Australian citizenship test: States, territories and capitals practice questions

Learn six states and two mainland territories with their capitals. Western Australia is the largest state, Tasmania the smallest, Victoria the smallest on the mainland.

Question 1

Which is the largest state, and what is its capital?

  1. Western Australia, Perth
  2. Queensland, Brisbane, which is the second largest state
  3. New South Wales, Sydney, which is the largest city

Answer: Western Australia, Perth

Western Australia is the largest state, and Perth is its capital. Queensland is the second largest, with Brisbane as its capital. Sydney is the largest city, and it is the capital of New South Wales, not of the largest state.

Question 2

How does the resource describe Victoria?

  1. The smallest mainland state, with Melbourne as its capital
  2. The largest state, with Perth as its capital and desert in the east
  3. The island state, separated from the mainland by Bass Strait

Answer: The smallest mainland state, with Melbourne as its capital

Victoria is the smallest of the mainland states, and Melbourne is its capital. Western Australia is the largest state. Tasmania is the island state separated by Bass Strait, and it is the smallest state overall.

Question 3

Uluru, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon are icons of which place, and what is its capital?

  1. The Northern Territory, Darwin
  2. The Australian Capital Territory, Canberra, seat of parliament
  3. Queensland, Brisbane, beside the Great Barrier Reef

Answer: The Northern Territory, Darwin

Those three places are icons of the Northern Territory, whose capital is Darwin. Canberra is the national capital in the Australian Capital Territory. Brisbane is the capital of Queensland.