COVID-19 hotspots
Hotspots update
New South Wales
From 1am AEST Thursday 24 June 2021 the Local Government Areas (LGAs) within the regions of Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour are declared COVID-19 hotspots. This includes the Local Government Area of Waverley which has been a declared COVID-19 hotspot since 19 June 2021.
Anyone who has been in these LGAs since their identified start date – 19 June for Waverley and 24 June for the rest of the hotspots in NSW – will not be allowed to enter Queensland, unless they are a Queensland resident or have an exemption. Anyone allowed to enter will need to go into hotel quarantine.
Victoria
From 1am AEST Friday 25 June 2021 there will be no declared hotspots in Victoria.
Until then:
- the Local Government Areas that make up Greater Melbourne in Victoria are declared COVID-19 hotspots
- anyone who has been in the Greater Melbourne hotspot in the past 14 days will not be allowed to enter Queensland, unless they are a Queensland resident or have an exemption. Anyone allowed to enter will need to go into hotel quarantine.
Hotspots are places in Australian states or territories other than Queensland, or in safe travel zone countries 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 we can identify people travelling into Queensland from those high-risk areas.
Declared hotspots
New South Wales
From 1am AEST Thursday 24 June 2021 the Local Government Areas that make up Greater Sydney, Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shell Harbour in New South Wales will be declared COVID-19 hotspots. The identified start date for these New South Wales hotspots is 24 June 2021.
Since 1am AEST Saturday 19 June 2021 the Local Government Area of Waverley in New South Wales has been a declared COVID-19 hotspot. The identified start date for this hotspot is 19 June 2021.
Victoria
From 1am AEST Friday 11 June 2021 the Local Government Areas that make up Greater Melbourne in Victoria are declared COVID-19 hotspots. The identified start date for these Victorian hotspots is 11 May 2021.
Map of COVID-19 hotspots
Entering Queensland from a COVID-19 hotspot
People who have been in a hotspot in the last 14 days or since the start date identified for the hotspot (whichever is shorter), 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 in government arranged accommodation at their own expense. 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 Travelling to Queensland 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 as hotspots (and their identified start date)
- A hotspot's declaration date is when the hotspot is legally listed.
- The identified start date for the hotspot is when the risk of COVID-19 transmission started. The start date identified can be earlier than when the hotspot was declared.
- Border restrictions will apply to persons who have been in a hotspot in the previous 14 days or since the start date identified for the hotspot (whichever is shorter).
| Local Government Area | Hotspot declared on | Identified start of declared hotspot | End of declared hotspot |
|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales – Local Government Areas | |||
| Bayside | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Blue Mountains | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Blacktown | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Burwood | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Camden | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Campbelltown | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Canada Bay | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Canterbury-Bankstown | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Central Coast | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| City of Sydney | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Cumberland | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Fairfield | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Georges River | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Hornsby | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Hunter’s Hill | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Inner West | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Ku-ring-gai | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Lane Cove | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Liverpool | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Mosman | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| North Sydney | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Northern Beaches | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Parramatta | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Penrith | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Randwick | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Ryde | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Shellharbour | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Strathfield | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Sutherland | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| The Hills | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Waverley | 1am 19 June 2021 | 1am 19 June 2021 | Current |
| Willoughby | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Wollongong | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Woollahra | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| New South Wales – Unincorporated Areas | |||
| Sydney Harbour | 1am 24 June 2021 | 1am 24 June 2021 | Current |
| Victoria – Local Government Areas | |||
| Banyule City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Bayside City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Boroondara City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Brimbank City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Cardinia Shire | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Casey City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Darebin City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Frankston City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Glen Eira City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Greater Dandenong City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Hobsons Bay City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Hume City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Kingston City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Knox City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Manningham City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Maribyrnong City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Maroondah City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Melbourne City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Melton City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Monash City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Moonee Valley City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Moreland City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Mornington Peninsula Shire | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Nillumbik Shire | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Port Phillip City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Stonnington City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Whitehorse City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Whittlesea City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Wyndham City, except Little River | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Yarra City | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |
| Yarra Ranges Shire | 1am 11 June 2021 | 1am 11 May 2021 | Current |