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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 18:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
UTC +08:45 ACWST Eucla 19:37 Sat, 2025-01-18
UTC +09:30 ACST Darwin 20:22 Sat, 2025-01-18
UTC +10:00 AEST Brisbane 20:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
UTC +10:30 ACDT Adelaide 21:22 Sat, 2025-01-18
UTC +11:00 AEDT Sydney 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18

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 18:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Mandurah 18:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Geraldton 18:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Busselton 18:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
City Time
Exmouth 18:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Carnarvon 18:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Kalbarri 18:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Shark bay 18:52 Sat, 2025-01-18

ACWST (UTC +08:45)

City Time
Eucla 19:37 Sat, 2025-01-18

ACST (UTC +09:30)

City Time
Darwin 20:22 Sat, 2025-01-18
City Time
Alice springs 20:22 Sat, 2025-01-18

AEST (UTC +10:00)

City Time
Brisbane 20:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Gold Coast 20:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Rainbow beach 20:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Sunshine coast 20:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Sunshine Coast 20:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Townsville 20:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
City Time
Cairns 20:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Toowoomba 20:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Mackay 20:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Bundaberg 20:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Hervey bay 20:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Airlie beach 20:52 Sat, 2025-01-18

ACDT (UTC +10:30)

City Time
Adelaide 21:22 Sat, 2025-01-18
City Time
Barossa 21:22 Sat, 2025-01-18

AEDT (UTC +11:00)

City Time
Sydney 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Melbourne 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Canberra 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Newcastle 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Coffs Harbour 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Wollongong 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Gippsland 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Hobart 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Geelong 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Ballarat 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Bendigo 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Launceston 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
City Time
Torquay 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Wagga Wagga 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Port macquarie 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Warrnambool 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Broken Hill 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Queenstown Australia 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Katoomba 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Cooma 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Devonport 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Byron bay 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Port fairy 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18
Currie 21:52 Sat, 2025-01-18

Geographic Location of Australia

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