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 (ABS).
The eight Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (GCCSAs) are listed for the state and territorial capital cities. All Significant Urban Areas (SUAs) over 50,000 people are listed next followed by the 50 largest urban centres by population. Lastly, the 50 largest local government areas (the third tier of government below the states and territories) are also ranked.
Definitions[edit] Sydney statistical areasIllustrated 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). Urban areas are not listed here as their population is only updated every five years during the Census and therefore not as current as the other data published on this page.
Also represented are 31 outlined coloured areas. These are the 31 local government areas that are commonly understood as comprising Sydney, albeit unofficially.
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas by population[edit]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 territorial 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 or territory Estimated resident population Ten-yeargrowth rate Included SUA(s) June 2024[2] June 2014[2] 1 Greater Sydney New South Wales 5,557,233 4,841,349 +14.79% Sydney Central Coast 2 Greater Melbourne Victoria 5,350,705 4,476,030 +19.54% MelbourneBacchus MarshGisborne 3 Greater Brisbane Queensland 2,780,063 2,281,740 +21.84% Brisbane 4 Greater Perth Western Australia 2,384,371 1,973,923 +20.79% Perth 5 Greater Adelaide South Australia 1,469,163 1,302,079 +12.83% Adelaide 6 Australian Capital Territory[a] Australian Capital Territory 473,855 388,799 +21.88% Canberra–Queanbeyan(ACT part only) 7 Greater Hobart Tasmania 254,930 221,365 +15.16% Hobart 8 Greater Darwin Northern Territory 152,489 141,169 +8.02% Darwin Greater Capital City Statistical Areas by population density[edit] Rank Greater Capital City Statistical Area State or territory Density(/km2) Population (2023)[3] Landarea(km2) 1 Australian Capital Territory[a] Australian Capital Territory 573 466,566 814.2 2 Greater Melbourne Victoria 521.08 5,207,145 9,993 3 Greater Adelaide South Australia 443.7 1,446,380 3,259.8 4 Greater Sydney New South Wales 440.7 5,450,496 12,367.7 5 Greater Perth Western Australia 359.8 2,309,338 6,417.9 6 Greater Brisbane Queensland 170.9 2,706,966 15,842 7 Greater Hobart Tasmania 144.2 253,654 1,758.8 8 Greater Darwin Northern Territory 47.6 150,736 3,163.8 Significant Urban Areas by population[edit]The following table ranks all the Significant Urban Areas (SUAs) with a population greater than 10,000 people in 2024, 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 he 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.
MelbourneSydneyBrisbanePerthAdelaideGold CoastNewcastleCanberra Rank SignificantUrban Area State or territory Estimated resident population Ten-yeargrowth rate June 2024[4] June 2014[4] 1 Melbourne Victoria 5,245,182 4,388,223 +19.53% 2 Sydney New South Wales 5,143,256 4,462,430 +15.26% 3 Brisbane Queensland 2,693,649 2,208,619 +21.96% 4 Perth Western Australia 2,363,562 1,956,188 +20.82% 5 Adelaide South Australia 1,449,366 1,283,724 +12.90% 6 Gold Coast–Tweed Heads Queensland New South Wales 750,997 615,373 +22.04% 7 Newcastle–Maitland New South Wales 534,033 467,451 +14.24% 8 Canberra–Queanbeyan Australian Capital Territory New South Wales 510,641 425,909 +19.89% 9 Sunshine Coast Queensland 417,982 326,780 +27.91% 10 Central Coast New South Wales 351,237 327,056 +7.39% 11 Wollongong New South Wales 318,258 288,848 +10.18% 12 Geelong Victoria 308,915 241,426 +27.95% 13 Hobart Tasmania 233,592 203,192 +14.96% 14 Townsville Queensland 189,356 175,762 +7.73% 15 Cairns Queensland 163,214 146,329 +11.54% 16 Toowoomba Queensland 152,087 131,367 +15.77% 17 Darwin Northern Territory 138,567 127,724 +8.49% 18 Ballarat Victoria 119,284 98,125 +21.56% 19 Bendigo Victoria 106,022 92,457 +14.67% 20 Albury–Wodonga New South Wales Victoria 101,370 87,982 +15.22% 21 Launceston Tasmania 93,194 85,523 +8.97% 22 Mackay Queensland 89,193 81,454 +9.50% 23 Rockhampton Queensland 82,876 79,096 +4.78% 24 Bunbury Western Australia 82,626 72,650 +13.73% 25 Bundaberg Queensland 78,626 70,221 +11.97% 26 Coffs Harbour New South Wales 76,479 68,580 +11.52% 27 Hervey Bay Queensland 62,184 51,929 +19.75% 28 Wagga Wagga New South Wales 57,963 54,977 +5.43% 29 Shepparton–Mooroopna Victoria 55,212 49,632 +11.24% 30 Mildura–Buronga Victoria New South Wales 54,510 50,196 +8.59% 31 Port Macquarie New South Wales 52,661 45,227 +16.44% 32 Gladstone Queensland 48,021 45,415 +5.74% 33 Ballina New South Wales 47,844 41,777 +14.52% 34 Warragul-Drouin Victoria 46,710 33,205 +40.67% 35 Tamworth New South Wales 45,878 41,272 +11.16% 36 Busselton Western Australia 44,881 35,845 +25.21% 37 Traralgon-Morwell Victoria 44,013 40,999 +7.35% 38 Orange New South Wales 42,977 39,041 +10.08% 39 Bowral-Mittagong New South Wales 42,278 37,366 +13.15% 40 Dubbo New South Wales 42,112 36,323 +15.94% 41 Geraldton Western Australia 41,450 38,792 +6.85% 42 Nowra-Bomaderry New South Wales 40,056 35,676 +12.28% 43 Bathurst New South Wales 38,642 34,881 +10.78% 44 Albany Western Australia 37,571 33,555 +11.97% 45 Warrnambool Victoria 36,496 34,084 +7.08% 46 Devonport Tasmania 32,932 29,961 +9.92% 47 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Western Australia 30,719 32,232 −4.69% 48 Mount Gambier South Australia 30,663 29,178 +5.09% 49 Morisset-Cooranbong New South Wales 30,459 23,488 +29.68% 50 Victor Harbor–Goolwa South Australia 30,324 25,517 +18.84% 51 Alice Springs Northern Territory 29,693 27,486 +8.03% 52 Nelson Bay New South Wales 28,834 26,872 +7.30% 53 Burnie-Somerset Tasmania 28,684 27,340 +4.92% 54 Maryborough Queensland 28,598 27,162 +5.29% 55 Lismore New South Wales 27,983 29,229 −4.26% 56 Taree New South Wales 26,812 26,382 +1.63% 57 Bacchus Marsh Victoria 26,576 19,632 +35.37% 58 Goulburn New South Wales 25,304 22,897 +10.51% 59 Armidale New South Wales 24,386 23,856 +2.22% 60 Gympie Queensland 24,017 20,903 +14.90% 61 Gisborne Victoria 23,626 19,913 +18.65% 62 Echuca-Moama Victoria New South Wales 23,147 20,414 +13.39% 63 Moe-Newborough Victoria 22,449 21,390 +4.95% 64 Yeppoon Queensland 22,120 18,076 +22.37% 65 Whyalla South Australia 21,764 22,624 −3.80% 66 Forster-Tuncurry New South Wales 21,198 20,503 +3.39% 67 Griffith New South Wales 20,690 19,309 +7.15% 68 St Georges Basin-Sanctuary Point New South Wales 20,356 17,940 +13.47% 69 Wangaratta Victoria 20,069 18,437 +8.85% 70 Grafton New South Wales 19,720 19,046 +3.54% 71 Murray Bridge South Australia 19,710 17,754 +11.02% 72 Camden Hen New South Wales 19,482 16,502 +18.06% 73 Karratha Western Australia 19,051 17,698 +7.64% 74 Mount Isa Queensland 18,356 20,844 −11.94% 75 Batemans Bay New South Wales 17,722 16,332 +8.51% 76 Broken Hill New South Wales 17,541 18,627 −5.83% 