Rank  

Statistical Division/District  

State  

June 2007 Estimated Resident Population[2]  

1

Sydney

New South Wales

4,336,374

2

Melbourne

Victoria

3,806,092

3

Brisbane

Queensland

1,857,594

4

Perth

Western Australia

1,554,769

5

Adelaide

South Australia

1,158,259

6

Gold Coast-Tweed

Queensland/New South Wales

583,657

7

Newcastle

New South Wales

523,662

8

Canberra-Queanbeyan

Australian Capital Territory/New South Wales

388,072

*

Canberra

Australian Capital Territory [3]

339,573

9

Wollongong

New South Wales

280,159

10

Sunshine Coast

Queensland

230,429

11

Greater Hobart

Tasmania

207,484

12

Geelong

Victoria

169,544

13

Townsville

Queensland

157,174

14

Cairns

Queensland

135,856

15

Toowoomba

Queensland

123,406

16

Darwin

Northern Territory

117,395

17

Launceston

Tasmania

104,071

18

Albury-Wodonga

New South Wales/Victoria

101,842

19

Ballarat

Victoria

89,665

20

Bendigo

Victoria

86,510

21

Burnie-Devonport

Tasmania

80,241

22

Mackay

Queensland

79,172

23

La Trobe Valley [4]

Victoria

77,270

24

Rockhampton

Queensland

74,530

25

Mandurah

Western Australia

73,477

26

Bundaberg

Queensland

64,663

27

Bunbury

Western Australia

59,876

28

Wagga Wagga

New South Wales

56,147

29

Hervey Bay

Queensland

53,323

30

Coffs Harbour

New South Wales

50,726

31

Mildura

Victoria

48,691

32

Gladstone

Queensland

47,169

33

Shepparton

Victoria

46,680

34

Tamworth

New South Wales

44,970

35

Port Macquarie

New South Wales

42,042

36

Orange

New South Wales

37,333

37

Dubbo

New South Wales

36,150

38

Geraldton

Western Australia

34,214

39

Nowra-Bomaderry

New South Wales

32,556

40

Bathurst

New South Wales

32,385

41

Warrnambool

Victoria

32,042

42

Lismore

New South Wales

31,865

43

Kalgoorlie/Boulder

Western Australia

30,700