List of cities in Australia by population

List of cities in Australia by population

This list of Australian cities by population briefly explains the three different population figures given for Australian cities, and provides rankings for each.

Contents

Capital city Statistical Divisions and Statistical Districts by population

Statistical Divisions (SDs) are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as areas under the unifying influence of one or more major towns or cities. Each capital city forms its own Statistical Division, and in Australia the population of the SD is the most-often quoted figure for that city's population. Statistical Districts are defined as non-capital but predominantly urban areas. The Australian Government treats divisions and districts with more than 100,000 people as metropolitan.[1]

Statistical Divisions are in bold, the rest are Statistical Districts.

Rank Statistical Division/District State/Territory June 2009[2] June 2010[3]
1 Sydney New South Wales 4,504,469 4,575,532
2 Melbourne Victoria 3,995,537 4,077,036
3 Brisbane Queensland 2,004,262 2,043,185
4 Perth Western Australia 1,658,992 1,696,065
5 Adelaide South Australia 1,187,466 1,203,186
6 Gold Coast-Tweed Queensland/New South Wales 577,977 591,473
7 Newcastle New South Wales 540,796 546,788
8 Canberra-Queanbeyan Australian Capital Territory/New South Wales 403,118 410,419
* Canberra Australian Capital Territory[4] 351,868 358,600
9 Wollongong New South Wales 288,984 292,190
10 Sunshine Coast Queensland 245,309 251,081
11 Greater Hobart Tasmania 212,019 214,705
12 Geelong Victoria 175,803 178,650
13 Townsville Queensland 168,402 172,316
14 Cairns Queensland 147,118 150,920
15 Toowoomba Queensland 128,600 131,258
16 Darwin Northern Territory 124,760 127,532
17 Launceston Tasmania 105,445 106,153
18 Albury-Wodonga New South Wales/Victoria 104,609 106,052
19 Ballarat Victoria 94,088 96,097
20 Bendigo Victoria 89,995 91,713
21 Mandurah Western Australia 83,032 85,814
22 Mackay Queensland 83,680 85,700
23 Burnie-Devonport Tasmania 82,102 82,567
24 Latrobe Valley[5] Victoria 80,014 81,001
25 Rockhampton Queensland 77,017 77,878
26 Bundaberg Queensland 67,840 69,036
27 Bunbury Western Australia 66,117 68,248
28 Hervey Bay Queensland 58,902 60,807
29 Wagga Wagga New South Wales 58,046 58,610
30 Coffs Harbour New South Wales 52,517 53,401
31 Gladstone Queensland 50,538 51,158
32 Mildura Victoria 50,042 50,522
33 Shepparton Victoria 48,926 49,859
34 Tamworth New South Wales 46,695 47,595
35 Port Macquarie New South Wales 43,561 44,313
36 Orange New South Wales 38,685 39,329
37 Dubbo New South Wales 37,491 38,037
38 Geraldton Western Australia 36,343 36,958
39 Nowra-Bomaderry New South Wales 33,985 34,479
40 Bathurst New South Wales 33,793 34,303
41 Warrnambool Victoria 33,374 33,922
42 Lismore New South Wales 32,291 32,494
43 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Western Australia 32,150 32,390


50 largest Urban Centres by population

Urban Centres are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as being a population cluster of 1,000 or more people. For statistical purposes, people living in Urban Centres are classified as urban. These figures represent the populations of the contiguous built-up areas of each city.

State and territory capitals are in bold.

