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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 06:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
UTC +08:45 ACWST Eucla 07:03 Wed, 2025-03-26
UTC +09:30 ACST Darwin 07:48 Wed, 2025-03-26
UTC +10:00 AEST Brisbane 08:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
UTC +10:30 ACDT Adelaide 08:48 Wed, 2025-03-26
UTC +11:00 AEDT Sydney 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26

Time zones to be used in Australia

Offset Time Zone Commences
UTC +09:30 ACST 2025-04-06
UTC +10:00 AEST 2025-04-06

Time of Cities in Australia

AWST (UTC +08:00)

City Time
Perth 06:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Mandurah 06:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Geraldton 06:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Busselton 06:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
City Time
Exmouth 06:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Carnarvon 06:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Kalbarri 06:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Shark bay 06:18 Wed, 2025-03-26

ACWST (UTC +08:45)

City Time
Eucla 07:03 Wed, 2025-03-26

ACST (UTC +09:30)

City Time
Darwin 07:48 Wed, 2025-03-26
City Time
Alice springs 07:48 Wed, 2025-03-26

AEST (UTC +10:00)

City Time
Brisbane 08:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Gold Coast 08:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Rainbow beach 08:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Sunshine coast 08:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Sunshine Coast 08:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Townsville 08:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
City Time
Cairns 08:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Toowoomba 08:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Mackay 08:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Bundaberg 08:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Hervey bay 08:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Airlie beach 08:18 Wed, 2025-03-26

ACDT (UTC +10:30)

City Time
Adelaide 08:48 Wed, 2025-03-26
City Time
Barossa 08:48 Wed, 2025-03-26

AEDT (UTC +11:00)

City Time
Sydney 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Melbourne 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Canberra 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Newcastle 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Coffs Harbour 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Wollongong 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Gippsland 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Hobart 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Geelong 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Ballarat 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Bendigo 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Launceston 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
City Time
Torquay 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Wagga Wagga 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Port macquarie 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Warrnambool 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Broken Hill 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Queenstown Australia 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Katoomba 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Cooma 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Devonport 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Byron bay 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Port fairy 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26
Currie 09:18 Wed, 2025-03-26

Geographic Location of Australia

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