List of cities in Australia by population
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This list of Australian cities by population briefly explains the three different population figures given for Australian cities, and provides rankings for each.
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[edit] 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 | June 2007 Estimated Resident Population[2] |
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1 | Sydney | New South Wales | 4,336,374 |
2 | Melbourne | Victoria | 3,806,092 |
3 | Brisbane | Queensland | 1,857,594 |
4 | Perth | Western Australia | 1,554,769 |
5 | Adelaide | South Australia | 1,158,259 |
6 | Gold Coast-Tweed | Queensland/New South Wales | 583,657 |
7 | Newcastle | New South Wales | 523,662 |
8 | Canberra-Queanbeyan | Australian Capital Territory/New South Wales | 388,072 |
* | Canberra | Australian Capital Territory [3] | 339,573 |
9 | Wollongong | New South Wales | 280,159 |
10 | Sunshine Coast | Queensland | 230,429 |
11 | Greater Hobart | Tasmania | 207,484 |
12 | Geelong | Victoria | 169,544 |
13 | Townsville | Queensland | 157,174 |
14 | Cairns | Queensland | 135,856 |
15 | Toowoomba | Queensland | 123,406 |
16 | Darwin | Northern Territory | 117,395 |
17 | Launceston | Tasmania | 104,071 |
18 | Albury-Wodonga | New South Wales/Victoria | 101,842 |
19 | Ballarat | Victoria | 89,665 |
20 | Bendigo | Victoria | 86,510 |
21 | Burnie-Devonport | Tasmania | 80,241 |
22 | Mackay | Queensland | 79,172 |
23 | Latrobe Valley | Victoria (incl. Moe, Morwell, Traralgon) | 77,270 |
24 | Rockhampton | Queensland | 74,530 |
25 | Mandurah | Western Australia | 73,477 |
26 | Bundaberg | Queensland | 64,663 |
27 | Bunbury | Western Australia | 59,876 |
28 | Wagga Wagga | New South Wales | 56,147 |
29 | Hervey Bay | Queensland | 53,323 |
30 | Coffs Harbour | New South Wales | 50,726 |
31 | Mildura | Victoria | 48,691 |
32 | Gladstone | Queensland | 47,169 |
33 | Shepparton | Victoria | 46,680 |
34 | Tamworth | New South Wales | 44,970 |
35 | Port Macquarie | New South Wales | 42,042 |
36 | Orange | New South Wales | 37,333 |
37 | Dubbo | New South Wales | 36,150 |
38 | Geraldton | Western Australia | 34,214 |
39 | Nowra-Bomaderry | New South Wales | 32,556 |
40 | Bathurst | New South Wales | 32,385 |
41 | Warrnambool | Victoria | 32,042 |
41 | Lismore | New South Wales | 31,865 |
43 | Kalgoorlie/Boulder | Western Australia | 30,700 |
[edit] 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.
Rank | Urban Centre | Total number of persons, 2006 census[4] | Stat. Division/District (if part of larger SD) |
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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 | Canberra-Queanbeyan, Australian Capital Territory/New South Wales | 356,120 [8] | |
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] | |
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] | |
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 | |
27 | Bunbury, Western Australia | 54,482 | |
28 | Bundaberg, Queensland | 46,961 | |
29 | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales | 46,735 | |
30 | Hervey Bay, Queensland | 41,225 | |
31 | Port Macquarie, New South Wales | 39,219 | |
32 | Shepparton-Mooroopna, Victoria | 38,773 | |
33 | Melton, Victoria | 35,490 | Melbourne |
34 | Tamworth, New South Wales | 33,475 | |
35 | Orange, New South Wales | 31,544 | |
36 | Dubbo, New South Wales | 30,574 | |
37 | Mildura, Victoria | 30,016 | |
38 | Sunbury, Victoria | 29,566 | |
39 | Bathurst, New South Wales | 28,992 | |
40 | Gladstone, Queensland | 28,808 | |
41 | Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia | 28,242 | |
42 | Warrnambool, Victoria | 28,150 | |
43 | Nowra-Bomaderry, New South Wales | 27,478 | |
44 | Geraldton, Western Australia | 27,420 | |
45 | Lismore, New South Wales | 27,069 | |
46 | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales | 26,353 | |
47 | Albany, Western Australia | 25,196 | (no Stat. dist.) |
48 | Richmond-Windsor, New South Wales | 25,011 | Sydney |
49 | Palmerston, Northern Territory | 23,614 | Darwin |
50 | Mount Gambier, South Australia | 23,494 | (no Stat. dist.) |
[edit] 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.
Rank | Local Government Area | Estimated resident population, 2007[2] | Stat. Division/District |
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1 | Brisbane City Council, Queensland | 1,007,901 | Brisbane |
2 | Gold Coast City Council, Queensland[5] | 524,667 | Gold Coast |
* | Australian Capital Territory [6] | 339,865[7] | Canberra |
3 | City of Blacktown, New South Wales | 284,692 | Sydney |
4 | City of Casey, Victoria | 229,080 | Melbourne |
5 | Sutherland Shire, New South Wales | 213,917 | Sydney |
6 | City of Greater Geelong, Victoria | 208,395 | Geelong |
7 | City of Wollongong, New South Wales | 195,768 | Wollongong |
8 | City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales | 193,092 | Newcastle |
9 | City of Stirling, Western Australia | 189,083 | Perth |
10 | City of Fairfield, New South Wales | 187,362 | Sydney |
11 | Logan City Council, Queensland[8] | 180,358 | Brisbane |
12 | City of Bankstown, New South Wales | 179,657 | Sydney |
13 | City of Penrith, New South Wales | 177,686 | Sydney |
14 | City of Brimbank, Victoria | 176,249 | Melbourne |
15 | City of Liverpool, New South Wales | 172,932 | Sydney |
16 | City of Monash, Victoria | 171,478 | Melbourne |
17 | City of Sydney, New South Wales | 168,682 | Sydney |
18 | Baulkham Hills Shire, New South Wales | 168,026 | Sydney |
19 | City of Boroondara, Victoria | 163,890 | Melbourne |
20 | City of Gosford, New South Wales | 162,388 | Sydney |
21 | Hornsby Shire, New South Wales | 158,285 | Sydney |
22 | City of Parramatta, New South Wales | 157,775 | Sydney |
23 | Maroochy Shire Council, Queensland[9] | 157,238 | Sunshine Coast |
24 | City of Joondalup, Western Australia | 157,203 | Perth |
25 | City of Hume, Victoria | 157,145 | Melbourne |
In comparison with these figures, the populations of the other capitals are relatively small. Melbourne has 81,144, Darwin 72,852, Hobart 49,720, Adelaide 18,575, and Perth only 13,486.[2] Most of these cities have suburban LGAs much larger than the central cities.
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ 1217.0.55.001 - Glossary of Statistical Geography Terminology, 2003. Australian Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b c 3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2006-07. Australian Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Census data
- ^ Parts of the Gold Coast were transferred to Logan City in March 2008.
- ^ Canberra is technically unincorporated and is not an LGA. All local-level functions are performed by the territory government.
- ^ 3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2006-07 : Australian Capital Territory. Australian Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ Logan acquired territory from the Gold Coast and Beaudesert in March 2008.)
- ^ In March 2008 Maroochy was merged with Caloundra and Noosa to form the Sunshine Coast Regional council; it is expected this will become the third largest LGA in Australia when combined statistics are released.