Australian Time Zones are based on longitude lines and are named after major ports and cities. Depending on where you live in Australia will determine the time zone you use.
Australia has 3 time zones: Eastern Standard Time (EST), Central Standard Time (CST) and Western Standard Time (WST).
You may also see this listed on the Internet as AEST, ACST and AWST to distinguish it from the time zones in the United States.
Most, but not all areas of Australia observe Daylight Savings.
EST – Eastern Standard Time
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Queensland
Tasmania
Victoria
CST
Central Standard Time
Northern Territory
South Australia
WST
Western Standard Time
Western Australia
| Standard Time | Daylight Saving | ||
| 1 | Western Australia | + 8.0 hours GMT | no change |
| 2 | Northern Territory | + 9.5 hours GMT | no change |
| 3 | South Australia | + 9.5 hours GMT | + 10.5 hours GMT |
| 4 | Queensland | + 10.0 hours GMT | no change |
| 4 | Lord Howe Island | + 10.5 hours GMT | + 11.5 hours GMT |
| 5 | New South Wales | + 10.0 hours GMT | + 11.0 hours GMT |
| 5 | ACT | + 10.0 hours GMT | + 11.0 hours GMT |
| 6 | Victoria | + 10.0 hours GMT | + 11.0 hours GMT |
| 7 | Tasmania | + 10.0 hours GMT | + 11.0 hours GMT |
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