Australian States and Territories

Australia has six states and two territories with each state and territory also having a flower, an animal and a bird emblem. Some have a marine or gemstone emblem as well. These represent the state because they originate there, are found only there or are exceptionally noted there.

State / territory	Abbreviation	Land area			Population
					(2016 census)
		km2	sq mi	Rank	Number	Rank
Australian Capital Territory	ACT	2,358	910	8	395,200	7
New South Wales	NSW	801,150	309,330	5	7,704,300	1
Northern Territory	NT	1,347,791	520,385	3	244,000	8
Queensland	Qld	1,729,742	667,857	2	4,827,000	3
South Australia	SA	984,321	380,048	4	1,706,500	5
Tasmania	Tas	68,401	26,410	7	518,500	6
Victoria	Vic	227,444	87,817	6	6,039,100	2
Western Australia	WA	2,527,013	975,685	1	2,613,700	4

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938 houses Canberra (nicknamed the “Bush Capital”) has an area of 2,358 km²…..Read more

New South Wales

New South Wales (NSW) is a state on the east coast of Australia with a total area of 809,952 km² (312,724 sq mi)….. Read more

Northern Territory

The Northern Territory (NT) is a vast federal territory that covers 1,349,129 square kilometres (520,902 sq mi) in Australia famed for its Outback desert landscapes…… Read more

Queensland

Queensland (Qld) is a state situated in northeastern Australia and is the second-largest and third-most-populous Australian state. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia, and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively.

Queensland has an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi)…..Read more

South Australia

South Australia (SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the aridest parts of the country, with a total land area of 984,321 square kilometres (380,048 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Australia’s states and territories by area, and the second smallest state by population…..Read more

Tasmania

Tasmania (Tas) is an island state in Australia. It is located 240 km (150 mi) to the south of the Australian mainland, separated from it by the Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 1000 islands. It is Australia’s least populated state. The state capital and largest city in Tasmania is Hobart…..Read more

Victoria

Victoria (Vic) is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of 227,444 km² (87,817 sq mi) and the most densely populated state^. in Australia (28 per km²). Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south…..Read more

Western Australia

Western Australia (WA) is a state occupying the western 33 per cent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east…..Read more