Australian states and mainland territories
Find Australia’s six states, the ACT and the Northern Territory. Learn their locations, try a quiz or print a worksheet.
About this selection8 places included
Australia’s 6 states plus the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory.
How this set is defined
This set follows the named administrative units in the cited official source. The included-place list defines the answers.
Not included
- Jervis Bay Territory
- External territories
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Generalized Natural Earth geography; public domain. Coordinate projection is an equirectangular study view with standard-parallel scaling. Boundaries are not a political-status claim.
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Use the large western and northern areas first, then separate the southeastern states and the ACT. Tasmania is included as a state.
The ACT is small: use its marker or text answer option when the outline is difficult to select.
Places and answers
Choose a place from this set. Typed answers accept its listed English name and alternatives; historical names and unlisted abbreviations are not accepted automatically.
| Place | Accepted names | Place notes |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory | Australian Capital Territory | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| New South Wales | New South Wales | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Northern Territory | Northern Territory | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Queensland | Queensland | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| South Australia | South Australia | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Tasmania | Tasmania | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Victoria | Victoria | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
| Western Australia | Western Australia | Outlines are simplified for this map. See the source notes for the administrative units used. |
Sources and map notes
equirectangular; regional standard parallel; US inset transforms when stated. Generalized Natural Earth geography; public domain. Coordinate projection is an equirectangular study view with standard-parallel scaling. Boundaries are not a political-status claim.
- DFAT: Australia and its system of government
- Natural Earth vector data
- Geoscience Australia: states and territories
Last scope review: 2026-10-21
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