77 Singleton New South Wales 17,447 16,625 +4.94% 78 Ulladulla New South Wales 17,435 15,189 +14.79% 79 Port Lincoln South Australia 17,044 16,057 +6.15% 80 Port Hedland Western Australia 17,007 14,693 +15.75% 81 Horsham Victoria 16,956 16,307 +3.98% 82 Medowie New South Wales 16,615 13,597 +22.20% 83 Airlie Beach-Cannonvale Queensland 16,280 12,583 +29.38% 84 Broome Western Australia 16,238 14,639 +10.92% 85 Kempsey New South Wales 16,232 15,006 +8.17% 86 Warwick Queensland 16,156 15,484 +4.34% 87 Bairnsdale Victoria 15,790 14,157 +11.53% 88 Ulverstone Tasmania 15,409 14,539 +5.98% 89 Sale Victoria 15,386 14,729 +4.46% 90 Emerald Queensland 15,182 13,973 +8.65% 91 Port Pirie South Australia 14,181 14,484 −2.09% 92 Port Augusta South Australia 14,114 14,184 −0.49% 93 Mudgee New South Wales 12,796 11,638 +9.95% 94 Colac Victoria 12,660 12,245 +3.39% 95 Muswellbrook New South Wales 12,611 12,309 +2.45% 96 Esperance Western Australia 12,515 12,385 +1.05% 97 Lithgow New South Wales 12,235 12,976 −5.71% 98 Castlemaine Victoria 11,538 10,308 +11.93% 99 Byron Bay New South Wales 11,244 9,852 +14.13% 100 Portland Victoria 11,178 10,922 +2.34% 101 Kingaroy Queensland 11,009 10,525 +4.60% 102 Swan Hill Victoria 10,839 10,959 −1.09% Map of the 20 largest Significant Urban Areas by population[edit] 2. Sydney1. Melbourne3. Brisbane4. Perth5. Adelaide6. GoldCoast7. Newcastle8. Canberra9. Sunshine Coast10. Central Coast11. Wollongong 12. Geelong13. Hobart14. Townsville15. Cairns17. Darwin16. Toowoomba18. Ballarat19. Bendigo20. Albury–Wodongaclass=notpageimage| 20 largest Significant Urban Areas (state and territorial capitals bolded) by population Central business district populations[edit]Below is a table of the post populated central business districts in Australia. Melbourne has the highest population living in its city centre, mainly due to the large proximity of high rise apartment buildings, while the Adelaide CBD is the second most populated city centre in Australia despite being the fifth-most populous in urban area. Inner-city living is becoming increasingly popular throughout Australia, due to a greater access to employment opportunities, services, and transport.
Rank Capital City Central Business District State/territory CBD Population (2021) Area(km2) Density(/km2) 1 Melbourne Victoria 54,941[5] 6.5 8452.5 2 Adelaide South Australia 18,202[6] 10.5 1733.5 3 Sydney New South Wales 16,667[7] 2.94 5669.04 4 Perth Western Australia 13,670[8] 4.6 2971.7 5 Brisbane Queensland 12,587[9] 2.5 5034.8 6 Darwin Northern Territory 7,149[10] 1.9 3762.6 7 Canberra Australian Capital Territory 4,835[11] 1.5 3453.6 8 Hobart Tasmania 3,390[12] 1.9 1784.2 50 largest urban centres by population[edit]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.[13]
Rank(2021) Urban centre Estimated resident population SUA(if a part of a larger SUA) Ranking in state or territory, 2021 2021 census 2016 census [14][15] 2011 census 2006 census ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas WA Vic 1 Sydney 4,698,656 [16] 4,321,535 3,908,642 [17] 3,641,422 [18] 1 2 Melbourne 4,585,537 [19] 4,196,198 3,707,530 [20] 3,371,888 [21] 1 3 Brisbane 2,287,896 [22] 2,054,614 1,874,427 [23] 1,676,389 [24] 1 4 Perth 2,043,762 [25] 1,874,578 1,627,576 [26] 1,256,035 [27] 1 5 Adelaide 1,245,011 [28] 1,165,632 1,103,979 [29] 1,040,719 [30] 1 6 Gold Coast–Tweed Heads (Gold Coast part) 607,665 [31] 540,559 478,107 [32] Gold