Australia

Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge — Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge (Photo: adventure2oz.wordpress.com)

1. New South Wales

- - Sydney (state capital and largest city in nation) – Sydney Opera House (a World Heritage Site) and Harbour Bridge
  - Blue Mountains National Park (a World Heritage Site)
  - Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Site
  - Mungo National Park (part of the Willandra Lakes Region World Heritage Site)
  - Lord Howe Island – a World Heritage Site

Daintree National Park (Photo: isolateyourself.wordpress.com)

2. Queensland

- - Brisbane (state capital and third largest city in nation)
  - Great Barrier Reef (a World Heritage Site)
  - Daintree National Park (part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site)
  - Fraser Island (a World Heritage Site; part of Great Sandy National Park)
  - Lawn Hill National Park (Riversleigh, part of the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites World Heritage Site)

Uluru — Uluru (Photo: www.tes.com)

3. Northern Territory

- - Darwin (territorial capital)
  - Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Ayers Rock and the Olgas; a World Heritage Site)
  - Karlu Karlu (Devil’s Marbles Conservation Reserve)
  - Kakadu National Park (a World Heritage Site)

The Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road — The Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road (Photo: www.visitmelbourne.com)

4. Victoria

- - Melbourne (state capital and national second city) – Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens (a World Heritage Site)
  - Great Ocean Road
  - Port Campbell National Park (including The Twelve Apostles)
  - Wilsons Promontory National Park
  - Sovereign Hill in Ballarat

The Pinnacles, Nambung National Park — The Pinnacles, Nambung National Park (Photo: parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au)

5. Western Australia

- - Perth (state capital and fourth largest city in nation)
  - Purnululu National Park (a World Heritage Site; Bungle Bungle Range)
  - Nambung National Park (the Pinnacles)
  - Ningaloo Reef Marine Park (a World Heritage Site)
  - Shark Bay World Heritage Site

Indian Pacific Rail Line — Indian Pacific Rail Line (Photo: sightseeing-on.blogspot.com)

6. South Australia

- - Adelaide (state capital and fifth largest city in nation)
  - Indian Pacific Rail Line
  - Barossa Valley
  - Flinders Chase National Park on Kangaroo Island
  - Naracoorte Caves National Park (part of the Australian Fossil Mammal Sites World Heritage Site)

Port Arthur — Port Arthur (Photo: Wikipedia User:Martybugs)

7. Tasmania

- - Hobart (state capital)
  - Port Arthur (one of the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage Site)
  - Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park (part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area)
  - Freycinet National Park
  - Macquarie Island – a World Heritage Site (no permanent population)

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory — Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (Photo: theworldtravelingguide.wordpress.com)

8. Australian Capital Territory & Jervis Bay Territory

- - Canberra (national capital)
  - Jervis Bay

Norfolk Island — Norfolk Island (Photo: worldofwanderlust.com)

9. Australian island territories with a permanent population

- - Norfolk Island (including one of the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage Site)
  - Christmas Island – Home of Red Crab Migration
  - Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Note: Lord Howe Island (a World Heritage Site) is considered part of New South Wales

10. Australian island territories without a permanent population

- - Coral Sea Islands
  - Ashmore and Cartier Islands
  - Heard Island and McDonald Islands (a World Heritage Site)

Note: Macquarie Island (a World Heritage Site) is considered part of Tasmania

See also: Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory (no permanent population)

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