List of regions of Australia
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This is a list of regions of Australia that are not Australian states or territories. Note that the regions in this list do not necessarily have any official status.
Multi-state/territorial
- Capital Country (ACT/NSW)
- Eastern states of Australia (NSW/QLD/VIC, sometimes including SA and TAS)
- East Coast of Australia (Also known as an Eastern seaboard)
- Lake Eyre Basin (QLD/SA/NT/NSW)
- Murray-Darling Basin (NSW/ACT/VIC/QLD/SA)
- Northern Australia (NT/QLD/part of WA)
- The Nullarbor (SA/WA)
- Outback (mainly NT and WA, but all territories except ACT and TAS)
- Southern Australia (TAS/VIC/SA, sometimes including NSW and WA)
New South Wales
See also the Bureau of Meteorology's NSW regions map.[1]
- Blue Mountains
- Central Coast
- Central Tablelands
- Central West
- Greater Western Sydney
- Far South Coast
- Far West
- Hunter Region (Newcastle)
- Illawarra (Wollongong)
- Lord Howe Island
- New England (north-west)
- Murray
- Mid North Coast
- North West Slopes
- Northern Rivers
- Northern Tablelands
- Orana
- Riverina
- Sapphire Coast
- Snowy Mountains
- South Coast
- Southern Highlands
- Southern Tablelands
- South West Slopes
- Sunraysia
- Sydney
Northern Territory
Main article: Regions of the Northern Territory
See also the Bureau of Meteorology's NT region map [2]
- Arnhem Land
- Barkly Tableland
- Central Australia/Alice Springs Region/Red Centre
- Darwin Region
- Katherine Region
- Top End
- Victoria River
Queensland
Main article: Regions of Queensland
See also the Bureau of Meteorology's Queensland region map [3]
- Central Queensland
- Darling Downs
- Far North Queensland
- North Queensland
- South East Queensland
- Wide Bay-Burnett
South Australia
See also the Bureau of Meteorology's South Australia regions map [4]
- Adelaide Plains
- Adelaide Hills/Mount Lofty Ranges
- Barossa Valley
- Eyre Peninsula
- Far North
- Fleurieu Peninsula
- Flinders Ranges
- Kangaroo Island
- Limestone Coast
- Mid North
- Murraylands
- Riverland
- Yorke Peninsula
- Copper Triangle
Tasmania
Main article: Regions of Tasmania
See also the Bureau of Meteorology's Tasmania regions map [5]
- Central Highlands
- Midlands
- West Coast
- Hobart
Victoria
Main article: Regions of Victoria
See also the Bureau of Meteorology's Victoria regions map [6]
- Central Victoria
- Yarra Valley
- Upper Yarra
- Greater Melbourne
- The Bays
- Port Phillip
- Mornington Peninsula
- Bellarine Peninsula
- Western Port
- Goldfields
- Spa Country
- Central Coast
- Bass Coast
- Upper Goulburn
- Northern Country/North Central
- Central Murray
- Lower Goulburn
- Southern Riverina
- Northeast
- Victorian Alps
- Upper Murray
- High Country
- Gippsland
- East Gippsland
- West Gippsland
- South Gippsland
- Central Gippsland
- Gippsland Lakes
- Central Gippsland Coast
- East Gippsland Coast
- Victorian Alps
- Western
- Central Highlands/Tablelands
- Pyrenees
- The Grampians
- Goldfields
- Spa Country
- Southwest
- The Otways
- West Coast
- Shipwreck Coast
- Great Ocean Road
- Surf Coast
Western Australia
Main article: Regions of Western Australia
See also the Bureau of Meteorology's Western Australia regions map.[7]
- Official
- Gascoyne
- Goldfields-Esperance
- Great Southern
- Kimberley
- Mid West
- Peel
- Perth
- Pilbara
- South West
- Wheatbelt
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Unofficial - still used
- North West Australia (Kimberley/Pilbara and usually Gascoyne)
See also
Notes
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/nt/nt-forecast-map.shtml NT regions map
- ↑ http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/qld/qld-forecast-map.shtml QLD regions map
- ↑ http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/sa/sa-forecast-map.shtml SA regions map
- ↑ http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/tas/tas-forecast-map.shtml Tasmania regions map
- ↑ http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/vic/vic-forecast-map.shtml VIC regions map
- ↑ http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/wa/wa-forecast-map.shtml Western Australia regions
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External links
- MyRegion.gov.au - an Australian government website dedicated to providing information about the 55 regions of the nation
- RDA.gov.au - Regional Development Australia sets regional priorities and helps guide local development and policy
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