New South Wales

New South Wales (NSW) is Australia’s most populated state and encloses the Australian Capital Territory, the location of the country’s capital – Canberra.

Nearly 7 million people live in this state that has an area of 809,444 square kilometres.

New South Wales’ largest city is Sydney, followed by Newcastle and Wollongong. The state is bordered by Queensland on the north, South Australia on the west, Victoria on the south and the Tasman Sea on the east.

Financial services, IT and tourism are blooming industries in New South Wales, with many of Australia’s main companies having their headquarters in Sydney. Coal and related products are still the state’s biggest export. Also, about half of the country’s timber production is concentrated in this state.

The New South Wales business community is represented by the NSW Business Chamber, with 30,000 members.