Australian Capital Territory
TerritoryTerritory of Australia.
AsiaCapital: CanberraLanguage: English
Population
474K
Metros tracked
1
541K in metros (114%)
Composite score
13.2
Sum across tracked metros
Type
Territory
At a glance
- Established
- 1911
- Area
- 2,358 km²
- Population density
- 201 /km²
- Highest point
- Bimberi Peak (1,912 m (6,273 ft))
- Legislature
- Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
- Human Development Index
- 0.988 (2023)
- House seats
- 3
- Senate seats
- 2
- Rank in Australia
- 6th of 12 by composite score
- Area rank
- 8th of 8 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Canberra
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Australian Capital Territory metro footprint
1 metroLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
1 tracked metro
13.2
541KRegional Hub
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #215 | Canberra★ Capital | 541K | 13.2 | Regional Hub |