COVID-19 hotspots
Victoria
From 12.00 pm on Friday 3 July 2020 all parts of Victoria are considered COVID-19 hotspots.
New South Wales
From 1.00 am on Saturday 8 August 2020 all parts of New South Wales are considered COVID-19 hotspots.
Australian Capital Territory
From 1.00 am on Saturday 8 August 2020 the Australian Capital Territory is considered a COVID-19 hotspot.
Other states and territories
No other Australian states or territories contain declared hotspots.
Hotspots are places in Australia where health officials have found a lot of people with COVID-19. Hotspots are legally listed so that people travelling from those high-risk areas into Queensland can be identified.
From 10 July 2020, people who have been in a hotspot in the last 14 days will only be able to enter Queensland if they are a returning Queensland resident or required to enter for a limited range of essential reasons. Queensland residents returning to Queensland from a hotspot must quarantine for 14 days on entering Queensland. This will help reduce the chance that they might infect other people.
Details of who is exempt from mandatory quarantine, even if they have been to a hotspot, can be found on the Border Restrictions page.
Declared hotspots
l, Dr Jeannette Young, Chief Health Officer, reasonably believe it is necessary to publish the following list of COVID-19 hotspots pursuant to the powers under s362B of the Public Health Act 2005 to assist in containing, or to respond to, the spread of COVID-19 within the community.
The direction applies from 1.00 am on Saturday 1 August 2020 until the end of the declared public health emergency, unless it is revoked or replaced. The purpose of this direction is to identify COVID-19 hotspots for:
- Public Health Direction – Border Restrictions Direction (No. 10) or its successor
- other public health directions about the movement of people to or from COVID-19 hotspots.
From 12:01 pm (midday) 10 July 2020 anyone can enter Queensland unless they have been in a COVID-19 hotspot in the last 14 days.
The tightening of restrictions means people who have been in a COVID-19 hotspot within the last 14 days will no longer be able to quarantine in Queensland and will be turned away at our border. This applies to everyone who has been in a COVID-19 hotspot in the past 14 days, except people needed in Queensland for essential purposes. Queensland residents who have been in a COVID-19 hotspot can return home but will be required to quarantine in government provided accommodation at their expense.
From 1.00 am on Saturday 1 August 2020 the 34 Local Government Areas of Greater Sydney are now a COVID-19 hotspot.
A full list of current COVID-19 hotspots is provided below:
| Local Government Areas | Start of declared hotspot | End of declared hotspot |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | ||
| Bayside |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Blacktown City |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Blue Mountains City |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Burwood |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Camden |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Campbelltown City |
12.00 pm 14 July 2020 | Current |
| Canada Bay City |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Canterbury-Bankstown |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Central Coast |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Cumberland |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Fairfield City |
1.00 am 27 July 2020 | Current |
| Georges River |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Hawkesbury City |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Hornsby Shire |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Hunter’s Hill Municipality |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Inner West |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Ku-ring-gai |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Lane Cove Municipality |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Liverpool City |
12.00 pm 14 July 2020 | Current |
| Mosman Municipality |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| North Sydney |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Northern Beaches |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Parramatta City |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Penrith City |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Randwick City |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Ryde City |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Strathfield Municipality |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Sutherland Shire |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Sydney City |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| The Hills Shire |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Waverley |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Willoughby City |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Wollondilly Shire |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| Woollahra City |
1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
| From 12.00 pm on Friday 3 July 2020 all 79 Local Government Areas (LGAs) within the State of Victoria are considered a COVID-19 hotspot. A list of all Victorian LGAs is provided below: | ||
Victoria | ||
Alpine Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Ararat Rural City | 12.00 pm | Current |
Ballarat City | 12.00 pm | Current |
Banyule City | 12.01 am | Current |
Bass Coast Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Baw Baw Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Bayside City | 12.01 am | Current |
Benalla Rural City | 12.00 pm | Current |
Boroondara City | 12.01 am | Current |
Brimbank City | 12.01 am | Current |
