Places
Explore Australian states, cities and towns, from capital cities to small coastal settlements.
Start with a state
Each state links to its places,
parks and living guides.
Map adapted from Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021. CC BY 4.0.
NSW / AustraliaNew South Wales
Sydney Harbour from the Botanic Garden
- Byron Bay
- Cost of Living in Sydney
- Living in Newcastle, NSW: Suburbs, Rent, Transport and Schools
- Living in Sydney
SA / AustraliaSouth Australia
Adelaide beside the River Torrens
- Adelaide
- Adelaide Campervan Hire: JUCY, Cruisin and Let’s Go Motorhomes Compared
- Cost of Living in Adelaide
- Living in Adelaide
ACT / AustraliaAustralian Capital Territory
Canberra from Mount Ainslie
Explore Australian Capital Territory
Noosa
Noosa is a coastal town on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, about 130 kilometres north of Brisbane.
Mataranka
Mataranka is a small town on the Stuart Highway in the Top End of the Northern Territory.
Lorne
Lorne is a beach town on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, between the Otway Ranges and Loutit Bay.
Katherine
Katherine is a town of about 10,000 people in the Northern Territory, roughly 320 km south of Darwin on the Stuart Highway.
Hobart
Hobart is the capital of Tasmania, built on the River Derwent in the island state's south-east.
Exmouth
Exmouth is a town at the tip of North West Cape in Western Australia, about 1,250 to 1,270 km north of Perth.
Darwin
If you are planning a Darwin stay or a Top End road trip, Darwin is the practical base for city attractions, wetlands and national parks.
Canberra
Canberra is a planned city. It was designed from scratch as the national capital, following a competition won by American architects Walter Burley Griffin…
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital of Queensland, in the south-east corner of the state, on a wide, looping river that runs into Moreton Bay.
Mount Gambier Visitor Guide
Mount Gambier is a city in the south-east of South Australia's Limestone Coast region, built around extinct volcanic craters and limestone sinkholes (hollows where a cave roof has collapsed).
Mission Beach Visitor Guide
Planning a trip to Mission Beach? It is four small coastal villages on the Cassowary Coast in Tropical North Queensland, about halfway between Cairns and Townsville.
Daylesford Visitor Guide: Spas, Lake, Gardens and How to Get There
Daylesford is a town in Victoria's Hepburn Shire (postcode 3460), about two hours from Melbourne by public transport.