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- The eastern states of Australia are the states adjoining the east continental coastline of Australia. These are the mainland states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, and the island state of Tasmania. The Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory, while not states, are also included. On some occasions, the southern state of South Australia is also included in this grouping due to its economic ties with the eastern states. Regardless of which definition is used, the eastern states include the great majority of the Australian population. They contain the federal capital Canberra and Australia's three largest cities Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane (all capitals of the respective east coast states), as well as the three largest non-capital cities in the country: Gold Coast, Queensland; Newcastle, New South Wales; and Wollongong, New South Wales. In terms of climate, the area is dominated by a humid subtropical zone, with some tropical (Queensland) and oceanic climate (Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, New South Wales) zones. In most situations, the eastern states are defined as those who use Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), and that is the definition that this article will adhere to, unless noted. (en)
- 澳大利亚东岸（East Coast of Australia），又称为澳洲东部诸州（eastern states of Australia）或东部沿海（eastern seaboard），是指位於澳大利亚大陆东部海岸线的数个南太平洋沿岸州和相连的内陆地区。该地区目前包括了位于大分水岭以东的昆士兰州、新南威尔士州、维多利亚州、塔斯马尼亚州以及内陆的首都领地。地理位置在南部海岸线、但经济上与东部诸州关系密切的南澳大利亚州有时候也会被包括在“东岸”的范畴内。 澳洲东岸是澳大利亚人口最为密集的地区，拥有了大约八成的澳洲人口。澳洲最大的三个城市悉尼、墨尔本和布里斯班都是位于东部沿岸的世界级大都市，也是澳洲工业、商业、科技、文化、教育、交通和艺术中心。 (zh)
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