These lists of Australian cities by population provide rankings of Australian cities and towns according to various systems defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The eight Greater Capital City Statistical Areas are listed for the state and territory capital cities. All Significant Urban Areas (SUA), representing urban agglomerations of over 10,000 population, are listed next. The fifty largest Urban Centres (built-up area) are then ranked and, lastly, the fifty largest Local Government Areas (the units of local government below the states and territories) are also ranked.
Each capital city forms its own Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA), which according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) represents a broad functional definition of each of the eight state and territory capital cities. [1] In Australia, the population of the GCCSA is the most-often quoted figure for the population of capital cities. These units correspond broadly to the international concept of metropolitan areas.
Rank | Greater Capital City Statistical Area | State/territory | Estimated resident population | Growth from 2011 to 2022 | Included SUAs | |
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June 2023 [2] | June 2011 [2] | |||||
1 | Greater Sydney | New South Wales | 5,450,496 | 4,391,674 | +24.11% | Sydney Central Coast |
2 | Greater Melbourne | Victoria | 5,207,145 | 4,169,366 | +24.89% | Melbourne Bacchus Marsh Gisborne |
3 | Greater Brisbane | Queensland | 2,706,966 | 2,147,436 | +26.06% | Brisbane |
4 | Greater Perth | Western Australia | 2,309,338 | 1,833,567 | +25.95% | Perth |
5 | Greater Adelaide | South Australia | 1,446,380 | 1,264,091 | +14.42% | Adelaide |
6 | Australian Capital Territory [a] | Australian Capital Territory | 466,566 | 367,985 | +26.79% | Canberra–Queanbeyan (ACT part only) |
7 | Greater Hobart | Tasmania | 253,654 | 216,273 | +17.28% | Hobart |
8 | Greater Darwin | Northern Territory | 150,736 | 129,106 | +16.75% | Darwin |
The following table ranks the SUAs, including those of the capital cities (which are smaller than their respective GCCSAs, except for Canberra's, which includes adjacent Queanbeyan, in New South Wales). Capitals are in bold. Significant Urban Areas are defined to represent significant towns and cities, or agglomerations of smaller towns, that have at least 10,000 total population. Significant Urban Areas may contain more than one distinct Urban Centre. There are urban areas of greater than 10,000 people that the ABS does not currently classify as Significant Urban Areas.
70% of the Australian population live in the top eight most populous cities.
Rank | Significant Urban Area | State/territory | Estimated resident population | Growth from 2011 to 2023 | |
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June 2023 [3] | June 2011 [3] | ||||
1 | Melbourne | Victoria | 5,103,528 | 4,087,822 | +24.85% |
2 | Sydney | New South Wales | 5,041,275 | 4,240,340 | +18.89% |
3 | Brisbane | Queensland | 2,622,585 | 2,076,608 | +26.29% |
4 | Perth | Western Australia | 2,289,366 | 1,817,023 | +26.00% |
5 | Adelaide | South Australia | 1,426,803 | 1,245,896 | +14.52% |
6 | Gold Coast–Tweed Heads | Queensland New South Wales | 735,213 | 581,036 | +26.53% |
