Australian Capital Cities

Each jurisdiction of Australia has its own capital, where local judicial, administrative and legislative duties are centred. In the case of state and territory capital cities, they happen to also be the most populous city in their respective jurisdiction: The states and territories of Australia make up the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ...

Jurisdiction	Capital	Population[1]	Image
Australia and Australian Capital Territory	Canberra	374 766[2]	View of Civic from Mount Ainslie
New South Wales	Sydney	4 293 105	View from across Sydney Harbour, with the Sydney Tower and the Sydney Opera House visible
Victoria	Melbourne	3 684 461	Melbourne's CBD straddles the Yarra River
Queensland	Brisbane	1 820 375	Brisbane's CBD, with the Story Bridge in the foreground
Western Australia	Perth	1 507 949	Perth skyline
South Australia	Adelaide	1 138 833	View of the Riverside Precinct from Elder Park.
Tasmania	Hobart	205 510	View of the Hobart downtown district and Mount Wellington from Constitution Dock
Northern Territory	Darwin	113 955	Aerial view of Cullen Bay Marina

Capital Canberra Government Constitutional monarchy Administrator none Chief Minister Jon Stanhope (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 2  - Senate seats 2 Gross Territorial Product (2006)  - Product ($m)  $19,167 (6th)  - Product per capita  $57,303/person (1st) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  333,667 (7th)  - Density  137. ... For other uses, see Canberra (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1634 KB) The Canberra CBD from Mt Ainslie. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1634 KB) The Canberra CBD from Mt Ainslie. ... City Walk, a pedestrian mall in Civic is a focus of retail activity and outdoor dining. ... Mount Ainslie Locality Map Mount Ainslie or Mount Ainslie-Majura is a part of Canberra Nature Park. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 499 KB) auteur : phuong There are no usage restrictions for this photo. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 499 KB) auteur : phuong There are no usage restrictions for this photo. ... Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia, also known as Sydney Harbour and is the largest natural harbour in the world. ... Sydney Tower (also known as the AMP Tower, AMP Centrepoint Tower, Centrepoint Tower or just Centrepoint) is Sydneys tallest free-standing structure, and the second tallest in Australia (with the Q1 building on the Gold Coast being the tallest). ... The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1517x700, 396 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Melbourne ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1517x700, 396 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Melbourne ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Melbourne as seen from south-east side along the Yarra River, home of many rowers and active crew teams The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria (Australia); it is the river on which the city of Melbourne was founded. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  4,070,400 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of just under two million. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Brisbane_CBDandSB.jpg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Story Bridge, Brisbane Tourism in Australia Portal:Australia List of cities in Australia by population Portal:Australia/Featured picture/2006 Portal:Australia/Featured... Image File history File linksMetadata Brisbane_CBDandSB.jpg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Story Bridge, Brisbane Tourism in Australia Portal:Australia List of cities in Australia by population Portal:Australia/Featured picture/2006 Portal:Australia/Featured... The Story Bridge is a cantilever bridge and the second crossing of the Brisbane River. ... Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $100,900 (4th)  - Product per capita  $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006)  - Population  2,050,900 (4th)  - Density  0. ... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 569 KB) This picture shows the Skyline of Perth, Western Australia. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x960, 569 KB) This picture shows the Skyline of Perth, Western Australia. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Categories: Australia geography stubs | Adelaide ... Elder Park is a public open space in the city of Adelaide, South Australia on the southern bank of the River Torrens and that is bordered by the Adelaide Festival Centre and North Terrace. ... Capital Hobart Government Const. ... Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... Image File history File links Copied from German page, where Thomasgl said (in German): Port of Hobart with view of city centre and Mount Wellington, taken in December 2000 with thomasgls digital camera File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... Image File history File links Copied from German page, where Thomasgl said (in German): Port of Hobart with view of city centre and Mount Wellington, taken in December 2000 with thomasgls digital camera File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert... Mount Wellington is the mountain on whose foothills is built much of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. ... Constitution Dock Constitution Dock is the harbour-side dock area of Hobart, the capital city of the Australian state of Tasmania, on the Derwent River. ... Capital Darwin Government Const. ... 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Notes

1. ^ 3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2005-06. Australian Bureau of Statistics.
2. ^ The Statistical District which encompasses Canberra also includes the neighbouring city of Queanbeyan, New South Wales.