Hotspots are places in Australia where health officials have found a lot of people with COVID-19, or places that are at risk of a lot of COVID-19 infections. Hotspots are legally listed so that people travelling from those high-risk areas into Queensland can be identified.
Entering Queensland from a COVID-19 hotspot
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.
Declaration of COVID-19 hotspots
Hotspots are legally listed so that people travelling from those high-risk areas into Queensland can be identified.
See the Chief Health Officer's Declaration of COVID-19 hotspots.
LGAs declared hotspots in greater Sydney
- Bayside
- Blacktown
- Burwood
- Camden
- Campbelltown
- Canada Bay
- Canterbury-Bankstown
- Cumberland
- Fairfield
- Georges River
- Hornsby
- Hunters Hill
- Inner West
- Ku-Ring-Gai
- Lane Cove
- Liverpool
- Mosman
- North Sydney
- Northern Beaches
- Parramatta
- Penrith
- Randwick
- Ryde
- Strathfield
- Sutherland Shire
- Sydney
- The Hills Shire
- Waverley
- Willoughby
- Wollondilly
- Woollahra
- Unincorporated (Sydney Harbour)
LGAs declared hotspots in Adelaide
- Adelaide City
- Adelaide Hills
- Burnside
- Campbelltown
- Charles Sturt
- Gawler
- Holdfast Bay
- Marion
- Mitcham
- Norwood Payneham and St Peters
- Onkaparinga
- Playford
- Port Adelaide Enfield
- Prospect
- Salisbury
- Tea Tree Gully
- Unley
- Walkerville
- West Torrens
- Unincorporated (Torrens Island)
I, 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 Tuesday 3 November 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. 17) or its successor
- identify COVID-19 hotspots for other public health directions about the movement of people to or from COVID-19 hotspots
- remove 97 New South Wales (NSW) Local Government Areas (LGAs) as a declared COVID‑19 hotspot.
This restriction means people who have been in a COVID-19 hotspot within the last 14 days will be turned away at our border, subject to limited exceptions as set out in Border Restrictions Direction No. 17.
From 1.00 am on Tuesday 3 November 2020, 97 NSW LGAs will be removed as declared COVID-19 hotspots. 32 NSW LGAs remain as declared COVID-19 hotspots.
The State of Victoria, including all LGAs and unincorporated areas remain as declared COVID-19 hotspots.
A full list of declared COVID-19 hotspots is provided below:
| Hotspot area | Start of
declared hotspot | End of
declared hotspot |
|---|
| New South Wales – Local Government Areas |
|---|
Bayside | 1.00 am 1 August 2020 | Current |
Blacktown 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 |
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 |
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 | 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 |
| New South Wales – Unincorporated Areas |
|---|
|
Sydney Harbour
|
1.00 am
1 August 2020
|
Current
|
| Victoria – Local Government Areas |
|---|
Alpine Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
| Current |
Ararat Rural City |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Ballarat City |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Banyule City |
12.01 am
13 June 2020
|
Current
|
Bass Coast Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Baw Baw Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Bayside City |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Benalla Rural City |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Boroondara City |
12.01 am
13 June 2020
|
Current
|
Brimbank City |
12.01 am
13 June 2020
|
Current
|
Buloke Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Campaspe Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Cardinia Shire |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Casey City |
12.01 am
13 June 2020
|
Current
|
Central Goldfields Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Colac Otway Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Corangamite Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Darebin City |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
East Gippsland Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Frankston City |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Gannawarra Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Glen Eira City |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Glenelg Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Golden Plains Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Greater Bendigo City |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Greater Dandenong City |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Greater Geelong City |
12.01 am
13 June 2020
|
Current
|
Greater Shepparton City |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Hepburn Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Hindmarsh Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Hobsons Bay City |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Horsham Rural City |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Hume City |
12.01 am
13 June 2020
|
Current
|
Indigo Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Kingston City |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Knox City |
12.01 am
13 June 2020
|
Current
|
Latrobe City |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Loddon Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Macedon Ranges Shire |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Manningham City |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Mansfield Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Maribyrnong City |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Maroondah City |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Melbourne City |
12.01 am
13 June 2020
|
Current
|
Melton City |
12.01 am
14 May 2020
|
Current
|
Mildura Rural City |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Mitchell Shire |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Moira Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Monash City |
12.01 am
13 June 2020
|
Current
|
Moonee Valley City |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Moorabool Shire |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Moreland City |
12.01 am
13 June 2020
|
Current
|
Mornington Peninsula Shire |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Mount Alexander Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Moyne Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Murrindindi Shire |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Nillumbik Shire |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Northern Grampians Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Port Phillip City |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Pyrenees Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Borough of Queenscliffe |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
South Gippsland Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Southern Grampians Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Stonnington City |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Strathbogie Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Surf Coast Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Swan Hill Rural City |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Towong Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Wangaratta Rural City |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Warrnambool City |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Wellington Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
West Wimmera Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Whitehorse City |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Whittlesea City |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Wodonga City |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Wyndham City |
12.01 am
14 May 2020
|
Current
|
Yarra City |
12.01 am
13 June 2020
|
Current
|
Yarra Ranges Shire |
12.01 am
20 June 2020
|
Current
|
Yarriambiack Shire |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
| Victoria – Unincorporated Areas |
|---|
