Cities in Australia

Map of Cities in Australia

Major Cities in Australia

Rank	GCCSA/SUA	State/Territory	Population (2015)
1	Sydney	New South Wales	4,920,970
2	Melbourne	Victoria	4,529,496
3	Brisbane	Queensland	2,308,720
4	Perth	Western Australia	2,039,193
5	Adelaide	South Australia	1,316,779
6	Gold Coast-Tweed Heads	Queensland/New South Wales	624,918
7	Newcastle-Maitland	New South Wales	434,454
8	Canberra-Queanbeyan	Australian Capital Territory/New South Wales	424,666
9	Sunshine Coast	Queensland	302,122
10	Wollongong	New South Wales	292,388
11	Hobart	Tasmania	220,593
12	Geelong	Victoria	187,417
13	Townsville	Queensland	180,333
14	Cairns	Queensland	147,993
15	Darwin	Northern Territory	142,258
16	Toowoomba	Queensland	114,622
17	Ballarat	Victoria	99,841
18	Bendigo	Victoria	92,888
19	Albury-Wodonga	New South Wales/Victoria	88,949
20	Launceston	Tasmania	86,633
21	Mackay	Queensland	85,455
22	Rockhampton	Queensland	80,665
23	Bunbury	Western Australia	75,628
24	Bundaberg	Queensland	70,588
25	Coffs Harbour	New South Wales	68,572
26	Wagga Wagga	New South Wales	55,820
27	Hervey Bay	Queensland	52,288
28	Mildura-Wentworth	Victoria/New South Wales	50,011
29	Shepparton-Mooroopna	Victoria	49,371
30	Gladstone-Tannum Sands	Queensland	49,248
31	Port Macquarie	New South Wales	45,341
32	Tamworth	New South Wales	42,255

Cities in Australia

Australia's major cities include Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Cairns, Darwin, and Canberra, the capital. Australia comprises six states and two mainland territories. The states are New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia. Australia's mainland territories are the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. The headquarters of each state and territory are located in the state capital.

The capital of Australia is Canberra, which is located in the Australian Capital Territory in southeastern Australia. Canberra has a population of about 381,488, making it the largest inland city in the country. Overall, Canberra is the eighth largest city. Canberra covers an area of 314 square miles (814 square kilometers).

The most populous city in Australia is Sydney, which is the capital of New South Wales. Sydney covers an area of around 4,775.2 square miles (12,367.7 square kilometers) and is home to approximately 4.92 million people as of 2015. Sydney is also the Prime Minister's and Governor General of Australia's second official seat and second official residence.

Sydney is a major cultural center of Australia with a thriving art scene, and is known for cultural events and festivals. It is also known for its multi-venue performing arts center - Sydney Opera House, which is a masterpiece of great architectural work of the 20th century. Sydney is one of the best cities to live in, as the Mercer Quality of Living Survey ranked it tenth-best among all the cities of the world regarding the quality of living.

Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, is the second most populous city in Australia with a population of about 4.52 million, as of 2015. The area of Melbourne is about 3,857.4 square miles (9,990 square kilometers), and it is called 'Garden City'. Melbourne is often considered the cultural capital of Australia, as it houses the headquarters of the country's film and television industry, and of major sports and arts centers.

Brisbane is Queensland's capital, and the third most populous city in Australia with a population of 2.3 million people. Brisbane covers an area of 6,110.5 square miles (15,826 square kilometers). Established on May 13, 1835, it is one of the oldest cities of Australia. Some of the popular sporting events that have been held in the city are the 1982 Commonwealth Games, the Goodwill Games in 2001, and the 2014 G-20 summit.

Perth is situated in Western Australia and is the largest city and capital of the state. Perth has an estimated population of 2.04 million people living in its metropolitan area, which covers 2,079 square miles (5,386 square kilometers). The Economist Intelligence Unit in its August 2016 list ranked Perth as the seventh most livable city in the world.

The fifth largest city in Australia is Adelaide, the South Australian capital. Adelaide's population numbers about 1.3 million and it has an area of 705 square miles (1,827 square kilometers). Since the mid-19th century, Adelaide has been known as the 'City of Churches'. Some of the places of attraction in the city include Adelaide Botanic Garden, Adelaide Central Market, North Terrace, Bonython Park, and Elder Park to name a few. Cairns in Queensland and Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory are other important cities in Australia.

Source :- http://abs.gov.au/

PB07.02.2017

Last Updated on: June 30, 2017