Cities of New South Wales

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The major population area of New South Wales is located along the coast between Newcastle to the north and Wollongong to the south. This population area accounts for most of the state's population which also includes Sydney, Australia's largest city and the urban region of the Central Coast. There are various regional cities which are located along the coast and inland.

Cities with large influence on their regional area include:

Smaller centres and large towns with influence on their immediate area (most centres may be incorporated as cities in the future due to increasing population and dominance)[citation needed] include:


[edit] Largest Local Government Areas in New South Wales by Population

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Rank Local Government Area Provisional estimated resident population, 2005
 Council Seat
1 City of Blacktown 283,458 Blacktown
2 Sutherland Shire 215,053 Sutherland
3 City of Wollongong 192,402 Wollongong
4 City of Lake Macquarie 190,320 Speers Point
5 City of Fairfield 187,790 Wakeley
6 City of Penrith 177,955 Penrith
7 City of Bankstown 177,000 Bankstown
8 City of Liverpool 170,192 Liverpool
9 City of Gosford 163,304 Gosford
10 Baulkham Hills Shire 161,068 Castle Hill
11 Hornsby Shire 157,204 Hornsby
12 City of Parramatta 151,860 Parramatta
13 City of Campbelltown 150,589 Campbelltown
14 City of Sydney 148,657 Sydney
15 City of Newcastle 146,967 Newcastle
16 Wyong Shire 143,393 Wyong
17 City of Warringah 139,656 Dee Why
18 City of Canterbury 134,126 Campsie
19 City of Randwick 126,034 Randwick
20 City of Ku-ring-gai 108,697 Gordon
21 City of Ryde 99,550 Ryde
22 City of Rockdale 95,351 Rockdale
23 City of Shoalhaven 93,615 Nowra
24 City of Holroyd 91,941 Merrylands
25 Tweed Shire 80,935 Tweed Heads
26 City of Blue Mountains 76,561 Katoomba
27 City of Hurstville 76,036 Hurstville
28 City of Marrickville 75,114 Petersham
29 Port Macquarie-Hastings 70,581 Port Macquarie
30 City of Coffs Harbour 67,442 Coffs Harbour
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