List of Australian capitals

Capitals of Australia

• Melbourne
  • 1901–1927 capital of the Australian Confederation
• Canberra
  • since 1927 capital of the Australian Confederation

State capitals, territories, and outskirts since 1901

State capitals

• Adelaide ( South Australia )
• Brisbane ( Queensland )
• Darwin ( Northern Territory )
• Hobart ( Tasmania / Tasmania )
• Melbourne ( Victoria )
• Perth ( Western Australia / Western Australia )
• Sydney ( New South Wales )

Capitals of the territories

In 1911, the Federal Capital Territory (renamed in 1938) was separated from New South Wales, and in 1913 the future Australian capital of Canberra was founded (1927 official move of Parliament). In 1989 the territory received a Legislative Assembly, until then it was administered by the federal government.

• Canberra (Federal Capital Territory, 1913–38; Australian Capital Territory , since 1938)

The Northern Territory was administered by South Australia until 1911, and until 1978 it was under the administration of the federal government in Canberra. 1927-31, the territory was divided into the two territories of North and Central Australia, which were also administered by the federal government. In 1978 the territory received a Legislative Assembly.

• Alice Springs ( Central Australia , 1927–31)
• Darwin ( Northern Territory , 1911–27 and since 1931; Northern Australia / North Australia , 1927–31)

Capitals of the outer areas

the date indicates the time Australia took possession of the area; the current political status is also given

• Flying Fish Cove ( Christmas Island ) - October 1, 1958, territory under federal administration
• Kingston ( Norfolk Island ) - January 1, 1901, territory with internal autonomy
• West Island ( Cocos Islands or Keeling Islands ) - November 23, 1955, territory under the administration of the federal government
• the Ashmore and Cartier Islands / Ashmore and Cartier Islands , the Heard and McDonald Islands / Heard Island and McDonald Island and the Coral Sea Islands are uninhabited, they are under the administration of various institutions of the federal government
• Australia lays claim to part of the Antarctic ( Australian Antarctic Territory ), with the Antarctic Treaty the internationally never recognized claim was postponed for the time being