![]() The names and abbreviations frequently used to indicate the current local time in each time zone change along with Daylight Saving Time. As an example Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) which is UTC/GMT+10 is set ahead to UTC/GMT+11 and is then referred to as Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT). During periods of Daylight Saving Time clocks are advanced by one hour. The Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria all start and end daylight saving time on the same dates. (UTC/GMT +10:00) Australian Eastern Time Zone. (UTC/GMT +9:30) Australian Central Time Zone. (UTC/GMT +8:45) Central Western Time Zone. (UTC/GMT +8 ) Australian Western Time Zone, Casey Time Zone. (UTC/GMT +7) Davis Time Zone and Christmas Island Time Zone. (UTC/GMT + 6:30) Cocos Islands Time Zone. (UTC/GMT +5) Mawson Station Time Zone and Heard and McDonald Islands Time Zone. Broken Hill observes Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) which is UTC/GMT + 9 1/2 and Lord Howe Island observes UTC/GMT + 10 1/2.Ī total of nine distinct time zones are used by Australia and their external territories. Officially, DST is observed from 2 am on the first Sunday in October to 3 am on the first Sunday in April.Most of Australia uses three standard time zones, Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) which is UTC/GMT+10, Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) which is UTC/GMT + 9 1/2 and Australian Western Time (AWST) which is UTC/GMT +8.Īlthough most of New South Wales observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), which is UTC/GMT+10, the two communities of Broken Hill and Lord Howe Island are exceptions. However, Western Australia and Queensland have used DST severally in the last four decades but on a trial basis. Northern Territory and Western Australia did not adopt daylight saving. However, Queensland dropped its use the following year. After the world wars, Tasmania became the first to adopt DST in 1968, followed by Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory, and South Australia in 1971. The governments of individual Australian states and territories determine whether to use DST within their areas. ACST is used in South Australia, Northern Territory, and New South Wales (only in Broken Hill). It is observed as ACST during standard time and as ACDST during DST. ACST is offset at 9 hours and 30 minutes ahead of UTC (UTC+09:30). Australian Central Standard Time ZoneĪustralian Central Standard Time or Central Standard Time is a half-hour time zone, meaning that the local time differs by half an hour rather than the usual whole hour. Queensland observes AEST all year, meaning it does not use DST. AEST is used in several states and territories, including the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania, and New South Wales (except Broken Hill that observes Australian Central Standard Time). This time zone is observed using AEST in winter and Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) in the summer. It adds ten hours to the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+10, meaning that it is two hours ahead of Western Standard Time. Australian Eastern Standard Time ZoneĪustralian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) is known by other names, including Eastern Standard Time (EST). AWST has the same offset time as Malaysia Time, Hong Kong Time, and Hotel Time Zone. It is observed all year round in Western Australia, which includes cities such as Perth, Albany, Broome, Busselton, and Bunbury. Australian Western Standard Time ZoneĪustralian Western Standard Time (AWST), also known as Western Standard Time is eight hours ahead of the UTC (UTC+8) and is often used during standard time. Map showing the three time zones in Australia shaded with three different colors. All states except Queensland, Western Australia, and Northern Territory use Daylight Saving Time. Besides, Australia also has offshore external territories which observe different time zones. Australia’s three time zones are Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST), and Australian Western Standard Time (AWST). However, the individual states in the country regulate the time, some of which use Daylight Saving Time. Although Oceania has 16 time zones (UTC+9 to UTC-6), only three are used in Australia. It comprises the mainland Australian continent, Tasmania Island, and numerous other smaller islands. Australia is, by far, the largest country in Oceania, covering about 7.7 million km 2.
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