Australia (Agglomerations (estimated population)): Federal States, Territories & Major Agglomerations

Federal States & Territories

	Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population E 1991-06-30	Population E 1996-06-30	Population E 2001-06-30	Population E 2006-06-30	Population E 2011-06-30	Population E 2012-06-30
i	Australian Capital Territory	ACT	Terr	Canberra	2,352	288,586	308,251	319,317	334,119	367,752	374,658	235200
i	Christmas Island	CHR	Terr	The Settlement	136	...	1,832	1,442	1,403	2,165	2,175	13600
i	Cocos Islands	COC	Terr	West Island	14	...	592	600	590	564	569	1400
i	Jervis Bay	JB	Terr		68	734	671	542	386	387	390	6800
i	New South Wales	NSW	FSt	Sydney	800,771	5,898,731	6,204,728	6,575,217	6,816,087	7,211,468	7,290,345	80077100
i	Northern Territory	NT	Terr	Darwin	1,348,199	165,493	181,843	197,768	210,627	231,331	234,836	134819900
i	Queensland	QLD	FSt	Brisbane	1,729,958	2,960,951	3,338,690	3,628,946	4,090,908	4,474,098	4,560,059	172995800
i	South Australia	SA	FSt	Adelaide	984,179	1,446,299	1,474,253	1,511,728	1,567,888	1,638,232	1,654,778	98417900
i	Tasmania	TAS	FSt	Hobart	68,018	466,802	474,443	471,795	489,951	511,195	512,019	6801800
i	Victoria	VIC	FSt	Melbourne	227,496	4,420,373	4,560,155	4,804,726	5,126,540	5,534,526	5,623,492	22749600
i	Western Australia	WA	FSt	Perth	2,526,574	1,636,067	1,765,256	1,901,159	2,059,381	2,352,215	2,430,252	252657400
	Australia	AUS	CW	Canberra	7,702,513	17,284,036	18,310,714	19,413,240	20,697,880	22,323,933	22,683,573

Australian Bureau of Statistics (web).

Major Agglomerations

	Name	Adm.	Population A E 2012-06-30
1	Sydney	NSW	4,289,497
2	Melbourne	VIC	4,084,993
3	Brisbane	QLD	2,097,515
4	Perth	WA	1,831,755
5	Adelaide	SA	1,249,638
6	Gold Coast	QLD	590,889
7	Newcastle	NSW	418,958
8	Canberra	ACT	411,609
9	Central Coast	NSW	316,472
10	Sunshine Coast	QLD	285,169
11	Wollongong	NSW	282,099

