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Country: Australia

Capital: Canberra

Introduction to time zones & DST in Australia

There are totally 5 time zones in Australia, including Australia Western Standard Time, Australia Central Western Standard Time, Australia Central Standard Time, Australia Eastern Standard Timeand Lord Howe Standard Time (LHST).

Daylight Saving Time in Australia begins on the first Sunday in October, and ends on the first Sunday in April. Take 2017 as an example, DST in Australia ends on April 2nd, and begins on October 1st.

It is worth nothing that, some of the states in Australia don't observe Daylight Saving Time, including Western Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory and Eucla, while the rest states of Australia do observe DST, including the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

Time zones currently being used in Australia

Australia is currently using 6 time zones AWST ACWST ACST AEST ACDT AEDT

Offset Time Zone Example City Current Time
UTC +08:00 AWST Perth 03:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
UTC +08:45 ACWST Eucla 04:17 Wed, 2025-11-19
UTC +09:30 ACST Darwin 05:02 Wed, 2025-11-19
UTC +10:00 AEST Brisbane 05:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
UTC +10:30 ACDT Adelaide 06:02 Wed, 2025-11-19
UTC +11:00 AEDT Sydney 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19

Time zones to be used in Australia

Offset Time Zone Commences
UTC +09:30 ACST 2026-04-05
UTC +10:00 AEST 2026-04-05

Time of Cities in Australia

AWST (UTC +08:00)

City Time
Perth 03:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Mandurah 03:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Geraldton 03:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Busselton 03:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
City Time
Exmouth 03:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Carnarvon 03:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Kalbarri 03:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Shark bay 03:32 Wed, 2025-11-19

ACWST (UTC +08:45)

City Time
Eucla 04:17 Wed, 2025-11-19

ACST (UTC +09:30)

City Time
Darwin 05:02 Wed, 2025-11-19
City Time
Alice springs 05:02 Wed, 2025-11-19

AEST (UTC +10:00)

City Time
Brisbane 05:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Gold Coast 05:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Rainbow beach 05:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Sunshine coast 05:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Sunshine Coast 05:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Townsville 05:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
City Time
Cairns 05:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Toowoomba 05:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Mackay 05:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Bundaberg 05:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Hervey bay 05:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Airlie beach 05:32 Wed, 2025-11-19

ACDT (UTC +10:30)

City Time
Adelaide 06:02 Wed, 2025-11-19
City Time
Barossa 06:02 Wed, 2025-11-19

AEDT (UTC +11:00)

City Time
Sydney 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Melbourne 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Canberra 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Newcastle 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Coffs Harbour 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Wollongong 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Gippsland 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Hobart 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Geelong 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Ballarat 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Bendigo 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Launceston 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
City Time
Torquay 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Wagga Wagga 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Port macquarie 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Warrnambool 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Broken Hill 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Queenstown Australia 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Katoomba 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Cooma 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Devonport 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Byron bay 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Port fairy 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19
Currie 06:32 Wed, 2025-11-19

Geographic Location of Australia

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