7 | Newcastle–Maitland | New South Wales | 526,515 | 453,265 | +16.16% |
8 | Canberra –Queanbeyan | Australian Capital Territory New South Wales | 503,402 | 405,032 | +24.29% |
9 | Sunshine Coast | Queensland | 407,859 | 303,824 | +34.24% |
10 | Central Coast | New South Wales | 348,435 | 314,941 | +10.64% |
11 | Wollongong | New South Wales | 313,745 | 281,700 | +11.38% |
12 | Geelong | Victoria | 302,046 | 227,957 | +32.50% |
13 | Hobart | Tasmania | 232,450 | 198,534 | +17.08% |
14 | Townsville | Queensland | 186,734 | 167,561 | +11.44% |
15 | Cairns | Queensland | 160,933 | 139,212 | +15.60% |
16 | Toowoomba | Queensland | 149,817 | 126,426 | +18.50% |
17 | Darwin | Northern Territory | 137,002 | 116,995 | +17.10% |
18 | Ballarat | Victoria | 116,390 | 93,459 | +24.54% |
19 | Bendigo | Victoria | 104,883 | 87,340 | +20.09% |
20 | Albury–Wodonga | New South Wales Victoria | 100,095 | 84,195 | +18.88% |
21 | Launceston | Tasmania | 93,364 | 86,051 | +8.50% |
22 | Mackay | Queensland | 288,162 | 179,683 | +60.37% |
23 | Rockhampton | Queensland | 81,937 | 78,598 | +4.25% |
24 | Bunbury | Western Australia | 81,367 | 67,860 | +19.90% |
25 | Bundaberg | Queensland | 77,261 | 69,095 | +11.82% |
26 | Coffs Harbour | New South Wales | 75,838 | 66,689 | +13.72% |
27 | Hervey Bay | Queensland | 60,838 | 49,835 | +22.08% |
28 | Wagga Wagga | New South Wales | 57,807 | 54,137 | +6.78% |
29 | Shepparton–Mooroopna | Victoria | 54,494 | 47,571 | +14.55% |
30 | Mildura–Buronga | Victoria | 54,427 | 48,505 | +12.21% |
31 | Port Macquarie | New South Wales | 51,965 | 43,275 | +20.08% |
32 | Gladstone | Queensland | 47,294 | 43,166 | +9.56% |
33 | Ballina | New South Wales | 47,188 | 40,674 | +16.02% |
34 | Warragul–Drouin | Victoria | 45,597 | 30,287 | +50.55% |
35 | Tamworth | New South Wales | 45,496 | 40,085 | +13.50% |
36 | Busselton | Western Australia | 43,853 | 31,475 | +39.33% |
37 | Traralgon–Morwell | Victoria | 43,739 | 40,609 | +7.71% |
38 | Orange | New South Wales | 42,642 | 37,785 | +12.85% |
39 | Bowral–Mittagong | New South Wales | 41,982 | 36,266 | +15.76% |
40 | Dubbo | New South Wales | 41,801 | 35,281 | +18.48% |
41 | Geraldton | Western Australia | 41,086 | 36,884 | +11.39% |
42 | Nowra–Bomaderry | New South Wales | 39,702 | 34,604 | +14.73% |
43 | Bathurst | New South Wales | 38,339 | 33,754 | +13.58% |
44 | Albany | Western Australia | 37,037 | 31,791 | +16.50% |
45 | Warrnambool | Victoria | 36,238 | 33,020 | +9.75% |
46 | Devonport | Tasmania | 32,848 | 30,425 | +7.96% |
47 | Mount Gambier | South Australia | 30,583 | 28,279 | +8.15% |
48 | Kalgoorlie–Boulder | Western Australia | 30,504 | 31,933 | −4.47% |
49 | Victor Harbor–Goolwa | South Australia | 29,798 | 24,422 | +22.01% |
50 | Morisset–Cooranbong | New South Wales | 29,421 | 22,644 | +29.93% |
51 | Alice Springs | Northern Territory | 29,213 | 28,489 | +2.54% |
52 | Nelson Bay | New South Wales | 28,674 | 26,116 | +9.79% |
53 | Burnie–Somerset | Tasmania | 28,663 | 28,019 | +2.30% |
54 | Maryborough | Queensland | 28,346 | 26,893 | +5.40% |
55 | Lismore | New South Wales | 28,199 | 29,294 | −3.74% |
56 | Taree | New South Wales | 26,740 | 26,307 | +1.65% |
57 | Bacchus Marsh | Victoria | 26,055 | 17,488 | +48.99% |
58 | Goulburn | New South Wales | 25,017 | 22,202 | +12.68% |
