Here is the list of the top 100 populated cities in Australia, with populations rounded to the nearest thousand:

 

  1. Sydney, NSW – 5,312,000
  2. Melbourne, VIC – 5,078,000
  3. Brisbane, QLD – 2,514,000
  4. Perth, WA – 2,085,000
  5. Adelaide, SA – 1,376,000
  6. Gold Coast-Tweed Heads, QLD/NSW – 714,000
  7. Canberra-Queanbeyan, ACT/NSW – 462,000
  8. Newcastle-Maitland, NSW – 447,000
  9. Sunshine Coast, QLD – 351,000
  10. Central Coast, NSW – 339,000
  11. Wollongong, NSW – 299,000
  12. Geelong, VIC – 269,000
  13. Hobart, TAS – 238,000
  14. Townsville, QLD – 187,000
  15. Cairns, QLD – 156,000
  16. Toowoomba, QLD – 137,000
  17. Darwin, NT – 136,000
  18. Ballarat, VIC – 113,000
  19. Bendigo, VIC – 101,000
  20. Launceston, TAS – 87,000
  21. Albury-Wodonga, NSW/VIC – 85,000
  22. Mackay, QLD – 79,000
  23. Rockhampton, QLD – 77,000
  24. Bunbury, WA – 76,000
  25. Bundaberg, QLD – 71,000
  26. Coffs Harbour, NSW – 71,000
  27. Wagga Wagga, NSW – 65,000
  28. Hervey Bay, QLD – 65,000
  29. Mildura-Wentworth, VIC/NSW – 56,000
  30. Shepparton-Mooroopna, VIC – 54,000
  31. Gladstone-Tannum Sands, QLD – 53,000
  32. Port Macquarie, NSW – 51,000
  33. Tamworth, NSW – 51,000
  34. Traralgon-Morwell, VIC – 50,000
  35. Orange, NSW – 41,000
  36. Bowral-Mittagong, NSW – 40,000
  37. Geraldton, WA – 38,000
  38. Busselton, WA – 38,000
  39. Dubbo, NSW – 38,000
  40. Nowra-Bomaderry, NSW – 37,000
  41. Bathurst, NSW – 37,000
  42. Warrnambool, VIC – 37,000
  43. Kalgoorlie-Boulder, WA – 30,000
  44. Albany, WA – 30,000
  45. Mount Gambier, SA – 29,000
  46. Lismore, NSW – 29,000
  47. Blue Mountains, NSW – 29,000
  48. Wangaratta, VIC – 29,000
  49. Bairnsdale, VIC – 27,000
  50. Goulburn, NSW – 27,000
  51. Griffith, NSW – 27,000
  52. Whyalla, SA – 26,000
  53. Forster-Tuncurry, NSW – 25,000
  54. Devonport, TAS – 25,000
  55. Burnie-Wynyard, TAS – 25,000
  56. Maryborough, QLD – 25,000
  57. Port Lincoln, SA – 25,000
  58. Karratha, WA – 25,000
  59. Esperance, WA – 25,000
  60. Broken Hill, NSW – 24,000
  61. Mount Isa, QLD – 23,000
  62. Port Hedland, WA – 23,000
  63. Emerald, QLD – 23,000
  64. Alice Springs, NT – 23,000
  65. Singleton, NSW – 22,000
  66. Horsham, VIC – 22,000
  67. Colac, VIC – 21,000
  68. Grafton, NSW – 21,000
  69. Katherine, NT – 20,000
  70. Sale, VIC – 20,000
  71. Muswellbrook, NSW – 20,000
  72. Parkes, NSW – 20,000
  73. Swan Hill, VIC – 19,000
  74. Murray Bridge, SA – 19,000
  75. Warragul-Drouin, VIC – 19,000
  76. Warwick, QLD – 19,000
  77. Port Augusta, SA – 19,000
  78. Taree, NSW – 18,000
  79. Kingaroy, QLD – 18,000
  80. Ulladulla, NSW – 17,000
  81. Victor Harbor, SA – 17,000
  82. Portland, VIC – 17,000
  83. Gympie, QLD – 17,000
  84. Mudgee, NSW – 16,000
  85. Deniliquin, NSW – 16,000
  86. Inverell, NSW – 16,000
  87. Lithgow, NSW – 16,000
  88. Charters Towers, QLD – 16,000
  89. Narrogin, WA – 15,000
  90. Batemans Bay, NSW – 15,000
  91. Carnarvon, WA – 15,000
  92. Yarrawonga-Mulwala, VIC/NSW – 15,000
  93. Narrabri, NSW – 15,000
  94. Dalby, QLD – 14,000
  95. Moree, NSW – 14,000
  96. Armidale, NSW – 14,000
  97. Kempsey, NSW – 14,000
  98. Goondiwindi, QLD – 14,000
  99. Kingston-Seaford, SA – 14,000
  100. Clare, SA – 13,000

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