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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 4 time zones AWST ACWST ACST AEST

Offset Time Zone Example City Current Time
UTC +08:00 AWST Perth 03:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
UTC +08:45 ACWST Eucla 04:34 Fri, 2025-09-12
UTC +09:30 ACST Adelaide 05:19 Fri, 2025-09-12
UTC +10:00 AEST Sydney 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12

Time zones to be used in Australia

Offset Time Zone Commences
UTC +10:30 ACDT 2025-10-05
UTC +11:00 AEDT 2025-10-05

Time of Cities in Australia

AWST (UTC +08:00)

City Time
Perth 03:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Mandurah 03:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Geraldton 03:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Busselton 03:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
City Time
Exmouth 03:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Carnarvon 03:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Kalbarri 03:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Shark bay 03:49 Fri, 2025-09-12

ACWST (UTC +08:45)

City Time
Eucla 04:34 Fri, 2025-09-12

ACST (UTC +09:30)

City Time
Adelaide 05:19 Fri, 2025-09-12
Darwin 05:19 Fri, 2025-09-12
City Time
Alice springs 05:19 Fri, 2025-09-12
Barossa 05:19 Fri, 2025-09-12

AEST (UTC +10:00)

City Time
Sydney 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Melbourne 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Brisbane 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Gold Coast 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Rainbow beach 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Canberra 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Newcastle 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Sunshine coast 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Sunshine Coast 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Coffs Harbour 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Wollongong 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Gippsland 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Hobart 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Geelong 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Townsville 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Cairns 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Toowoomba 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Ballarat 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
City Time
Bendigo 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Launceston 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Mackay 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Bundaberg 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Torquay 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Wagga Wagga 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Hervey bay 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Port macquarie 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Warrnambool 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Broken Hill 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Queenstown Australia 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Katoomba 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Airlie beach 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Cooma 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Devonport 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Byron bay 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Port fairy 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12
Currie 05:49 Fri, 2025-09-12

Geographic Location of Australia

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