59 | Armidale | New South Wales | 24,373 | 23,471 | +3.84% |
60 | Gympie | Queensland | 23,497 | 19,971 | +17.66% |
61 | Gisborne | Victoria | 23,056 | 18,570 | +24.16% |
62 | Echuca–Moama | Victoria New South Wales | 22,979 | 19,659 | +16.89% |
63 | Moe–Newborough | Victoria | 22,170 | 21,432 | +3.44% |
64 | Whyalla | South Australia | 21,807 | 22,471 | −2.95% |
65 | Yeppoon | Queensland | 21,688 | 16,815 | +28.98% |
66 | Forster–Tuncurry | New South Wales | 21,074 | 20,273 | +3.95% |
67 | Griffith | New South Wales | 20,538 | 18,683 | +9.93% |
68 | St Georges Basin–Sanctuary Point | New South Wales | 20,200 | 16,967 | +19.05% |
69 | Wangaratta | Victoria | 19,969 | 17,980 | +11.06% |
70 | Grafton | New South Wales | 19,607 | 19,051 | +2.92% |
71 | Murray Bridge | South Australia | 19,371 | 17,071 | +13.47% |
72 | Camden Haven | New South Wales | 19,000 | 16,267 | +16.80% |
73 | Karratha | Western Australia | 18,631 | 17,007 | +9.55% |
74 | Mount Isa | Queensland | 18,518 | 21,417 | −13.54% |
75 | Batemans Bay | New South Wales | 17,692 | 16,352 | +8.19% |
76 | Broken Hill | New South Wales | 17,624 | 19,151 | −7.97% |
77 | Singleton | New South Wales | 17,503 | 16,730 | +4.62% |
78 | Ulladulla | New South Wales | 17,330 | 14,758 | +17.43% |
79 | Port Lincoln | South Australia | 16,991 | 15,621 | +8.77% |
80 | Horsham | Victoria | 16,876 | 16,099 | +4.83% |
81 | Port Hedland | Western Australia | 16,834 | 14,372 | +17.13% |
82 | Kempsey | New South Wales | 16,143 | 14,796 | +9.10% |
83 | Warwick | Queensland | 16,064 | 14,950 | +7.45% |
84 | Medowie | New South Wales | 16,058 | 12,686 | +26.58% |
85 | Broome | Western Australia | 16,008 | 13,314 | +20.23% |
86 | Bairnsdale | Victoria | 15,819 | 13,458 | +17.54% |
87 | Airlie Beach–Cannonvale | Queensland | 15,723 | 10,982 | +43.17% |
88 | Ulverstone | Tasmania | 15,408 | 14,739 | +4.54% |
89 | Sale | Victoria | 15,363 | 14,441 | +6.38% |
90 | Emerald | Queensland | 14,914 | 13,632 | +9.40% |
91 | Port Pirie | South Australia | 14,169 | 14,281 | −0.78% |
92 | Port Augusta | South Australia | 14,082 | 14,084 | −0.01% |
93 | Colac | Victoria | 12,640 | 11,981 | +5.50% |
94 | Muswellbrook | New South Wales | 12,590 | 12,222 | +3.01% |
95 | Esperance | Western Australia | 12,565 | 11,777 | +6.69% |
96 | Mudgee | New South Wales | 12,563 | 10,832 | +15.98% |
97 | Lithgow | New South Wales | 12,253 | 12,686 | −3.41% |
98 | Castlemaine | Victoria | 11,495 | 9,920 | +15.88% |
99 | Portland | Victoria | 11,181 | 10,894 | +2.63% |
100 | Byron Bay | New South Wales | 11,053 | 9,237 | +19.66% |
101 | Swan Hill | Victoria | 10,948 | 10,610 | +3.19% |
102 | Kingaroy | Queensland | 10,898 | 10,074 | +8.18% |
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. The figures below represent the populations of the contiguous built-up areas of each city; with state and territory capitals in bold. These figures are only updated every census, as the ABS does not render population projections for Urban Centres, and as such can only be as up-to-date as the most recent census year. Unlike significant urban areas, urban centres that cross state boundaries are split into separate parts for each state. [4]
