What are the main cities in Australia?

Answer 1

The State Capital cities are Adelaide (South Australia); Sydney (New South Wales); Perth (Western Australia); Darwin (Northern Territory); Brisbane (Queensland); Hobart (Tasmania) and Canberra is the capital city of the Australian Capital Territory and the capital of Australia.

Answer 2

All cities are "important" for one reason or another.

However, Australia's largest cities, which are capital cities are:

• Canberra
• Sydney
• Melbourne
• Brisbane
• Adelaide
• Perth
• Hobart
• Darwin

Answer 3

Australia's capital cities and the states or territories of which they are capital are:

National capital

• Canberra - situated in the Australian Capital Territory

States:

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

Territories

• Darwin (Northern Territory)

(Canberra is not the capital of the Australian Capital Territory, as the territory was created entirely to encompass the Federal capital.)

Answer 4

The two largest cities by population in Australia are Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, and Melbourne, the capital of Victoria.