# Cloud Regions in Australia: AWS, Google Cloud and Azure

> AWS, Google Cloud and Azure regions in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, the Privacy Act 1988, and scheduling across Australia's three standard time zones (five clocks once daylight saving is counted).

Source: https://zop.dev/cloud-cost-optimization/australia
Published: 2026-07-01 · Updated: 2026-09-24 · Author: avinash-gaurav · Tags: geo, country, australia

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Regions, time zones and data protection law for cloud teams in Australia.

Australia's regions cluster on the east coast: AWS in Sydney (ap-southeast-2) and Melbourne (ap-southeast-4), Google Cloud in Sydney and Melbourne, and Azure in New South Wales, Victoria and two regions in Canberra.

## Cloud regions in Australia

| Provider | Region | Location |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | `ap-southeast-2` | Sydney |
| AWS | `ap-southeast-4` | Melbourne |
| Google Cloud | `australia-southeast1` | Sydney |
| Google Cloud | `australia-southeast2` | Melbourne |
| Azure | `australiaeast` | New South Wales |
| Azure | `australiasoutheast` | Victoria |
| Azure | `australiacentral` | Canberra |
| Azure | `australiacentral2` | Canberra |

AWS ap-southeast-4 (Melbourne) is an opt-in region. Sydney has its own page because all three providers run a region there.

## Scheduling on local time

Australia uses several zones, and not all of them observe daylight saving time. Brisbane (Australia/Brisbane) and Perth (Australia/Perth) stay on standard time all year while Sydney and Melbourne move forward in October, so the gap between Sydney and Brisbane changes twice a year. Schedules written in each team's IANA zone handle this without manual changes.

Time zones: `Australia/Sydney`, `Australia/Melbourne`, `Australia/Hobart`, `Australia/Brisbane`, `Australia/Adelaide`, `Australia/Darwin`, `Australia/Perth`. Currency: AUD.

## Data protection law

The Privacy Act 1988 governs personal data.

Source: [Privacy Act 1988 (No. 119, 1988)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A03712/latest).

## City page

See <a href="https://zop.dev/cloud-cost-optimization/sydney">cloud regions in Sydney</a>.

## Nearby countries

<a href="https://zop.dev/cloud-cost-optimization/singapore">Singapore</a>, <a href="https://zop.dev/cloud-cost-optimization/indonesia">Indonesia</a>. For every country, see <a href="https://zop.dev/cloud-cost-optimization">cloud regions by country</a>.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which cloud regions are in Australia?

AWS ap-southeast-2 and ap-southeast-4, Google Cloud australia-southeast1 and australia-southeast2, and Azure australiaeast, australiasoutheast, australiacentral and australiacentral2.

### Does all of Australia change clocks?

No. Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory do not observe daylight saving time.