Rank (2021) | Urban Centre | Estimated resident population | SUA (if part of a larger SUA) | Ranking in state or territory, 2021 | |||||||||||||
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2021 census | 2016 census [5] [6] | 2011 census | 2006 census | ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | WA | Vic | ||||||
1 | Sydney | 4,698,656 | [7] | 4,321,535 | 3,908,642 | [8] | 3,641,422 | [9] | 1 | ||||||||
2 | Melbourne | 4,585,537 | [10] | 4,196,198 | 3,707,530 | [11] | 3,371,888 | [12] | 1 | ||||||||
3 | Brisbane | 2,287,896 | [13] | 2,054,614 | 1,874,427 | [14] | 1,676,389 | [15] | 1 | ||||||||
4 | Perth | 2,043,762 | [16] | 1,874,578 | 1,627,576 | [17] | 1,256,035 | [18] | 1 | ||||||||
5 | Adelaide | 1,245,011 | [19] | 1,165,632 | 1,103,979 | [20] | 1,040,719 | [21] | 1 | ||||||||
6 | Gold Coast–Tweed Heads (Gold Coast part) | 607,665 | [22] | 540,559 | 478,107 | [23] | Gold Coast–Tweed Heads | 2 | |||||||||
7 | Canberra –Queanbeyan (Canberra part) | 452,670 | [24] | 395,790 | 355,596 | [25] | Canberra–Queanbeyan | 1 | |||||||||
8 | Newcastle | 348,539 | [26] | 322,278 | 308,308 | [27] | 288,732 | [28] | Newcastle–Maitland | 2 | |||||||
9 | Central Coast | 325,255 | [29] | 307,742 | 297,713 | [30] | 282,726 | [31] | 3 | ||||||||
10 | Sunshine Coast | 284,131 | [32] | 243,377 | 209,263 | [33] | 184,662 | [34] | 3 | ||||||||
11 | Wollongong | 280,153 | [35] | 261,896 | 245,942 | [36] | 234,482 | [37] | 4 | ||||||||
12 | Hobart | 197,451 | [38] | 178,009 | 170,975 | [39] | 128,557 | [40] | 1 | ||||||||
13 | Geelong | 180,239 | [41] | 157,104 | 143,291 | [42] | 137,220 | [43] | 2 | ||||||||
14 | Townsville | 173,724 | [44] | 168,729 | 157,748 | [45] | 128,808 | [46] | 4 | ||||||||
15 | Cairns | 153,181 | [47] | 144,730 | 133,893 | [48] | 98,349 | [49] | 5 | ||||||||
16 | Darwin | 122,207 | [50] | 118,456 | 103,016 | [51] | 89,905 | [52] [53] | 1 | ||||||||
17 | Toowoomba | 108,398 | [54] | 100,032 | 96,597 | [55] | 95,265 | [56] | 6 | ||||||||
18 | Ballarat | 105,348 | [57] | 93,759 | 85,935 | [58] | 78,221 | [59] | 3 | ||||||||
19 | Bendigo | 100,649 | [60] | 92,379 | 82,794 | [61] | 76,051 | [62] | 4 | ||||||||
20 | Maitland | 89,597 | [63] | 78,015 | 67,132 | [64] | 61,431 | [65] | Newcastle–Maitland | 5 | |||||||
21 | Launceston | 80,943 | [66] | 75,329 | 74,085 | [67] | 71,395 | [68] | 2 | ||||||||
22 | Mackay | 80,455 | [69] | 75,710 | 74,219 | [70] | 66,874 | [71] | 7 | ||||||||
23 | Melton | 76,346 | [72] | 54,456 | 45,624 | [73] | 35,490 | [74] | Melbourne | 5 | |||||||
24 | Bunbury | 75,196 | [75] | 71,090 | 64,385 | [76] | 54,482 | [77] | 2 | ||||||||
25 | Gold Coast–Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads part) | 63,721 | [78] | 59,776 | 55,553 | [79] | Gold Coast–Tweed Heads | 6 | |||||||||
26 | Rockhampton | 63,151 | [80] | 61,214 | 61,724 | [81] | 60,827 | [82] | 8 | ||||||||
27 | Hervey Bay | 57,722 | [83] | 52,073 | 48,680 | [84] | 41,225 | [85] | 9 | ||||||||
28 | Albury–Wodonga (Albury part) | 53,677 | [86] | 47,974 | 45,627 | [87] | Albury–Wodonga | 7 | |||||||||
29 | Bundaberg | 52,370 | [88] | 50,148 | 49,750 | [89] | 46,961 | [90] | 10 | ||||||||
30 | Coffs Harbour | 51,069 | [91] | 48,225 | 45,580 | [92] | 26,353 | [93] | 8 | ||||||||
31 | Shepparton–Mooroopna | 49,862 | [94] | 46,199 | 42,741 | [95] | 38,773 | [96] | 6 | ||||||||