Elizabeth Island |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Falls Creek Alpine Resort |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
French Island and Sandstone Island |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Gabo Island |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Lady Julia Percy Island |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Lake Mountain Alpine Resort |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Mount Buller Alpine Resort |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Mount Hotham Resort |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Mount Sterling Resort |
12.00 pm
3 July 2020
|
Current
|
Border Restrictions Direction (No. 17), and its successors set out the conditions that persons must comply with when arriving in Queensland from a place outside of Queensland.
Penalties: A person to whom the direction applies commits an offence if the person fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the direction.
Section 362D of the Public Health Act 2005 provides:
Failure to comply with public health directions
- A person to whom a public health direction applies must comply with the direction unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
- Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.
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 |
Blue Mountains City | 1.00 am 1 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Central Coast | 1.00 am 1 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Hawkesbury City | 1.00 am 1 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Albury | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Armidale Regional | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Ballina | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Balranald | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Bathurst Regional | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Bega Valley | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Bellingen | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Berrigan | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Bland | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Blayney | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Bogan | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Bourke | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Brewarrina | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Broken Hill | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Byron | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Cabonne | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Carrathool | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Central Darling | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Cessnock | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Clarence Valley | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Cobar | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Coffs Harbour | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Coolamon | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Coonamble | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Cowra | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Dubbo Regional | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Dungog | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Edward River | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Eurobodalla | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Federation | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Forbes | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Gilgandra | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Glen Innes Severn | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Goulburn Mulwaree | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Greater Hume Shire | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Griffith | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Gunnedah | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Gwydir | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Hay | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Hilltops | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Inverell | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Junee | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Kempsey | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Kiama | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Kyogle | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Lachlan | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Lake Macquarie | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Leeton | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Lismore | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Lithgow | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Liverpool Plains | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Lockhart | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Maitland | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Mid-Coast | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Mid-Western Regional | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Moree Plains | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Murray River | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Murrumbidgee | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Muswellbrook | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Nambucca | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Narrabri | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Narrandera | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Narromine | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Newcastle | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Oberon | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Orange | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Parkes | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Port Macquarie-Hastings | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Port Stephens | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Richmond Valley | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Shellharbour | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Shoalhaven | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Singleton | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Snowy Monaro Regional | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Snowy Valleys | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Tamworth Regional | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Temora | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Tenterfield | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Tweed | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Upper Hunter Shire | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Upper Lachlan Shire | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Uralla | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Wagga Wagga | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Walcha | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Walgett | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Warren | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Warrumbungle Shire | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Weddin | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Wentworth | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Wingecarribee | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Wollongong | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Yass Valley | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
New South Wales – Unincorporated Areas |
|---|
Lord Howe Island | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Unincorporated Far West Region | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00 am 3 November 2020 |
Victoria |
|---|
Moorabool Shire | 12.01 am 14 May 2020 | 12.01 am 13 June 2020 |
Australian Capital Territory – Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) |
|---|
Australian Capital Territory | 1.00 am 8 August 2020 | 1.00am 25 September 2020 |
