Country time guide
Time in Australia
Current local times in Australia, with 12 IANA time-zone identifiers, UTC offsets, DST status, upcoming clock changes and major cities.
How many time zones does Australia have?
Australia has 12 IANA time-zone identifiers in the territory data used here. Australia currently resolves to 5 different local clock offsets: UTC+8, UTC+8:45, UTC+9:30, UTC+10, UTC+10:30. 7 zones have a clock transition in 2026.
Current times across Australia
Each card shows the current time for an IANA zone associated with Australia. Zones sharing an offset may show the same time.
Time zones, UTC offsets and DST
| IANA identifier | Current offset | DST status | Next change | Directory cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antarctica/Macquarie Macquarie Island | UTC+10 | Standard offset active | Oct 4, 2026 · forward 60 minutes | No directory city yet |
| Australia/Adelaide | UTC+9:30 | Standard offset active | Oct 4, 2026 · forward 60 minutes | Adelaide |
| Australia/Brisbane | UTC+10 | No clock change in 2026 | No upcoming change in the next two calendar years | Brisbane |
| Australia/Broken_Hill New South Wales (Yancowinna) | UTC+9:30 | Standard offset active | Oct 4, 2026 · forward 60 minutes | No directory city yet |
| Australia/Darwin | UTC+9:30 | No clock change in 2026 | No upcoming change in the next two calendar years | Darwin |
| Australia/Eucla Western Australia (Eucla) | UTC+8:45 | No clock change in 2026 | No upcoming change in the next two calendar years | No directory city yet |
| Australia/Hobart | UTC+10 | Standard offset active | Oct 4, 2026 · forward 60 minutes | Hobart |
| Australia/Lindeman Queensland (Whitsunday Islands) | UTC+10 | No clock change in 2026 | No upcoming change in the next two calendar years | No directory city yet |
| Australia/Lord_Howe Lord Howe Island | UTC+10:30 | Standard offset active | Oct 4, 2026 · forward 30 minutes | No directory city yet |
| Australia/Melbourne | UTC+10 | Standard offset active | Oct 4, 2026 · forward 60 minutes | Melbourne |
| Australia/Perth | UTC+8 | No clock change in 2026 | No upcoming change in the next two calendar years | Perth |
| Australia/Sydney | UTC+10 | Standard offset active | Oct 4, 2026 · forward 60 minutes | Sydney, Canberra |
Major cities by time zone
Australia/Adelaide
Australia/Brisbane
Australia/Darwin
Australia/Hobart
Australia/Melbourne
Australia/Perth
Australia/Sydney
Country-specific time-zone notes
- Different parts of Australia use different IANA identifiers; a country name alone is not precise enough for every location.
- At least one current offset includes a 30- or 45-minute component.
- Seasonal clock rules are present in 7 of the listed zones and may cause the number of simultaneous local times to change during the year.
IANA identifiers and territory associations come from the bundled IANA zone.tab data. Current offsets and transitions are calculated from the time-zone rules available to this build and refreshed in your browser. Directory cities are representative locations, not legal boundary definitions. See the methodology and data sources.
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