Australian states checklist: how many of the 8 have you visited?

Australia has 8 states and territories, which sounds like a list you could finish in one trip. It isn't. The country is about the size of Europe with the population of a mid-sized European country, and the gaps between the places you've heard of are enormous.

Only 8 though, so this is one of the few lists where a full set is realistic. Go through them below, tick the ones you've been to, and see how close you are. Whatever you tick saves on this device, so you can come back later.

Prefer to see it than list it? The free Australian states visited map colors in every state you pick and shows your percentage, the same count in map form.

The checklist

All 8 are here, 6 states and 2 territories. Tick the ones you've been to and your progress saves in your browser.

Want it on a map instead? Open the free Australian states visited map and the states you ticked come with you, already filled in, ready to save or share.

The east coast run

New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland, where almost every trip happens. Sydney and the Blue Mountains, Melbourne and the Great Ocean Road, then Queensland with the Great Barrier Reef, the Whitsundays and the rainforest around Cairns. Three ticks, often in one holiday, and the reason so many people land on exactly three.

South Australia

Adelaide, the Barossa and Clare valleys, and Kangaroo Island. It sits between the east coast and the long empty drive west, which is why it gets skipped by people flying between cities and ticked by everyone driving. Coober Pedy, the opal town where a lot of the houses are underground, is here too.

Western Australia

A third of the continent in one state. Perth is the most isolated big city in the world, and beyond it there's Rottnest Island and the quokkas, the Margaret River wineries, the Pinnacles, Ningaloo Reef and the Kimberley. The Indian Pacific train or the Nullarbor drive are the romantic ways in, and both take days.

Tasmania

The island state, and the one people keep meaning to get to. Hobart and MONA, Cradle Mountain, Freycinet and the Overland Track. It's a short flight from Melbourne, so it's the easiest tick left on most people's list, and still one of the last ones they get.

The two territories

The Northern Territory is the outback one: Uluru, Kata Tjuta, Kakadu, Darwin and Alice Springs. The Australian Capital Territory is Canberra, a small enclave inside New South Wales with the national museums and galleries in it. Very different trips, and both of them count the same on this list.

See the whole collection

Every state and territory has its own stamp in Stampie's Australian States collection, ready to add to your journal the day you visit.

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8 stamps

Quick note: Stampie is a small indie project made by people who love travel and collecting stamps. The state designs are our own, not official symbols or coats of arms. They're just a fun way to mark where you've been. 🗺️

The checklist and the map are a nice start, but they only live on this one device. To keep your states for good, sync them across your phone and the web and line them up next to every country and city you've been to, that's what Stampie is for. Each state becomes a stamp in your journal, with your own photos and the dates you went, there whenever you want to look back.

So, how many of the 8 have you got?

FAQ

How many states does Australia have? Australia has 6 states and 2 internal territories, 8 in total. The states are New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. The territories are the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. The checklist above covers all 8.

What about Christmas Island and Norfolk Island? Those are external territories. They're Australian, but they sit thousands of kilometres offshore and aren't part of the 8 on the map, so the checklist leaves them out.

Is there a free Australian states checklist? Yes. The checklist above lets you tick off every state and territory you've been to, saves your progress on your device, and needs no account. You can also download it as a printable PDF, or color your states in on the free Australian states visited map.

Can I download or print the Australian states checklist as a PDF? Yes. Tick off your states above and hit Download as PDF for a clean, printable page with a checkbox next to all 8 and your progress at the top.

Is it realistic to visit all 8? More than any other list like this, yes. Eight is a small number, and there are cheap domestic flights between all of them. The catch is Western Australia and the Northern Territory, which are far enough from everything else to need their own trip.

Which states do most people miss? Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Tasmania. The east coast run hands you three states in a fortnight, and the other five all take a deliberate detour.

What's the best way to track the Australian states you've visited? Something you can update in the moment beats a list you keep up from memory. Stampie turns each state into a stamp and fills in an Australia map as you go, synced across your phone and the web.