which states do daylight savings in australia

New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT all observe daylight saving time in Australia, while the other states and territories do not.

Who does daylight saving?

The following states and territories do use daylight saving time (clocks go forward one hour in early October and back in early April):

• New South Wales
• Victoria
• South Australia
• Tasmania
• Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

These south‑eastern regions shift to Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) or the daylight version of their time zone over summer.

Who does not do daylight saving?

These states and territories do not observe daylight saving time at all:

• Queensland
• Western Australia
• Northern Territory

They stay on standard time year‑round, which is why places like Queensland are one hour behind Sydney or Melbourne during the daylight saving months.

Simple HTML table of states

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<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>State / Territory</th>
      <th>Daylight saving?</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>New South Wales</td>
      <td>Yes</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Victoria</td>
      <td>Yes</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>South Australia</td>
      <td>Yes</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Tasmania</td>
      <td>Yes</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Australian Capital Territory</td>
      <td>Yes</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Queensland</td>
      <td>No</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Western Australia</td>
      <td>No</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Northern Territory</td>
      <td>No</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

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