Coast–Tweed Heads 2 7 Canberra–Queanbeyan (Canberra part) 452,670 [33] 395,790 355,596 [34] Canberra–Queanbeyan 1 8 Newcastle 348,539 [35] 322,278 308,308 [36] 288,732 [37] Newcastle–Maitland 2 9 Central Coast 325,255 [38] 307,742 297,713 [39] 282,726 [40] 3 10 Sunshine Coast 284,131 [41] 243,377 209,263 [42] 184,662 [43] 3 11 Wollongong 280,153 [44] 261,896 245,942 [45] 234,482 [46] 4 12 Hobart 197,451 [47] 178,009 170,975 [48] 128,557 [49] 1 13 Geelong 180,239 [50] 157,104 143,291 [51] 137,220 [52] 2 14 Townsville 173,724 [53] 168,729 157,748 [54] 128,808 [55] 4 15 Cairns 153,181 [56] 144,730 133,893 [57] 98,349 [58] 5 16 Darwin 122,207 [59] 118,456 103,016 [60] 89,905 [61][62] 1 17 Toowoomba 108,398 [63] 100,032 96,597 [64] 95,265 [65] 6 18 Ballarat 105,348 [66] 93,759 85,935 [67] 78,221 [68] 3 19 Bendigo 100,649 [69] 92,379 82,794 [70] 76,051 [71] 4 20 Maitland 89,597 [72] 78,015 67,132 [73] 61,431 [74] Newcastle–Maitland 5 21 Launceston 80,943 [75] 75,329 74,085 [76] 71,395 [77] 2 22 Mackay 80,455 [78] 75,710 74,219 [79] 66,874 [80] 7 23 Melton 76,346 [81] 54,456 45,624 [82] 35,490 [83] Melbourne 5 24 Bunbury 75,196 [84] 71,090 64,385 [85] 54,482 [86] 2 25 Gold Coast–Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads part) 63,721 [87] 59,776 55,553 [88] Gold Coast–Tweed Heads 6 26 Rockhampton 63,151 [89] 61,214 61,724 [90] 60,827 [91] 8 27 Hervey Bay 57,722 [92] 52,073 48,680 [93] 41,225 [94] 9 28 Albury–Wodonga (Albury part) 53,677 [95] 47,974 45,627 [96] Albury–Wodonga 7 29 Bundaberg 52,370 [97] 50,148 49,750 [98] 46,961 [99] 10 30 Coffs Harbour 51,069 [100] 48,225 45,580 [101] 26,353 [102] 8 31 Shepparton–Mooroopna 49,862 [103] 46,199 42,741 [104] 38,773 [105] 6 32 Wagga Wagga 49,686 [106] 48,263 46,913 [107] 46,735 [108] 9 33 Port Macquarie 47,793 [109] 44,814 41,491 [110] 39,219 [111] 10 34 Orange 40,127 [112] 37,182 34,992 [113] 31,544 [114] 11 35 Dubbo 38,783 [115] 34,339 32,327 [116] 30,574 [117] 12 36 Sunbury 38,010 [118] 34,425 33,062 [119] 29,566 [120] Melbourne 7 37 Albury–Wodonga (Wodonga part) 37,839 [121] 35,130 31,605 [122] Albury–Wodonga 8 38 Canberra–Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan part) 37,511 [123] 36,248 35,878 [124] Canberra–Queanbeyan 13 39 Bathurst 36,230 [125] 33,587 31,294 [126] 28,992 [127] 14 40 Mildura–Buronga (Mildura part) 35,652 [128] 33,444 31,361 [129] Mildura–Wentworth 9 41 Tamworth 35,415 [130] 33,885 36,131 [131] 33,475 [132] 15 42 Gladstone 34,703 [133] 33,418 32,073 [134] 28,808 [135] Gladstone–Tannum Sands 11 43 Nowra–Bomaderry 33,583 [136] 30,853 27,988 [137] 27,478 [138] 16 44 Warrnambool 32,894 [139] 30,709 29,284 [140] 10 45 Geraldton 32,717 [141] 31,982 31,349 [142] 27,420 [143] 3 46 Albany 31,128 [144] 29,373 26,643 [145] 25,196 [146] 4 47 Blue Mountains 30,049 [147] 29,319 28,769 [148] Sydney 17 48 Kalgoorlie–Boulder 29,068 [149] 29,875 30,840 [150] 28,242 [151] 5 49 Gawler 28,562 [152] 26,472 23,957 [153] 20,006 [154] Adelaide 2 50 Lismore 27,916 [155] 27,569 27,474 [156] 27,069 [157] 18 50 largest local government areas by population[edit]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 approx. 90% of the country. Significant sections of New South Wales and South Australia are unincorporated, that is, he 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.Most Australian capital cities he suburban local government areas significantly larger in population than the central local government area.
