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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 12:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
UTC +08:45 ACWST Eucla 12:46 Sun, 2025-12-28
UTC +09:30 ACST Darwin 13:31 Sun, 2025-12-28
UTC +10:00 AEST Brisbane 14:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
UTC +10:30 ACDT Adelaide 14:31 Sun, 2025-12-28
UTC +11:00 AEDT Sydney 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28

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 12:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Mandurah 12:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Geraldton 12:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Busselton 12:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
City Time
Exmouth 12:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Carnarvon 12:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Kalbarri 12:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Shark bay 12:01 Sun, 2025-12-28

ACWST (UTC +08:45)

City Time
Eucla 12:46 Sun, 2025-12-28

ACST (UTC +09:30)

City Time
Darwin 13:31 Sun, 2025-12-28
City Time
Alice springs 13:31 Sun, 2025-12-28

AEST (UTC +10:00)

City Time
Brisbane 14:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Gold Coast 14:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Rainbow beach 14:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Sunshine coast 14:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Sunshine Coast 14:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Townsville 14:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
City Time
Cairns 14:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Toowoomba 14:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Mackay 14:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Bundaberg 14:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Hervey bay 14:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Airlie beach 14:01 Sun, 2025-12-28

ACDT (UTC +10:30)

City Time
Adelaide 14:31 Sun, 2025-12-28
City Time
Barossa 14:31 Sun, 2025-12-28

AEDT (UTC +11:00)

City Time
Sydney 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Melbourne 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Canberra 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Newcastle 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Coffs Harbour 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Wollongong 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Gippsland 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Hobart 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Geelong 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Ballarat 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Bendigo 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Launceston 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
City Time
Torquay 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Wagga Wagga 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Port macquarie 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Warrnambool 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Broken Hill 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Queenstown Australia 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Katoomba 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Cooma 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Devonport 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Byron bay 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Port fairy 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28
Currie 15:01 Sun, 2025-12-28

Geographic Location of Australia

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