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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	Singleton, New South Wales	54
3	Melbourne, Victoria	42
4	Townsville, Queensland	33
5	Swan Hill, Victoria	29
6	Geelong, Victoria	24
7	Perth, Western Australia	24
8	Wollongong, New South Wales	24
9	Canberra, ACT	23
10	Newcastle, New South Wales	23

(local time)

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#	city	US AQI
1	Broken Hill, New South Wales	5
2	Brisbane, Queensland	8
3	Armidale, New South Wales	11
4	Gold Coast, Queensland	11
5	Central Coast, New South Wales	12
6	Gladstone, Queensland	13
7	Merriwa, New South Wales	13
8	Adelaide, South Australia	15
9	Bathurst, New South Wales	15
10	Orange, 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