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___MASK20___ , officially the Commonwealth of ___MASK20___ , is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent , the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands . It is the world ' s sixth - largest country by total area . The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea , Indonesia and East Timor to the north ; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north - east ; and New Zealand to the south - east . ___MASK20___ ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . Rookwood ___MASK11___ ( officially named Rookwood Necropolis ) is the largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere , located in Sydney , New South ___MASK98___ , ___MASK20___ . Rookwood is a suburb , close to Lidcombe railway station about 17 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district . The Great Western Highway is a ___MASK29___ in New South ___MASK98___ , ___MASK20___ . From east to west , the highway links Sydney with Bathurst , on the state ' s Central Tablelands . Liberty Plains Parish is one of the 57 parishes of Cumberland County , New South ___MASK98___ , a cadastral unit for use on land titles . It is bounded by Parramatta Road in the north ; the area between Flemington and Homebush , a small part of Cooks River and Liverpool Road ( Hume Highway ) in the east ; the Hume Highway also in the south ; and Woodville Road in the west . It includes the suburbs of Auburn , Regents Park , Potts Hill , Chester Hill , Bass Hill and Lidcombe . It also includes the Rookwood Cemetery . Before the parish was proclaimed in 1835 , the Liberty Plains district was in the same area . The name had been given when the first settlers had desired a settlement midway between Parramatta and Sydney city . The name is still used on a motor inn in the area . In the 1851 census there were 49 houses and 270 people in the Liberty Plains parish . The Cooks River , a semi - mature tide dominated drowned valley estuary , is a tributary of Botany Bay , located in south - eastern Sydney , New South ___MASK98___ , ___MASK20___ . A suburb is a residential area or a mixed use area , either existing as part of a city or urban area or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . In most English - speaking regions , suburban areas are defined in contrast to central or inner city areas , but in Australian English and South African English , " suburb " has become largely synonymous with what is called a " ___MASK41___ " in other countries and the term extends to inner city areas . In some areas , such as ___MASK20___ , China , New Zealand , the United Kingdom , and a few U . S . states , new suburbs are routinely annexed by adjacent cities . In others , such as Arabia , Canada , France , and much of the United States , many suburbs remain separate municipalities or are governed as part of a larger local government area such as a county . Sydney is the state capital of New South ___MASK98___ and the most populous city in ___MASK20___ and Oceania . Located on ___MASK20___ ' s east coast , the metropolis surrounds the world ' s largest natural harbour , and sprawls towards the Blue Mountains to the west . Residents of Sydney are known as " Sydneysiders ". Sydney is the second official seat and second official residence of the Governor - General of ___MASK20___ and the Prime Minister of ___MASK20___ and many federal ministries maintain substantial presences in Sydney . The Hume Highway , inclusive of the sections now known as the Hume Freeway and Hume Motorway , is one of ___MASK20___ ' s major inter - city national highways , running for between Melbourne in the southwest and Sydney in the northeast . Upgrading of the route from Sydney ' s outskirts to Melbourne ' s outskirts to dual carriageway was completed on 7 August 2013 . Cumberland County is a county in the State of New South ___MASK98___ , ___MASK20___ . Most of the Sydney metropolitan area is located within the County of Cumberland . The Sydney central business district ( also Sydney CBD , and often referred to as " town " or " the City ") is the main commercial centre of Sydney , New South ___MASK98___ , ___MASK20___ . It extends southwards for about from Sydney Cove , the point of first European settlement in which the Sydney region was initially established . Due to its pivotal role in ___MASK20___ ' s early history , it is one of the oldest established areas in the country . Botany Bay , an open oceanic embayment , is located in Sydney , New South ___MASK98___ , ___MASK20___ , south of the Sydney central business district . Botany Bay has its source in the confluence of the Georges River at Taren Point and the Cooks River at Kyeemagh and flows to the east before meeting its mouth , the Tasman Sea , midpoint between La Perouse and Kurnell . New South ___MASK98___ ( abbreviated as NSW ) is a state on the east coast of : ___MASK20___ . It borders Queensland to the north , Victoria to the south , and South ___MASK20___ to the west . It has a coast line with the Tasman Sea on its east side . The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state . New South ___MASK98___ ' state capital is Sydney , which is also ___MASK20___ ' s most populous city . , the estimated population of New South ___MASK98___ was 7 . 5 million , making it ___MASK20___ ' s most populous state . Just under two - thirds of the state ' s population , 4 . 67 million , live in the Greater Sydney area . Inhabitants of New South ___MASK98___ are referred to as " New South Welshmen ". Parramatta Road is the major historical east - west artery of metropolitan Sydney , ___MASK20___ , connecting the Sydney CBD with Parramatta . It is the easternmost part of the Great Western Highway . Much of its traffic has been diverted to modern expressways such as the M4 and the City West Link Road . Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria , and the second - most populous city in ___MASK20___ . The name " Melbourne " refers to an urban agglomeration spanning which comprises the broader metropolitan area , as well as being the common name for its city centre . The metropolis is located on the large natural bay of Port Phillip and expands into the hinterlands towards the Dandenong and Macedon mountain ranges , Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley . Melbourne consists of 31 municipalities . It has a population of 4 , 529 , 500 , and its inhabitants are called Melburnians .