When you made decision to move into Australia regardless of your purpose, study, work or migrate you must know some Australian basics. The Australian Government system and time zone (difference with your country). On this post we going to discuss about it
Know the Australian Government
Australia is
a country with federal parliamentary and constitutional monarchy system. It has
three levels of government – the Commonwealth (or federal), state or territory,
and local.
There are
six states and two territories. New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria,
Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia are six states and Northern Territory,
and Australian Capital Territory are two territories. There are many local
councils which are working as local government.
Australian States & Capitals
|
State |
Capital |
|
New South
Wales (NSW) |
Sydney |
|
Victoria (VIC) |
Melbourne |
|
Queensland (QLD) |
Brisbane |
|
Western
Australia (WA) |
Perth |
|
Tasmania (TAS) |
Hobart |
|
South
Australia (SA) |
Adelaide |
Territories & Capitals
|
Territory |
Capital |
|
Australian
Capital Territory (ACT) |
Canberra |
|
Northern
Territory (NT) |
Darwin |
If you want
to know more on the Australian Government functions check Australian government’s
official website Australia.gov.au
Read Also: How to Manage Money in Australia?
Australian time zones
Australia has a large territorial mass, almost 7.7 million square kilometres. Its sixth large country of the world and divided into three time zones Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST or EST), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) and Australian Western Standard Time (AWST). Based on distance Australia has time difference with other countries. Even Australian cities and states has hours of difference. For example: Perth is 3 hours behind than Sydney.
Australian Time Zones in Detail
|
Time zone |
State or territory |
City |
UTC relative |
|
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) |
Queensland, New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria,
Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory |
Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra |
UTC+10:00 |
|
Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) |
South
Australia, Northern Territory and the town of Broken Hill in western New
South Wales |
Adelaide,
Darwin, Broken Hill |
UTC+09:30 |
|
Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) |
Western Australia |
Perth |
UTC+08:00 |
|
Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT) |
Norfolk
Island |
Kingston |
UTC+11:00 |
|
Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) |
Christmas Island |
|
UTC+07:00 |
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) |
Cocos
(Keeling) Islands |
|
UTC+06:30 |
Information based on Australian
government sources.
Daylight Saving in Australia
Daylight Saving
Time (DST) is practical way to utilise sunshine. In Australia some states and
islands advance their clock one hour during summer so people can enjoy more sunshine.
During summer sun shines till 8 pm.
Australian States using Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Not all
states and territories follow the DST in Australia. Daylight Saving applies to New South Wales,
Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and Norfolk
Island.
Australian States not applying Daylight Saving Time (DST)
Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Christmas
Island, or the Cocos (Keeling) Islands do not observe DST.
When Daylight Saving Time (DST) takes place
Daylight
Saving Time begins on the first Sunday of October and ends on first Sunday of April
each year.
How people adjust time for Daylight Saving Time
On the first
Sunday of October 2 am clocks are put forward one hour.
On the first
Sunday of April 3 am clocks are put backward one hour.
Mobile
phones and digital clocks adjust this time automatically if connected to the internet.
|
Time zone |
State or territory |
City |
UTC relative |
|
Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) |
Queensland |
Brisbane |
UTC+10:00 |
|
Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) |
New South
Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory |
Sydney,
Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra |
UTC+11:00 |
|
Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) |
South Australia and the town of Broken Hill in western New
South Wales |
Adelaide, Broken Hill |
UTC+10:30 |
|
Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) |
Northern
Territory |
Darwin |
UTC+09:30 |
|
Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) |
Western Australia |
Perth |
UTC+08:00 |
|
Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NFDT) |
Norfolk
Island |
Kingston |
UTC+12:00 |
|
Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) |
Christmas Island |
|
UTC+07:00 |
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) |
Cocos
(Keeling) Islands |
|
UTC+06:30 |
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. Is Australia republic?
No, Australia has federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy system.
2. Who is the king or queen of Australia?
Charles III
(Charles Philip Arthur George) is king of Australia. British king is
also king for Australia, Governor-General of Australia represents the monarch.
3. How many
time zones are in Australia?
Australian
is a sixth largest country in the world and is divided into three time zones:
the Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), the Australian Central Standard
Time (ACST), and the Australian Western Standard Time (AWST).
4. Does Australia have Daylight Saving Time
(DST)?
Yes, couples
of Australian states and territories follow the DST in Australia. Daylight
Saving applies to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, the
Australian Capital Territory and Norfolk Island.
5. When Daylight Saving Time applies in
Australia?
On the first Sunday of October 2 am clocks are put forward one hour. On the first Sunday of April 3 am clocks are put backward one hour.
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