Rank Local government area Estimated resident population[158] Ranking in state, 2024 2024 Qld NSW WA Vic SA 1 City of Brisbane 1,355,640 1 2 City of Gold Coast 681,389 2 3 City of Moreton Bay 522,494 3 4 City of Blacktown 438,843 1 5 City of Casey 405,415 1 6 City of Logan 392,339 4 7 City of Canterbury-Bankstown 385,242 2 8 Sunshine Coast Region 375,328 5 9 Central Coast Council 354,803 3 10 City of Wyndham 337,009 2 11 City of Greater Geelong 289,565 3 12 City of Parramatta 274,956 4 13 City of Hume 271,709 4 14 Northern Beaches Council 270,772 5 15 City of Ipswich 259,886 6 16 City of Liverpool 254,905 6 17 City of Whittlesea 253,204 5 18 Cumberland Council 252,399 7 19 City of Stirling 249,872 1 20 Sutherland Shire 238,614 8 21 City of Wanneroo 237,628 2 22 City of Sydney 237,278 9 23 City of Penrith 228,661 10 24 City of Wollongong 221,894 11 25 City of Lake Macquarie 221,859 12 26 City of Melton 219,697 6 27 The Hills Shire 215,612 13 28 City of Fairfield 212,210 14 29 City of Monash 209,268 7 30 City of Townsville 204,541 7 31 City of Brimbank 198,152 8 32 Inner West Council 190,939 15 33 City of Melbourne 189,381 9 34 City of Campbelltown 188,303 16 35 City of Merri-bek 186,534 10 36 Bayside Council 185,880 17 37 Toowoomba Region 184,377 8 38 City of Whitehorse 183,462 11 39 City of Onkaparinga 182,821 1 40 City of Swan 179,207 3 41 Cairns Region 178,104 9 42 City of Boroondara 178,008 12 43 City of Newcastle 176,860 18 44 City of Joondalup 173,469 4 45 Shire of Mornington Peninsula 171,450 13 46 Redland City 170,225 10 47 City of Greater Dandenong 167,298 14 48 City of Kingston 166,521 15 49 City of Knox 163,302 16 50 Georges River Council 161,593 19 See also[edit] Demography of Australia List of cities in Australia List of cities in Oceania by population List of largest cities in the world List of places in New South Wales by population List of places in the Northern Territory by population List of places in Queensland by population List of places in South Australia by population List of places in Tasmania by population List of places in Victoria by population List of places in Western Australia by population List of towns and cities in Australia by year of settlement Notes[edit] ^ a b The GCCSA for Canberra covers the entire ACT, and is formally titled as such. 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Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Launceston". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Launceston". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mackay". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mackay". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 January 2014. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mackay". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Melton". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Melton". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Melton". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bunbury". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bunbury". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bunbury". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gold Coast - Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads Part)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Gold Coast – Tweed Heads (Tweed Heads part)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2021. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rockhampton". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Rockhampton". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Rockhampton". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hervey Bay". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Hervey Bay". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hervey Bay". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Albury - Wodonga (Albury Part)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Albury – Wodonga (Albury part)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2021. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bundaberg". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bundaberg". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bundaberg". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coffs Harbour". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Coffs Harbour". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Coffs Harbour". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Shepparton - Mooroopna". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Shepparton – Mooroopna". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Shepparton – Mooroopna". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wagga Wagga". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Wagga Wagga". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Wagga Wagga". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Port Macquarie". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Port Macquarie". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Port Macquarie". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Orange". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Orange". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Orange". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dubbo". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Dubbo". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Dubbo". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sunbury". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Sunbury". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Sunbury". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Albury - Wodonga (Wodonga Part)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Albury – Wodonga (Wodonga part)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2021. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan Part)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Canberra – Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan part)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2021. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bathurst". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bathurst". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bathurst". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Mildura – Buronga (Mildura part)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2021. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tamworth". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tamworth". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tamworth". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gladstone". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Gladstone". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Gladstone". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nowra - Bomaderry". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Nowra – Bomaderry". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Nowra – Bomaderry". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warrnambool". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Warrnambool". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2021. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Geraldton". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Geraldton". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Geraldton". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Albany". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Albany". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Albany". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Blue Mountains". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Blue Mountains". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2021. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kalgoorlie - Boulder". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kalgoorlie – Boulder". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kalgoorlie – Boulder". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gawler". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Gawler". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2017. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Gawler". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 November 2017. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lismore". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 September 2024. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lismore". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mackay". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. ^ "Population estimates by LGA, Significant Urban Area, Remoteness Area and electoral division, 2001 to 2024". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2025. External links[edit] "Table 1: Population growth and turnover in Local Government Areas (LGAs), 2006 to 2011". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 25 November 2009. 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