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Air quality in Australia

Air quality index (AQI) and PM2.5 air pollution in Australia

Last update at (local time)

#	city	US AQI
1	Spencer Gulf, South Australia	56
2	Townsville, Queensland	42
3	Singleton, New South Wales	38
4	Melbourne, Victoria	35
5	Swan Hill, Victoria	27
6	Canberra, ACT	25
7	Perth, Western Australia	25
8	Wollongong, New South Wales	24
9	Geelong, Victoria	22
10	Newcastle, New South Wales	21

(local time)

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#	city	US AQI
1	Broken Hill, New South Wales	4
2	Brisbane, Queensland	6
3	Gold Coast, Queensland	6
4	Armidale, New South Wales	8
5	Central Coast, New South Wales	9
6	Sydney, New South Wales	10
7	Merriwa, New South Wales	12
8	Orange, New South Wales	14
9	Adelaide, South Australia	15
10	Bathurst, New South Wales	15

(local time)

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2023 average US AQI

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PM2.5 concentration in Australia air currently meets the WHO annual air quality guideline value

2023 Australia cleanest city	Underwood , Tasmania 7
2023 Australia most polluted city	Rocklea , Queensland 43

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#	COUNTRY	Population	AVG. US
1	Bangladesh	169,356,251	164
2	Pakistan	231,402,117	160
3	India	1,407,563,842	147
4	Tajikistan	9,750,064	134
5	Burkina Faso	22,100,683	128
6	Iraq	43,533,592	121
7	United Arab Emirates	9,365,145	119
8	Nepal	30,034,989	118
9	Egypt	109,262,178	118
10	Democratic Republic of the Congo	95,894,118	114
128	Australia	25,688,079	19