Australian states by area: How big are Australia’s states?
For such a large country, Australia is broken up into surprisingly few states and territories. The size of Australian states, therefore, is massive. Western Australia is biggest, the Jervis Bay Territory smallest, but here are the Australian states by area.
Australia is a massive country, covering a continent. It is broken up into six states and three mainland territories under one flag. Given so few federal divisions, it will come as no surprise to learn that some of these states are absolutely humungous.
Driving times in the likes of Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia can be absolutely enormous. Australia’s biggest cities, such as Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, are so far apart that most people fly between them.
How big are Australia’s states?
But how big are Australia’s states? Which is the largest state in Australia? And which is the smallest?
Well, using data from Geoscience Australia, Australia Travel Questions has listed each state and territory by size below. These areas are inclusive of offshore islands that are regarded as being a part of the state or territory.
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Australian states by area
Western Australia area: 2,527,013 square kilometres.
Queensland area: 1,729,742 square kilometres.
Northern Territory area: 1,347,791 square kilometres.
South Australia area: 984,321 square kilometres.
New South Wales area: 801,150 square kilometres.
Victoria area: 227,444 square kilometres.
Tasmania area: 68,401 square kilometres. (NB. Tasmania is not a country in its own right).
Australian Capital Territory area: 2,358 square kilometres.
Jervis Bay Territory area: 67 square kilometres.
Click through on each state to see size comparisons to countries in the rest of the world. The biggest Australian states are bigger than most European countries.
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