21 Facts About New South Wales

New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia.

Original inhabitants of New South Wales were the Aboriginal tribes who arrived in Australia about 40,000 to 60,000 years ago.

Phillip, as Governor of New South Wales, exercised nominal authority over all of Australia east of the 135th meridian east between the latitudes of 10°37'S and 43°39'S, an area which includes modern New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania.

Transportation of convicts to New South Wales ended in 1840, and in 1842 a Legislative Council was introduced, with two-thirds of its members elected and one-third appointed by the governor.

In 1856 New South Wales achieved responsible government with the introduction of a bicameral parliament comprising a directly elected Legislative Assembly and a nominated Legislative Council.

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New South Wales was hit harder by the depression than other states, and by 1932 one third of union members in the state were unemployed, compared with 20 per cent nationally.

Elkin found that the population of New South Wales responded to the outbreak of war in 1939 with pessimism and apathy.

New South Wales maintained high personal approval ratings for her management of a bushfire crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.

New South Wales is bordered on the north by Queensland, on the west by South Australia, on the south by Victoria and on the east by the Coral and Tasman Seas.

One possible definition of the centre for New South Wales is located 33 kilometres west-north-west of Tottenham.

At the 2021 census, there were 2,794,666 people living in New South Wales that were born overseas, accounting for 34.

Executive authority is vested in the Governor of New South Wales, who represents and is appointed by The King of Australia Charles III.

Form of the Government of New South Wales is prescribed in its Constitution, dating from 1856 and currently the Constitution Act 1902.

Since 1901 New South Wales has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Australian Constitution regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth.

Under the Australian Constitution, New South Wales ceded certain legislative and judicial powers to the Commonwealth, but retained independence in all other areas.

The New South Wales Constitution says: "The Legislature shall, subject to the provisions of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, have power to make laws for the peace, welfare, and good government of New South Wales in all cases whatsoever".

The Parliament of New South Wales is composed of the Sovereign and two houses: the Legislative Assembly, and the Legislative Council.

New South Wales is policed by the New South Wales Police Force, a statutory authority.

In music, New South Wales is home to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australia's busiest and largest orchestra.

New South Wales is home to several major museums and art galleries, including the Australian Museum, the Powerhouse Museum, the Museum of Sydney, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Museum of Contemporary Art.

New South Wales is the setting and shooting location of many Australian films, including Mad Max 2, which was shot near the mining town of Broken Hill.