32 | Wagga Wagga | 49,686 | [97] | 48,263 | 46,913 | [98] | 46,735 | [99] | 9 | ||||||||
33 | Port Macquarie | 47,793 | [100] | 44,814 | 41,491 | [101] | 39,219 | [102] | 10 | ||||||||
34 | Orange | 40,127 | [103] | 37,182 | 34,992 | [104] | 31,544 | [105] | 11 | ||||||||
35 | Dubbo | 38,783 | [106] | 34,339 | 32,327 | [107] | 30,574 | [108] | 12 | ||||||||
36 | Sunbury | 38,010 | [109] | 34,425 | 33,062 | [110] | 29,566 | [111] | Melbourne | 7 | |||||||
37 | Albury–Wodonga (Wodonga part) | 37,839 | [112] | 35,130 | 31,605 | [113] | Albury–Wodonga | 8 | |||||||||
38 | Canberra –Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan part) | 37,511 | [114] | 36,248 | 35,878 | [115] | Canberra–Queanbeyan | 13 | |||||||||
39 | Bathurst | 36,230 | [116] | 33,587 | 31,294 | [117] | 28,992 | [118] | 14 | ||||||||
40 | Mildura–Buronga (Mildura part) | 35,652 | [119] | 33,444 | 31,361 | [120] | Mildura–Wentworth | 9 | |||||||||
41 | Tamworth | 35,415 | [121] | 33,885 | 36,131 | [122] | 33,475 | [123] | 15 | ||||||||
42 | Gladstone | 34,703 | [124] | 33,418 | 32,073 | [125] | 28,808 | [126] | Gladstone–Tannum Sands | 11 | |||||||
43 | Nowra–Bomaderry | 33,583 | [127] | 30,853 | 27,988 | [128] | 27,478 | [129] | 16 | ||||||||
44 | Warrnambool | 32,894 | [130] | 30,709 | 29,284 | [131] | 10 | ||||||||||
45 | Geraldton | 32,717 | [132] | 31,982 | 31,349 | [133] | 27,420 | [134] | 3 | ||||||||
46 | Albany | 31,128 | [135] | 29,373 | 26,643 | [136] | 25,196 | [137] | 4 | ||||||||
47 | Blue Mountains | 30,049 | [138] | 29,319 | 28,769 | [139] | Sydney | 17 | |||||||||
48 | Kalgoorlie–Boulder | 29,068 | [140] | 29,875 | 30,840 | [141] | 28,242 | [142] | 5 | ||||||||
49 | Gawler | 28,562 | [143] | 26,472 | 23,957 | [144] | 20,006 | [145] | Adelaide | 2 | |||||||
50 | Lismore | 27,916 | [146] | 27,569 | 27,474 | [147] | 27,069 | [148] | 18 |
Main urban areas in Australia, according to the Demographia: [149]
Urban area | Population | Area | Density |
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Sydney | 4,836,000 | 2,194 km² | 2,204 /km² |
Melbourne | 4,709,000 | 2,880 km² | 1,635 /km² |
Brisbane-Gold Coast | 3,039,000 | 2,647 km² | 1,148 /km² |
Perth | 2,101,000 | 1,720 km² | 1,222 /km² |
Adelaide | 1,271,000 | 855 km² | 1,488 /km² |
Local government areas (LGAs) are the main units of local government in Australia. They may be termed cities, councils, regions, shires, towns, or other names, and all function similarly. Local government areas cover around 90 per cent of the nation. Significant sections of South Australia and New South Wales are unincorporated, that is, have no defined local government, along with the ACT and smaller sections of Northern Territory and Victoria. Brisbane is the only state capital city with its respective LGA (City of Brisbane) covering a significant portion of its urban area. In other capital cities, the central LGA covers a much smaller proportion of the total urban area.
The populations of the central local government areas in other capitals are relatively small. As of June 2020, Darwin had a population of 82,030, Hobart 55,250, Perth 30,971, and Adelaide 26,177. [150] Most Australian capital cities have suburban local government areas significantly larger in population than the central local government area.
