Community areas
We have spent a lot of time trying to define the community areas for the purposes of Children’s Guide and in total we’ve come up with 111!
We looked at a lot of population statistics, at tourism and local government areas and at areas divided by natural geographical features. We thought about how far we would travel, with or without kids, to catch up with friends, for a shopping trip or a day out. We tried to understand areas that suburbs or towns aligned themselves with, but we don’t really know every area of Australia and we do welcome feedback.
Below is the list ordered alphabetically by state. Each state has its capital city first, ordered first by the city centre then alphabetically, then the rest of the state sorted alphabetically. We don’t believe that any one area is more or less important than another – every community is unique.
If, over time, we find that we can better define some areas, then some of these may change. For now, we hope we’ve got it right and you’re happy.
Community areas
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Australian Capital Territory
| Canberra City and North Canberra |
| Canberra Belconnen |
| Canberra Gungahlin |
| Canberra Molongolo Valley |
| Canberra South Canberra |
| Canberra Tuggeranong |
| Canberra Weston Creek |
| Canberra Woden Valley |
New South Wales
| Sydney City and East |
| Sydney Inner West |
| Sydney Lower North Shore |
| Sydney Macarthur Region |
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Sydney North West and Hills
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Sydney Northern Beaches and Forest
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| Sydney Outer West |
| Sydney South |
| Sydney South West |
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Sydney St George Sutherland
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| Sydney Upper North Shore |
| Sydney West |
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Blue Mountains and Hawkesbury
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| Central Coast |
| Central West |
| Hunter Region |
| Illawarra Region |
| Mid North Coast and Tweed |
| Murray Region |
| North and Far West |
| Northern Rivers |
| Riverina |
| South Coast |
Northern Territory
| Darwin and surrounds |
| Arnhem and Kakadu |
| Barkley |
| Central Australia |
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Katherine and Lower Top End
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Queensland
| Brisbane City and Inner |
| Brisbane East |
| Brisbane North-Inner |
| Brisbane North-Outer |
| Brisbane Redland |
| Brisbane South |
| Brisbane South East-Inner |
| Brisbane West-Inner |
| Brisbane West-Outer |
| Central West |
| Darling Downs |
| Fitzroy |
| Gold Coast |
| Ipswich and Lockyer Valley Region |
| Logan and Scenic Rim |
| Mackay |
| Northern Queensland |
| South West Queensland |
| Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay |
| Tropical North |
| Wild Bay Burnett |
South Australia
| Adelaide City and Central |
| Adelaide East and Hills |
| Adelaide North |
| Adelaide South |
| Adelaide West |
| Barossa |
| Eyre Peninsula and Whyalla Region |
| Far North |
| Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island |
| Limestone Coast |
| Murraylands and Riverland |
| Yorke and Mid North |
Tasmania
| Hobart City and Centre |
| Hobart East |
| Hobart North |
| Hobart South and Bays |
| East Coast and Midlands |
| North and Flinders Island |
| North West and King Island |
| South West and Highlands |
| Tasman Peninsula and Bays |
Victoria
| Melbourne City and Inner |
| Melbourne East |
| Melbourne Far South |
| Melbourne Inner East |
| Melbourne Inner North |
| Melbourne North |
| Melbourne South |
| Melbourne South Eastern |
| Melbourne West |
| Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley |
| Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges |
| Gippsland |
| Goldfields |
| Grampians |
| Great Ocean Road |
| High Country |
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Mornington Peninsula, Bass Coast and Islands
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| Murray |
Western Australia
| Perth City and West |
| Perth Armadale |
| Perth Cannington |
| Perth Fremantle and Rottnest Island |
| Perth Joondalup |
| Perth Midland |
| Perth Mirrabooka |
| Goldfields |
| Great Southern Region |
| Kimberley |
| Midwest |
| Peel |
| Pilbara |
| Southwest |
| Wheatbelt |
Acknowledgement of Country
In the spirit of reconciliation Children's Guide acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.