Oceania
Australia
About 25M people live in Australia, on 7,686,850 km² in 8 regions; the capital is Canberra. The highest summit is Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 m).
Best timeApr · Sep–Oct
Best weather in OctoberAdelaide 88
October: highs16° – 28°
Rain this month, on average60mm
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Apr · Sep–Oct.
Australia at a glance
The atlas follows 14,278 places here month by month, with 327 mountains and 4,603 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are April, September and October.
Canberra now15°CCloudy · 00:31Sunrise · sunset06:13 · 19:24CanberraNext holiday25 DecemberChristmas DayEarthquakes1in the last 7 days (M2.5+)Events1111 concerts · 0 matches in 14 daysTravel adviceUS 1UK 1Exercise normal precautions
14,278places in 8 regions327summits, highest Mount Kosciuszko4,603monuments451museums2,536lakes1,739beaches10ski areas17festivals14,778huts, viewpoints, campsites…
Australia's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+230%8.18M in 1950 → 27M in 2025 → 32.5M in 2050Australia · In numbers
GDP per person (PPP)$71,9002025 · 22/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy83.12024 · 22/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities88 %2025 · 41/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet96 %2024 · 19/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman1.482024 · 150/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover17 %2024 · 134/206 among countries
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Australia
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Australia
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
79OctoberSydney
May · Sep–Oct
20° / 15°80 mm
74OctoberMelbourne
Jan–Mar
18° / 10°59 mm
74OctoberBrisbane
Jun · Aug–Sep
25° / 16°72 mm
85OctoberPerth
Apr · Nov–Dec
21° / 12°37 mm
88OctoberAdelaide
Feb–Mar · Dec
19° / 12°54 mm
74OctoberCanberra
Apr · Oct · Dec
18° / 7°62 mm
56OctoberHobart
Jan–Mar
16° / 8°52 mm
76OctoberGold Coast
Jun · Aug–Sep
22° / 18°91 mm
8 regions
New South Wales4,751 places · 96 summits · Sydney
Queensland3,094 places · 35 summits · Brisbane
Victoria2,537 places · 42 summits · Melbourne
South Australia1,469 places · 13 summits · Adelaide
Western Australia1,392 places · 13 summits · Perth
Tasmania686 places · 54 summits · Hobart
Northern Territory331 places · 2 summits · Darwin
Australian Capital Territory18 places · 15 summits · Canberra
Australia from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Australia
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Nature in Australia
Summit2,228 m
Mount Kosciuszko
Summit2,195 m
Mount Twynam
Summit2,180 m
Etheridge Ridge
Lake
Lake George, New South Wales
Lake
Great Lake
Lake
Lake EppalockWildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Australia
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Camp sites8,527Viewpoints3,957Golf courses1,447Mountain huts318Climbing232Zoos118Theme parks61Surf spots47Water parks39Aquariums19
Perisher88 km of pistes · 47 lifts
Mount Hotham80 km of pistes · 14 lifts
Thredbo Resort68 km of pistes · 17 lifts
Mount Buller48 km of pistes · 21 lifts
Falls Creek40 km of pistes · 14 lifts
Charlotte Pass12 km of pistes · 5 lifts
Selwyn Snow Resort9 km of pistes · 8 lifts
Mount Baw Baw6 km of pistes · 8 lifts
Culture in Australia
4,603 monuments and 451 museums; the best known first.
Sydney Opera HouseBuilt 1973 · expressionist
Royal Exhibition BuildingBuilt 1879 · Neoclassical
Australian War MemorialBuilt 1925 · Art Deco
St Patrick's Cathedral, MelbourneBuilt 1851 · Gothic Revival
State Library VictoriaBuilt 1854 · Neoclassical
St Mary’s CathedralBuilt 1838 · Gothic Revival
Museum
Art Gallery of Western AustraliaBuilt 1895
Museum
Art Gallery of South AustraliaBuilt 1881The festival year
Aug
Oct
Dec
What's on in Australia
The ground and the sky in Australia
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Last 30 days4magnitude 2.5 or moreSince 195068magnitude 5+, of them 8 of 6+StrongestM6.7Tennant Creek 38 km ↙ · 1988Deadliest12deaths · 1989The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · CanberraNext eclipse19 Jul 2027Penumbral lunar eclipseOrionids~12 an hour22 October · CanberraNorthern lightsKp 3.4is enough somewhere in the country
Getting to Australia
15 large airports, 1,429 railway stations, 320 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Sydney Kingsford Smith International AirportSYD · Sydney
9.1 kmBrisbane International AirportBNE · Brisbane
13 kmPerth International AirportPER · Perth
10 kmAdelaide International AirportADL · Adelaide
6.3 kmHobart International AirportHBA · Hobart
16 kmGold Coast AirportOOL · Gold Coast
20 kmWynyardSydney
0.2 kmTown HallMelbourne
0.4 kmBrisbane CentralBrisbane
0.3 kmPerthPerth
0.1 kmAdelaideAdelaide
0.9 kmCanberraCanberra
4.4 kmSouthgate Landing - Berth 1→ Gem Pier Ferry Dock
0.7 kmMagnetic Island Ferries - Townsville Terminal→ Car Ferry Ramp - Townsville
2.5 kmReef Fleet Terminal→ Fitzroy Island
1.5 kmDarwin→ Mandorah - Darwin ferry
2.6 kmPort Phillip Ferries (Geelong-Docklands)→ Port Phillip Ferries (Geelong-Docklands)
0.5 kmRiver Heads Ferry→ Kingfisher Bay Resort, Wangoolba Creek Ferry
22 kmPractical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
Plugs230 V
Emergency000Calling code +61
TrafficOn the leftside of the road
CurrencyAustralian DollarAUD
LanguagesEnglish
Local time00:31Canberra