Rank (2021) | Local government area | Estimated resident population [150] | Ranking in state, 2021 | ||||||
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2021 | 2019 | Qld | NSW | WA | Vic | SA | |||
1 | City of Brisbane | 1,272,461 | 1,253,647 | 1 | |||||
2 | City of Gold Coast | 643,461 | 620,437 | 2 | |||||
3 | City of Moreton Bay | 486,645 | 469,442 | 3 | |||||
4 | City of Blacktown | 387,104 | 374,372 | 1 | |||||
5 | City of Canterbury-Bankstown | 378,425 | 377,836 | 2 | |||||
6 | City of Casey | 368,861 | 353,962 | 1 | |||||
7 | City of Logan | 348,020 | 334,353 | 4 | |||||
8 | Central Coast Council | 347,158 | 343,922 | 3 | |||||
9 | Sunshine Coast Region | 343,590 | 328,390 | 5 | |||||
10 | City of Wyndham | 289,571 | 270,607 | 2 | |||||
11 | Northern Beaches Council | 272,184 | 273,409 | 4 | |||||
12 | City of Greater Geelong | 269,508 | 258,938 | 3 | |||||
13 | City of Parramatta | 258,799 | 257,094 | 5 | |||||
14 | City of Hume | 243,738 | 233,545 | 4 | |||||
15 | City of Sydney | 242,237 | 245,942 | 6 | |||||
16 | Cumberland Council | 239,834 | 241,453 | 7 | |||||
17 | City of Whittlesea | 237,932 | 220,297 | 5 | |||||
18 | City of Ipswich | 236,708 | 222,311 | 6 | |||||
19 | City of Liverpool | 234,917 | 227,545 | 8 | |||||
20 | Sutherland Shire | 234,275 | 230,579 | 9 | |||||
21 | City of Stirling | 223,260 | 221,238 | 1 | |||||
22 | City of Wollongong | 220,659 | 218,076 | 10 | |||||
23 | City of Penrith | 219,173 | 212,944 | 11 | |||||
24 | City of Wanneroo | 215,878 | 208,360 | 2 | |||||
25 | City of Lake Macquarie | 210,031 | 205,875 | 12 | |||||
26 | City of Fairfield | 207,922 | 211,654 | 13 | |||||
27 | City of Brimbank | 201,680 | 209,568 | 6 | |||||
28 | Inner West Council | 199,759 | 200,720 | 14 | |||||
29 | City of Townsville | 197,992 | 195,022 | 7 | |||||
30 | City of Monash | 197,980 | 202,896 | 7 | |||||
31 | The Hills Shire | 188,557 | 177,927 | 15 | |||||
32 | City of Merri-bek | 184,707 | 185,811 | 8 | |||||
33 | Bayside Council | 182,369 | 178,351 | 16 | |||||
34 | City of Melton | 179,107 | 164,936 | 9 | |||||
35 | City of Boroondara | 176,632 | 183,197 | 10 | |||||
36 | City of Whitehorse | 175,970 | 178,779 | 11 | |||||
37 | City of Onkaparinga | 175,711 | 172,945 | 1 | |||||
38 | City of Campbelltown | 175,687 | 170,912 | 17 | |||||
39 | Toowoomba Region | 171,135 | 168,992 | 8 | |||||
40 | City of Melbourne | 169,860 | 178,994 | 12 | |||||
41 | City of Newcastle | 168,880 | 165,541 | 18 | |||||
42 | Shire of Mornington Peninsula | 168,865 | 167,619 | 13 | |||||
43 | Cairns Region | 168,853 | 166,849 | 9 | |||||
44 | City of Kingston | 164,680 | 165,804 | 14 | |||||
45 | City of Greater Dandenong | 163,266 | 168,261 | 15 | |||||
46 | City of Knox | 162,769 | 164,553 | 16 | |||||
47 | City of Darebin | 162,501 | 164,224 | 17 | |||||
48 | Redland City | 161,463 | 158,801 | 10 | |||||
49 | City of Joondalup | 160,579 | 159,898 | 3 | |||||
50 | Georges River Council | 159,266 | 159,431 | 19 |
Illustrated are the various statistical areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for Sydney and its surrounds. The extent of the Greater Sydney greater capital city statistical area is designated by thick grey line and black text. The greater capital city statistical areas are the eight unique statistical divisions delineating the broadest possible concept of each state or territory capital city, constructed from one or more whole labour market areas (designated SA4 in the Australian Statistical Geography Standard). The rest of NSW area includes the entire remainder of the state, as each state or territory has only one GCCSA.
