List of Australian capital cities

There are eight capital cities in Australia, all of which function at a sub-national level. Of these, Canberra has also acted as the federal capital since 1927. Between 1901 and the current national capital's opening, Melbourne functioned as the seat of national government.

In each capital city, local judicial, administrative and legislative duties are performed for the jurisdiction. In the case of state and territory capital cities, they also happen to be the most populous city in their respective jurisdiction:

WESTERN AUSTRALIA NORTHERN TERRITORY SOUTH AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND NEW SOUTH WALES VICTORIA TASMANIA ●Perth ●Adelaide ●Melbourne ★Canberra (ACT) ●Sydney ●Brisbane ●Hobart ●Darwin

Jurisdiction	Capital	Population	Image
Australia and Australian Capital Territory	Canberra	374 766	View of Civic from Mount Ainslie, with Telstra Tower in the background
New South Wales	Sydney	4 293 105	View from across Sydney Harbour, with the Sydney Tower and the Sydney Opera House visible
Victoria	Melbourne	3 800 000	Melbourne's CBD straddles the Yarra River
Queensland	Brisbane	1 820 375	Brisbane's CBD, with the Story Bridge in the foreground
Western Australia	Perth	1 507 949	Sunrise over Perth, taken from Kings Park
South Australia	Adelaide	1 138 833	File:Adel con cent.jpg View of the Riverside Precinct from Elder Park.
Tasmania	Hobart	205 510	View of the Hobart downtown district and Mount Wellington from Constitution Dock
Northern Territory	Darwin	113 955	Aerial view of Cullen Bay Marina