--- page_version: a17f9231a013cb24ae51a60a9e4819a6 content_date: 2026-10-10 entity_id: report:australia-largest-cities entity_type: report name: Largest cities in Australia canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-largest-cities/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/reports/australia-largest-cities.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/reports/australia-largest-cities.md snapshot_id: approved-static-b6acd7026fe97861 generated_at: 2026-10-10 last_verified: 2026-09-26 citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-largest-cities/ citation_title: Largest cities in Australia citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-b6acd7026fe97861 citation_version: "a17f9231a013cb24ae51a60a9e4819a6" citation_retrieval_date: "2026-10-10" citation_build_date: "2026-10-10" citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Largest cities in Australia Australia cities ranked by their own published resident population. - Canonical: /reports/australia-largest-cities/ - Last checked: 2026-09-26 ## Answers ### Melbourne, Australia 4,874,520 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/Data-cubes-all.zip - Checked: 2026-09-24 ### Brisbane, Australia 2,487,568 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/Data-cubes-all.zip - Checked: 2026-09-24 ### Perth, Australia 2,098,239 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip - Checked: 2026-07-22 ### Adelaide, Australia 1,368,209 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip - Checked: 2026-07-22 ### Gold Coast - Tweed Heads, Australia 701,928 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/Data-cubes-all.zip - Checked: 2026-09-24 ### Newcastle - Maitland, Australia 510,175 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/Data-cubes-all.zip - Checked: 2026-09-24 ### Canberra - Queanbeyan, Australia 490,517 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip - Checked: 2026-07-22 ### Sunshine Coast, Australia 387,472 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/Data-cubes-all.zip - Checked: 2026-09-24 ### Central Coast, Australia 345,066 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/Data-cubes-all.zip - Checked: 2026-09-24 ### Wollongong, Australia 305,976 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/Data-cubes-all.zip - Checked: 2026-09-24 ### Geelong, Australia 289,566 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/Data-cubes-all.zip - Checked: 2026-09-24 ### Hobart, Australia 226,653 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip - Checked: 2026-07-22 ### Townsville, Australia 190,551 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/32180DS0004_2001-25.xlsx - Checked: 2026-09-26 ### Cairns, Australia 155,574 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/Data-cubes-all.zip - Checked: 2026-09-24 ### Toowoomba, Australia 143,942 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/Data-cubes-all.zip - Checked: 2026-09-24 ### Darwin, Australia 127,215 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip - Checked: 2026-07-22 ### Ballarat, Australia 111,973 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip - Checked: 2026-07-22 ### Bendigo, Australia 103,034 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip - Checked: 2026-07-22 ### Albury - Wodonga, Australia 97,793 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip - Checked: 2026-07-22 ### Launceston, Australia 90,953 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip - Checked: 2026-07-22 ### Mackay, Australia 85,408 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/Data-cubes-all.zip - Checked: 2026-09-24 ### Rockhampton, Australia 80,216 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/Data-cubes-all.zip - Checked: 2026-09-24 ### Bundaberg, Australia 79,283 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/32180DS0004_2001-25.xlsx - Checked: 2026-09-19 ### Coffs Harbour, Australia 77,244 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/32180DS0004_2001-25.xlsx - Checked: 2026-09-19 ### Bunbury, Australia 76,452 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip - Checked: 2026-07-22 ### Hervey Bay, Australia 58,228 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/Data-cubes-all.zip - Checked: 2026-09-24 ### Wagga Wagga, Australia 57,260 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/Data-cubes-all.zip - Checked: 2026-09-24 ### Shepparton - Mooroopna, Australia 53,841 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip - Checked: 2026-07-22 ### Mildura - Wentworth, Australia 53,620 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip - Checked: 2026-07-22 ### Port Macquarie, Australia 53,369 people - Source: https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/32180DS0004_2001-25.xlsx - Checked: 2026-09-26 ## Method Every row is a published population observation measured in people, ranked highest first. The values were observed between 2021 and 2025. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify. ## Sources ABS Regional population, 2024-25 — 32180DS0004 Table 2: Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas — https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/Data-cubes-all.zip 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia — https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/datapacks/download/2021_GCP_SUA_for_AUS_short-header.zip Regional population 2024–25, Table 2. Estimated resident population, Significant Urban Areas, Australia — https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25/32180DS0004_2001-25.xlsx ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 10). Largest cities in Australia [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a17f9231a013cb24ae51a60a9e4819a6]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-largest-cities/ Retrieved 2026-10-10. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_largest-cities-in-australia_f2aae84bc1c6, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Largest cities in Australia}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-10-10}, version = {a17f9231a013cb24ae51a60a9e4819a6}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-largest-cities/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-10-10. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Largest cities in Australia](https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-largest-cities/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version a17f9231a013cb24ae51a60a9e4819a6; retrieved 2026-10-10; built 2026-10-10. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/australia-largest-cities/ - Title: Largest cities in Australia - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-b6acd7026fe97861` - Version: `a17f9231a013cb24ae51a60a9e4819a6` - Retrieved: 2026-10-10 - Built: 2026-10-10 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Boundary This ranking is a source-backed reference. Read the source, geographic grain and observation date before comparing rows.