The significant urban areas are designated by solid orange lines with stippled fill and red text. Significant urban areas are statistical divisions designed to represent significant towns and cities or associated collections of smaller towns, with total populations of 10,000 people or more. They consist of single, or clusters of, urban centres/localities (see below), and are constructed from one or more SA2 units, which are collations of suburbs and localities designed for consistent statistical output between censuses.
The Urban Centres/Localities are designated by dashed red lines with pink fill. Urban centres/localities are statistical divisions delineating the contiguous built up, or urban areas of cities, towns and most small settlements. They are constructed from the smallest statistical output areas (SA1).
Also represented are 31 outlined coloured areas. These are the 31 local government areas that are commonly understood as comprising Sydney, albeit unofficially.
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The City of Hawkesbury is a local government area of New South Wales, Australia, located on the northern and north-western fringe of the Greater Sydney area, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) north-west of the Sydney central business district. Hawkesbury City is named after the Hawkesbury River. Major suburbs in the City of Hawkesbury are Windsor, Richmond and Pitt Town.
The City of Canada Bay is a local government area in the Inner West region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The city was formed on 1 December 2000, following the merger of Concord and Drummoyne councils. The city covers an area of 19.82 square kilometres (7.65 sq mi) and as at the 2021 census had a resident population of 89,177. The city is ultimately named after Canada Bay, a bay and suburb along the Parramatta River.
The suburbs of the Australian Capital Territory are organised into a hierarchy of districts, town centres, group centres, local suburbs and other industrial areas and villages. While these divisions have no formal role in the governance or administration of the city, they formed a basis for the planning and development of the city and are significant to the city's commercial and social activities.
The City of Liverpool is a local government area, administered by Liverpool City Council, located in the south-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area encompasses 305.5 square kilometres (118.0 sq mi) and its administrative centre is located in the suburb of Liverpool.
One Night Stand is an annual music festival held in various regional Australian cities and towns that is promoted and organised by national youth radio station Triple J. The event ran for 15 years from its debut in 2004 until 2019, with one break in 2015 for Triple J's 30th anniversary Beat the Drum event. The COVID-19 pandemic prevented any large-scale music festivals in 2020 and 2021, yet the One Night Stand did not return once restrictions on major events were lifted. After a spate of cancellations of major Australian music festivals, the return of the festival was announced by Triple J on the 8th of April 2024. One Night Stand returned to Warrnambool, Victoria on 14 September 2024.
Ballina Shire is a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire was formed on 1 January 1977 by the amalgamation of the Municipality of Ballina and Tintenbar Shire. The Shire is located adjacent to the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Highway. The council seat is located in the town of Ballina. The population of the Ballina Shire area was 46,850 in 2022.
Bellingen Shire is a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The shire is located adjacent to the Pacific Highway, Waterfall Way and the North Coast railway line.
Kempsey Shire is a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
The Hay Shire is a local government area in the Riverina area of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Shire comprises 11,326 square kilometres (4,373 sq mi) and is located adjacent to the Sturt, Mid-western and Cobb Highways. The area includes the towns of Hay, Booligal and Maude.
The Shire of Diamantina is a local government area in Central West Queensland, bordering South Australia and the Northern Territory. Its administrative centre is in the town of Bedourie.
The Shire of Etheridge is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia in what is known as the Savannah Gulf region. Its economy is based on cattle grazing and mining.
The Shire of Croydon is a local government area in western Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Croydon, covers an area of 29,498 square kilometres (11,389.2 sq mi). The council consists of a mayor plus four councillors, each of whom represents the entire Shire.
The Shire of Mornington is a local government area in northwestern Queensland, Australia. The shire covers the Wellesley Islands, which includes Mornington Island; the South Wellesley Islands; Bountiful Islands; and West Wellesley / Forsyth Islands groups in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
The Goondiwindi Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia along the state's border with New South Wales. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which dated back to the 19th century.
Canberra Central is a district in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. Consisting of both the subdivisions of North Canberra and South Canberra. The district is subdivided into divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks. The district of Canberra Central lies entirely within the bounds of the city of Canberra, the capital city of Australia.