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State and territory capitals of Australia State/territory Capital City population [2] State/territory population [3] Percentage of state/territory population in capital city Established Capital since Image New South Wales: Sydney: 5,029,768 7,759,274 64.82% 1788 1788 Victoria: Melbourne: 4,725,316 6,179,249 76.47% 1835 1851 Queensland: Brisbane ...
Between 1996 and 2001, 61.9% of the population either moved to or from Canberra, which was the second highest mobility rate of any Australian capital city. [243] As at May 2017, 43% of ACT residents (25–64) had a level of educational attainment equal to at least a bachelor's degree, significantly higher that the national average of 31%. [244]
The Aare (Swiss Standard German: ⓘ) or Aar (Swiss Standard German: ⓘ) is the main tributary of the High Rhine (its discharge even exceeds that of the latter at their confluence) [2] and the longest river that both rises and ends entirely within Switzerland.
Each capital city forms its own Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA), which according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) represents a broad functional definition of each of the eight state and territory capital cities. [1] In Australia, the population of the GCCSA is the most-often quoted figure for the population of capital ...
Map of Australia. The definition of a city in Australia varies between the states. State capital cities may include multiple local government areas (LGAs) within their boundaries and these LGAs may be cities in their own right. Cities listed below are those as defined by the states in which they are located.
River name Length Source km miles Australian Capital Territory: Murrumbidgee River 59 37 [2] New South Wales: Murray River: 1,808 1,123 Northern Territory: Victoria River: 510 317 Queensland: Flinders River: 1,004 624 South Australia: Murray River: 700 435 Tasmania: South Esk River: 245 152 Victoria: Goulburn River: 654 406 Western Australia ...
Due to the Victorian gold rush, Melbourne was Australia's largest city and a potential place for the capital. However Sydney was Australia's oldest city, and so also had a justifiable claim to host the new nation's Federal polity. Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria, Melbourne's state of location —supported Melbourne.
Town/City State/Territory Notes 1788 Sydney: New South Wales: First permanent Australian city. [1] Largest city in Australia, capital of New South Wales. 1788 Parramatta: New South Wales Second-oldest settlement in Australia. [2] Now a part of the Sydney urban area. 1788 Kingston: Norfolk Island: Island settled as part of the Colony of New ...