This is a list of cities in Oceania (including Australia) with a population of over 80,000. National and territorial capitals are shown in bold type.
City | Country | Urban area | Notes | Image |
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Sydney | ![]() | 5,361,466 | Estimated resident population, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Melbourne | ![]() | 5,096,298 | Estimated resident population, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Brisbane | ![]() | 2,568,927 | Estimated resident population, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Perth | ![]() | 2,099,530 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Auckland | ![]() | 1,715,600 | Urban area provisional resident population, June 2023 [2] | ![]() |
Adelaide | ![]() | 1,359,087 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Honolulu | ![]() | 1,016,508 | Urban Honolulu Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2020 estimate [3] | |
Gold Coast | ![]() | 718,772 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Newcastle–Maitland | ![]() | 505,489 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Canberra –Queanbeyan | ![]() | 462,984 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Wellington | ![]() | 439,200 | Estimated resident population, June 2021 [4] | |
Christchurch | ![]() | 392,100 | Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, June 2023 [2] | ![]() |
Port Moresby | ![]() | 364,145 | National census 2011 | |
Sunshine Coast | ![]() | 353,906 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Central Coast | ![]() | 338,567 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Wollongong | ![]() | 312,167 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Geelong | ![]() | 287,704 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Hobart | ![]() | 218,386 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Townsville | ![]() | 184,271 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Nouméa | ![]() | 179,509 | Metropolitan area. National census, August 2014 [5] | ![]() |
Hamilton | ![]() | 178,500 | Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, June 2023 [2] | ![]() |
Cairns | ![]() | 155,529 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | |
Tauranga | ![]() | 155,200 | Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, June 2023 [2] | ![]() |
Toowoomba | ![]() | 140,303 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Papeete | ![]() | 136,771 | Urban area. National census, August 2017 [6] | ![]() |
Dunedin | ![]() | 133,300 | Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, June 2023 [2] | ![]() |
Darwin | ![]() | 132,921 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Ballarat | ![]() | 111,348 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Bendigo | ![]() | 103,575 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Lae | ![]() | 100,677 | National census 2011 | ![]() |
Mandurah | ![]() | 98,883 | Significant Urban Area, June 2023 [1] | ![]() |
Albury–Wodonga | ![]() | 97,274 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | ![]() |
Palmerston North | ![]() | 90,500 | Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, June 2023 [2] | ![]() |
Launceston | ![]() | 88,884 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 [1] | |
Suva | ![]() | 87,000 | National census 2019 | ![]() |
Honiara | ![]() | 84,520 | National census 2017 | ![]() |
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