List of Australian capital cities

There are eight capital cities in Australia, each of which functions as the seat of government for the states and territories of Australia specified that the seat of the national government, that is, the national capital, would be in its own territory within New South Wales, at least 100 miles from Sydney. The Constitution specified that until this national capital was ready, the Parliament would sit in Melbourne. In 1927, the national capital was finally ready and the national government relocated from its former seat in Melbourne to Canberra within the Australian Capital Territory.

Kingston is the capital of Norfolk Island, although this town acts merely as the administrative centre of government. The island territory's de facto capital is Burnt Pine.[1]

State and territory capitals of Australia
State/territory Capital City population[2] State/territory population[3] Percentage of state/territory population in capital city Established Capital since Image
Australian Capital Territory Canberra 403,468 403,468 100.00% 1913 1913
New South Wales Sydney 5,029,768 7,759,274 64.82% 1788 1788
Northern Territory Darwin 145,916 245,740 59.38% 1869 1911
Queensland Brisbane 2,360,241 4,848,877 48.68% 1825 1860
South Australia Adelaide 1,324,279 1,713,054 77.31% 1836 1836
Tasmania Hobart 224,462 517,588 43.37% 1804 1826
Victoria Melbourne 4,725,316 6,179,249 76.47% 1835 1851
Western Australia Perth 2,022,044 2,558,951 79.02% 1829 1829

References
  1. Norfolk Island – Kingston
  2. Statistics, c=AU; o=Commonwealth of Australia; ou=Australian Bureau of (28 July 2017). "Main Features - Main Features". www.abs.gov.au.
  3. Statistics, c=AU; o=Commonwealth of Australia; ou=Australian Bureau of (28 July 2017). "Details - Main Features". www.abs.gov.au.
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