Cities and urban areas in Australia with population over 100,000]
[POPULATION data has been updated here]
Copyright Rhett Butler 2003

The table below includes cities with populations exceeding 100 000 people. All figures are estimates for 2002.


Urban Area RankCity Pop RankCityCountryCity PopulationUrban Area Population
6434SydneyAustralia42809004280900
9448MelbourneAustralia33533003353300
237136BrisbaneAustralia15443001544300
279162PerthAustralia13908001390800
354227AdelaideAustralia11301001130100
843635NewcastleAustralia485100485100
966814Gold CoastAustralia381300381300
1095977CanberraAustralia322700322700
13001216WollongongAustralia266200266200
14891432Sunshine CoastAustralia227800227800
16481605HobartAustralia205200205200
21042081GeelongAustralia156200156200
23672351TownsvilleAustralia137300137300
25522536CairnsAustralia126000126000
30613047LauncestonAustralia103700103700



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POPULATION data has been updated here