Cities in New South Wales, Australia
New South Wales has 35 published cities; the largest is Sydney, with 4,858,605 residents.
Published cities in New South Wales
Sorted by population. A dash means the city has no published figure of its own for that column.
| City | Population | Net rent, €/m²/mo | Median gross salary, €/mo | Unemployment, % | PM2.5, µg/m³ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | 4,858,605 | — | — | 4.2 | — |
| Newcastle | 510,175 | — | — | 4.8 | 6.3 |
| Central Coast | 345,066 | — | — | 4.7 | — |
| Wollongong | 305,976 | — | — | 6.3 | 5.6 |
| Albury - Wodonga | 97,793 | — | — | 4.6 | — |
| Coffs Harbour | 77,244 | — | — | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Wagga Wagga | 57,260 | — | — | 3.6 | — |
| Port Macquarie | 53,369 | — | — | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| Ballina | 46,190 | — | — | 3.0 | — |
| Tamworth | 43,874 | — | — | 3.4 | 6.6 |
| Dubbo | 42,452 | — | — | 2.0 | — |
| Orange | 41,920 | — | — | 3.1 | — |
| Bowral - Mittagong | 41,600 | — | — | 3.1 | — |
| Nowra - Bomaderry | 40,264 | — | — | 5.3 | — |
| Bathurst | 37,396 | — | — | 2.9 | 5.7 |
| Lismore | 28,859 | — | — | 4.8 | — |
| Nelson Bay | 28,329 | — | — | 4.7 | — |
| Morisset - Cooranbong | 27,787 | — | — | 5.4 | — |
| Taree | 26,858 | — | — | 8.0 | — |
| Goulburn | 24,565 | — | — | 4.5 | 5.9 |
| Armidale | 23,967 | — | — | 4.0 | 8.6 |
| Forster - Tuncurry | 21,272 | — | — | 5.6 | — |
| Griffith | 20,569 | — | — | 2.5 | — |
| St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point | 20,105 | — | — | 5.3 | — |
| Grafton | 19,255 | — | — | 6.9 | — |
| Camden Haven | 18,418 | — | — | 5.1 | — |
| Broken Hill | 17,588 | — | — | 3.1 | — |
| Ulladulla | 17,567 | — | — | 4.3 | — |
| Batemans Bay | 17,524 | — | — | 4.9 | — |
| Singleton | 17,139 | — | — | 3.0 | 6.7 |
| Kempsey | 15,654 | — | — | 6.4 | — |
| Mudgee | 12,563 | — | — | 3.5 | — |
| Lithgow | 12,410 | — | — | 4.9 | — |
| Muswellbrook | 12,384 | — | — | 5.5 | 7.5 |
| Parkes | — | — | — | 4.5 | — |
Within New South Wales
Cleanest air
- Coffs Harbour: 4.3 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2023)
- Port Macquarie: 5.1 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2023)
- Wollongong: 5.6 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2023)
- Bathurst: 5.7 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2023)
- Goulburn: 5.9 µg/m³ PM2.5 (2023)
Sources
Each figure in the table comes from the city's own record; open a city for the source of each value and its date.