 | ||
| Jervis Bay Territory | JBT | Territory | (Jervis Bay Village) | 611 | 70 | ||
| New South Wales | AU-NSW | NSW | State | Sydney | 7,238,819 | 800,642 | |
| Norfolk Island | NF | External | Kingston | 2,114 | 35 | ||
| Northern Territory | AU-NT | NT | Territory | Darwin | 229,675 | 1,349,129 | |
| Queensland | AU-QLD | QLD | State | Brisbane | 4,516,361 | 1,730,648 | |
| South Australia | AU-SA | SA | State | Adelaide | 1,644,642 | 983,482 | |
| Tasmania | AU-TAS | TAS | State | Hobart | 507,626 | 68,401 | |
| Victoria | AU-VIC | VIC | State | Melbourne | 5,547,527 | 227,416 | |
| Western Australia | AU-WA | WA | State | Perth | 2,296,411 | 2,529,875 |
See also: List of State Codes
Australia has had three now-defunct territories in its history:
- From 1926 to 1931, the Northern Territory was divided into Central Australia and North Australia, with the border at the 20th parallel of latitude. Both territories were reincorporated as the Northern Territory at the end of this period.
- From 1949 to 1975, the Territory of Papua and New Guinea was part of Australia, remaining so until the independence of the country of Papua New Guinea.
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