Australia Maps Teaching Resources

Make lesson planning easier with printable Australian state and territory maps, blank Australian maps, activities, worksheets and more geography teaching resources created for primary teachers!

This collection was designed to give teachers the resources they need to teach about the country and continent of Australia, with printable and digital options that you can easily edit to suit your needs.

We didn't stop there! Read on for some handy Australian state and territory facts you can use in the classroom plus fun map activity ideas from our teacher team!

Australian State and Territory Capitals — A Handy List for Teachers

Maps have a long list of uses in the primary classroom, and teaching the six state and two territory capitals sits right at the top of the list! Here's a handy reminder of all of Australia's capital cities to use:

1. New South Wales — Sydney
2. Northern Territory — Darwin
3. Queensland — Brisbane
4. South Australia — Adelaide
5. Tasmania — Hobart
6. Victoria — Melbourne
7. Western Australia — Perth

Of course, Canberra is both the capital city of Australia and of the Capital Territory!

6 Fun Australia Map Activity Ideas for the Classroom

Now that you have your maps, how do you incorporate them into your lesson planning? Try any of these activity ideas from our teacher team!

1. State and Territory Capital Cities Scavenger Hunt — Help your students commit the state capitals to memory! Print a blank map, and a list of capitals from Perth to Melbourne. Students can work in small groups to locate each capital on their map and mark them with a sticker or pen.
2. State and Territory History Research — Assign each student one of Australia's states or territories (or allow students to choose from your list), and have them research and present on that state’s history. Students can use a blank map, filling in important cities and landforms.
3. Australian Road Trip Planner — Work on students’ map skills by planning a road trip across the country, using a map to identify and mark the route they would take. Students can also research and plan stops along the way, such as national parks or famous landmarks.
4. Time Zone Challenge — Give each student a map of Australia with the time zones labelled, and have them identify the time in each zone. For an added challenge, have students calculate the time difference between each zone.
5. Famous Landmark Project — Assign each student a famous landmark, such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge or the Melbourne Cricket Ground, and have them create a project that includes a description of the landmark, its location on a map and fun facts about its history.
6. Population Study — Students can use a map and a list of state and territory populations, identifying the areas of Australia with the highest and lowest populations. Next, they’ll create a bar graph to compare the population of different states.