The state of Tasmania, with just on half a million people in 2010, has the smallest population in Australia. However, the Northern Territory, which is a territory rather than a state, has the smallest population of all of Australia's states and territories. In 2008, the population of the Northern Territory was an estimated 220,000.
Darwin is the smallest state/territory capital in population, not the "most smallest" (double superlative!!) city in Australia.
The population of Tasmania, as of June 2013, was approximately 513,000. Tasmania is the island state located off the southern coast of Australia. It is the smallest state in Australia in area. (The Australian Capital Territory is not a state, but a territory.)
Tasmania is the smallest state. Don't be confused with the smallest territory which is the ACT (Australian Capital Territory).
The two smallest states in Australia are Tasmania and Victoria. The mainland area of Tasmania is 64 519 sq km while Victoria has a mainland area of 227 010 sq km. The Australian Capital Territory is smaller, but it is a territory, not a state.
Tasmania is Australia's smallest state. The mainland area of Tasmania is 64 519 sq km and the island area is 3 882 sq km, giving a total of 68 401 sq km (26 409 sq miles). At Tasmania's longest point north to south, it is 296 km; at its widest point from east to west, it spans 315 km. The Australian Capital Territory is smaller, but it is a territory, not a state. The link below shows the sizes of Australian states including the percentage of the total.
Arunachal Pradesh is the the territory with the smallest population number of 1,382,611.
Well Tasmania is the smallest so I think Victoria is the second smallest. Australian Capital Territory is not a state so I would say Victoria.
Australia's largest state: Western Australia. Australia's smallest state: Tasmania
The third largest state by area in Australia is South Australia, ranked after Western Australia and Queensland. The Northern Territory is actually third in area, but it is a territory and not a state. The third largest state by population is Queensland, which follows New South Wales and Victoria.
By which metric? By land area the smallest state would be Tasmania, with a area of 68,401 square kilometers. Tasmania is also the smallest by population.
By land area, Catano is the smallest city. By population, the smallest city is Culebra.
Wyoming has the smallest state population