Buloke Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Campaspe Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Cardinia Shire | 12.01 am | Current |
Casey City | 12.01 am | Current |
Central Goldfields Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Colac Otway Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Corangamite Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Darebin City | 12.01 am | Current |
East Gippsland Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Frankston City | 12.01 am | Current |
Gannawarra Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Glen Eira City | 12.01 am | Current |
Glenelg Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Golden Plains Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Greater Bendigo City | 12.00 pm | Current |
Greater Dandenong City | 12.01 am | Current |
Greater Geelong City | 12.01 am | Current |
Greater Shepparton City | 12.00 pm | Current |
Hepburn Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Hindmarsh Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Hobsons Bay City | 12.01 am | Current |
Horsham Rural City | 12.00 pm | Current |
Hume City | 12.01 am | Current |
Indigo Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Kingston City | 12.01 am | Current |
Knox City | 12.01 am | Current |
Latrobe City | 12.00 pm | Current |
Loddon Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Macedon Ranges Shire | 12.01 am | Current |
Manningham City | 12.01 am | Current |
Mansfield Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Maribyrnong City | 12.01 am | Current |
Maroondah City | 12.01 am | Current |
Melbourne City | 12.01 am | Current |
Melton City | 12.01 am | Current |
Mildura Rural City | 12.00 pm | Current |
Mitchell Shire | 12.01 am | Current |
Moira Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Monash City | 12.01 am | Current |
Moonee Valley City | 12.01 am | Current |
Moorabool Shire | 12.01 am | Current |
12.01 am | 12.01 am | |
Moreland City | 12.01 am | Current |
Mornington Peninsula Shire | 12.01 am | Current |
Mount Alexander Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Moyne Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Murrindindi Shire | 12.01 am | Current |
Nillumbik Shire | 12.01 am | Current |
Northern Grampians Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Port Phillip City | 12.01 am | Current |
Pyrenees Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Borough of Queenscliffe | 12.00 pm | Current |
South Gippsland Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Southern Grampians Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Stonnington City | 12.01 am | Current |
Strathbogie Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Surf Coast Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Swan Hill Rural City | 12.00 pm | Current |
Towong Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Wangaratta Rural City | 12.00 pm | Current |
Warrnambool City | 12.00 pm | Current |
Wellington Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
West Wimmera Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Whitehorse City | 12.01 am | Current |
Whittlesea City | 12.01 am | Current |
Wodonga City | 12.00 pm | Current |
Wyndham City | 12.01 am | Current |
Yarra City | 12.01 am | Current |
Yarra Ranges Shire | 12.01 am | Current |
Yarriambiack Shire | 12.00 pm | Current |
Under the Border Restrictions Direction (No. 9), a person who has been in COVID-19 hotspot is not required to quarantine if the person:
- was in the COVID-19 hotspot for the sole purpose of transiting through an airport in the COVID-19 hotspot and did not leave the confines of the airport; or
- was on the vessel Spirit of Tasmania and went directly from the vessel to an airport in the COVID-19 hotspot via private transport and did not leave the confines of the airport except to board a flight to Queensland.
- travelled by road using private transport and taking the most practicable direct route through the COVID-19 hotspot and without exiting the vehicle except to deal with an emergency or as directed by police or transport authority.
A person may be exempt from mandatory quarantine if they have been to a hotspot, a full list is available in the Border Restrictions Direction (No. 9).
Penalties: A person to whom the direction applies commits an offence if the person fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the direction.
Previous declarations of COVID-19 hotspots are detailed below:
| Local Government Area | Start of declared hotspot | End of declared hotspot |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | ||
| Newcastle | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Wollongong | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Georges River | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Bayside | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Penrith | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| The Hills Shire | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Ku-ring-gai | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Cumberland | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Ryde | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Inner West | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Randwick | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Canterbury-Bankstown | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Sutherland Shire | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Woollahra | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Blacktown | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Central Coast | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Northern Beaches | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Sydney | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Waverley | 12.01 am 11 April 2020 | 12.01 am 15 May 2020 |
| Victoria | ||
| Moorabool Shire |
12.01 am 14 May 2020 |
12.01 am 13 June 2020 |