How to Add and Set Up the States and Territories of Australia Widget on Your Form

With Jotform, you can easily add a complete list of Australian states and territories to your forms in seconds. The States and Territories of Australia widget provides a ready-to-use dropdown that includes every official state and territory, giving your users a simple and reliable way to select their location without requiring you to build or manage the list yourself. It’s a convenient way to keep your forms organized, consistent, and easy to complete.

Whether you’re creating registration forms, applications, order forms, or any form that requires Australian location details, this widget helps keep the process smooth and straightforward. It’s a small addition that improves the overall user experience while helping you collect clear, structured responses.

Here are a few ways to use it:

• Let your users quickly select their Australian state or territory from a clear, ready-made dropdown.
• Help your users fill out address sections in registration, application, and contact forms.
• Keep your users’ location responses consistent by providing a standardized list of states and territories.
• Organize your regional or service-area data more easily across form submissions.
• Speed up form completion by letting users pick from a dropdown instead of typing manually.
• Make order forms, booking forms, and service request forms smoother for your users.
• Reduce confusion and errors by guiding your users to choose accurate location options.
• Give your forms a polished, professional touch while collecting Australian address information.

Whether you’re creating a new form or updating an existing one, you can add and set up the States and Territories of Australia widget in a few easy steps. Here’s how to do it:

1. In Form Builder, click on Add Element on the left side of the page.

2. Now, in the Form Elements menu, under the Widgets tab, search for States and Territories of Australia and click on it. Or, just drag and drop it to where you want it to be on your form.

3. Next, in the Widget Settings menu that opens on the right side of the page, under the General tab, select No in the Abbreviate Dropdown menu if you want the form to submit the state’s full name. Or, keep it set to Yes to submit the abbreviated version of the selected state.
4. Once you’re done, click on Update.

That’s it. Now you’ve added and set up the States and Territories of Australia widget on your form. Wondering how it looks in action? Check out this demo form.