map of cities in Australia
Rank Urban Centre Total number of people, 2006 census Stat. Division/District
(if part of larger SD)
1 Sydney, New South Wales 3,641,422 [1]
2 Melbourne, Victoria 3,371,888 [2]
3 Brisbane, Queensland 1,676,389 [3]
4 Perth, Western Australia 1,256,035 [4]
5 Adelaide, South Australia 1,040,719 [5]
6 Gold Coast-Tweed Heads, Queensland/New South Wales 454,436 [6][7]
7 Canberra-Queanbeyan, Australian Capital Territory/New South Wales 356,120 [8][9]
8 Newcastle, New South Wales 288,732 [10] Newcastle
9 Central Coast, New South Wales 282,726 [11] Sydney
10 Wollongong, New South Wales 234,482 [12] Illawarra
11 Sunshine Coast, Queensland 184,662 [13]
12 Geelong, Victoria 137,220 [14]
13 Townsville-Thuringowa, Queensland 128,808 [15]
14 Hobart, Tasmania 128,557 [16]
15 Cairns, Queensland 98,349 [17]
16 Toowoomba, Queensland 95,265 [18]
17 Ballarat, Victoria 78,221 [19]
18 Bendigo, Victoria 76,051 [20]
19 Albury-Wodonga, New South Wales/Victoria 73,497 [21][22]
20 Launceston, Tasmania 71,395 [23]
21 Mandurah, Western Australia 67,813 [24]
22 Rockingham, Western Australia 67,520 [25] Perth
23 Mackay, Queensland 66,874 [26]
24 Darwin, Northern Territory 66,291 [27]
25 Maitland, New South Wales 61,431 [28] Newcastle
26 Rockhampton, Queensland 60,827 [29]
27 Bunbury, Western Australia 54,482 [30]
28 Bundaberg, Queensland 46,961 [31]
29 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 46,735 [32]
30 Hervey Bay, Queensland 41,225 [33]
31 Port Macquarie, New South Wales 39,219 [34]
32 Shepparton-Mooroopna, Victoria 38,773 [35]
33 Melton, Victoria 35,490 [36] Melbourne
34 Tamworth, New South Wales 33,475 [37]
35 Orange, New South Wales 31,544 [38]
36 Dubbo, New South Wales 30,574 [39]
37 Mildura, Victoria 30,016 [40]
38 Sunbury, Victoria 29,566 [41]
39 Bathurst, New South Wales 28,992 [42]
40 Gladstone, Queensland 28,808 [43]
41 Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia 28,242 [44]
42 Warrnambool, Victoria 28,150 [45]
43 Nowra-Bomaderry, New South Wales 27,478 [46]
44 Geraldton, Western Australia 27,420 [47]
45 Lismore, New South Wales 27,069 [48]
46 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales 26,353 [49]
47 Albany, Western Australia 25,196 [50] (no Stat. dist.)
48 Richmond-Windsor, New South Wales 25,011 [51] Sydney
49 Palmerston, Northern Territory 23,614 [52] Darwin
50 Mount Gambier, South Australia 23,494 [53] (no Stat. dist.)

25 largest Local Government Areas by population

Local Government Areas are the main units of local government in Australia. They may be termed cities, shires, councils or other names, but they all function similarly. Brisbane is the only state capital city with one LGA covering the majority of its urban area. Canberra (pop 351,868) does not have a separate Local Government Area as the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly has state and local government functions.

Rank Local Government Area Estimated resident population, 2009[2] Stat. Division/District
1 City of Brisbane, Queensland 1,052,458 Brisbane
2 Gold Coast City, Queensland 515,157 Gold Coast
3 Moreton Bay Region, Queensland 371,162 Brisbane
4 Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland 323,423 Sunshine Coast
5 City of Blacktown, New South Wales 299,797 Sydney
6 Logan City, Queensland 277,568 Brisbane
7 City of Casey, Victoria 247,357 Melbourne
8 Sutherland Shire, New South Wales 219,828 Sydney
9 City of Greater Geelong, Victoria 216,330 Geelong
10 City of Wollongong, New South Wales 201,438 Wollongong
11 City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales 199,277 Newcastle
12 City of Stirling, Western Australia 198,803 Perth
13 City of Fairfield, New South Wales 194,543 Sydney
14 City of Bankstown, New South Wales 186,108 Sydney
15 City of Brimbank, Victoria 185,890 Melbourne
16 City of Penrith, New South Wales 184,611 Sydney
17 City of Liverpool, New South Wales 182,261 Sydney
18 City of Townsville, Queensland 181,743 Northern
19 City of Sydney, New South Wales 177,920 Sydney
20 The Hills Shire, New South Wales 176,487 Sydney
21 City of Monash, Victoria 176,069 Melbourne
22 City of Boroondara, Victoria 168,090 Melbourne
23 City of Hume, Victoria 167,540 Melbourne
24 City of Parramatta, New South Wales 167,540 Sydney
25 City of Gosford, New South Wales 166,626 Sydney

In comparison with these figures, the populations of the other capitals are relatively small. Melbourne has 93,105 (79th), Darwin 75,908 (92nd), Hobart 49,887 (127th), Adelaide 19,444 (226th), and Perth 17,093 (238th).[2] Most of these cities have suburban LGAs much larger than the central cities.

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "1217.0.55.001 - Glossary of Statistical Geography Terminology, 2003". Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/7d12b0f6763c78caca257061001cc588/32eb1b908521ad75ca2571220079feee!OpenDocument#M. 
  2. ^ a b c "3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008-09". Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02008-09?OpenDocument. 
  3. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 31 March 2011. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features112009-10?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2009-10&num=&view=. Retrieved 1 April 2011. 
  4. ^ Canberra is unique in having a Statistical District as well as a Statistical Division. The Statistical District is larger than the SD, and includes the neighbouring city of Queanbeyan in New South Wales in the population. Only the Statistical District is ranked here.
  5. ^ Includes Moe, Morwell and Traralgon

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