Contents: Agglomerations

	Name	Adm.	Population A E 1991-06-30	Population A E 1996-06-30	Population A E 2001-06-30	Population A E 2006-06-30	Population A E 2011-06-30	Population A E 2012-06-30	Area
i	Adelaide	SA	1,071,111	1,096,610	1,129,560	1,173,175	1,235,657	1,249,638	202436
i	Albany	WA	23,929	25,239	28,442	30,492	31,538	31,978	29722
i	Albury (- Wodonga, Vic.)	NSW	68,812	73,066	77,223	81,602	84,233	84,982	62821
i	Alice Springs	NT	24,250	25,040	26,520	26,887	28,449	28,517	32751
i	Armidale	NSW	24,110	23,315	23,006	22,686	23,578	23,665	27469
i	Bacchus Marsh	VIC	10,957	12,532	14,630	15,754	17,551	18,091	19632
i	Bairnsdale	VIC	12,091	12,613	12,266	12,925	13,479	13,622	15501
i	Ballarat	VIC	77,370	77,894	81,965	86,689	93,293	95,021	34362
i	Ballina	NSW	17,825	20,608	23,144	24,278	24,422	24,533	7344
i	Batemans Bay	NSW	10,207	11,867	14,097	15,702	16,300	16,288	9433
i	Bathurst	NSW	27,219	28,792	30,180	31,753	33,737	34,124	21349
i	Bendigo	VIC	69,172	70,530	77,485	82,483	87,219	88,668	28744
i	Bowral - Mittagong	NSW	25,277	29,286	33,791	35,118	36,183	36,402	42182
i	Brisbane	QLD	1,357,737	1,516,430	1,644,302	1,834,658	2,055,844	2,097,515	506513
i	Broken Hill	NSW	24,374	21,986	21,098	20,131	19,125	19,067	17029
i	Broome	WA	6,114	7,806	10,936	12,238	13,507	13,945	5004
i	Bunbury	WA	37,924	42,493	50,260	58,694	67,421	69,637	22253
i	Bundaberg	QLD	50,121	56,449	59,249	66,337	69,016	69,805	30572
i	Burnie	TAS	27,768	26,781	26,280	27,184	28,114	28,096	13051
i	Busselton	WA	14,536	18,104	23,041	26,881	31,164	32,471	142326
i	Cairns (incl. Northern Beaches)	QLD	81,820	101,126	107,433	125,681	139,693	142,528	25429
i	Camden Haven	NSW	10,602	12,260	13,895	15,604	16,152	16,163	52491
i	Canberra (- Queanbeyan, NSW)	ACT	311,942	334,858	350,761	369,453	404,559	411,609	48226
i	Central Coast (Gosford)	NSW	233,455	263,232	288,577	297,341	314,065	316,472	56623
i	Cessnock	NSW	18,857	18,913	19,766	19,508	20,974	21,274	6898
i	Coffs Harbour (incl. Sawtell)	NSW	48,285	54,730	58,797	63,529	66,615	66,610	50553
i	Colac	VIC	11,421	10,957	11,608	11,759	11,901	11,932	5473
i	Darwin	NT	79,343	86,338	95,806	102,265	113,988	116,093	29466
i	Devonport	TAS	28,086	28,739	28,149	28,852	30,236	30,330	29039
i	Drysdale - Clifton Springs	VIC	9,343	10,328	10,361	11,266	11,924	11,905	6515
i	Dubbo	NSW	28,730	31,324	33,626	34,273	35,519	35,898	18253
i	Echuca (- Moama, NSW)	VIC	12,657	13,976	16,765	18,855	19,653	19,784	35092
i	Ellenbrook	WA	3,257	3,903	10,466	18,203	30,173	33,133	10454
i	Emerald	QLD	6,306	9,277	10,231	12,120	13,576	14,296	3923
i	Forster - Tuncurry	NSW	14,458	16,734	19,020	19,816	20,203	20,248	4954
i	Geelong	VIC	153,582	153,744	162,037	170,634	177,023	179,042	91879
i	Geraldton	WA	28,688	30,112	31,994	34,175	37,114	38,030	27068
i	Gisborne - Macedon	VIC	12,355	13,450	16,225	17,226	18,532	18,871	36739
i	Gladstone	QLD	30,188	33,303	34,796	40,169	43,117	44,355	24020
i	Gold Coast (- Tweed Heads, NSW; Southport)	QLD	288,928	367,573	441,017	527,340	579,909	590,889	140276
i	Goulburn	NSW	21,988	21,748	21,633	21,426	22,150	22,429	6464
i	Grafton	NSW	18,904	18,917	18,753	18,844	19,013	19,022	10641
i	Griffith	NSW	14,601	15,469	17,479	18,026	18,613	18,700	5648
i	Gympie	QLD	14,420	16,119	16,591	18,278	19,915	20,308	6930
i	Hervey Bay	QLD	20,679	30,480	34,777	44,258	49,710	50,431	9316
i	Highfields	QLD	6,557	9,022	10,607	14,085	17,078	17,449	23016
i	Hobart	TAS	183,978	187,799	188,908	196,068	204,949	205,530	121264
i	Horsham	VIC	14,181	14,407	15,187	15,753	16,113	16,232	8307
i	Kalgoorlie-Boulder	WA	26,281	29,284	29,383	30,141	31,880	32,787	7509
i	Karratha	WA	10,711	9,493	10,517	12,640	17,096	17,975	13420
i	Kurri Kurri - Weston	NSW	15,903	15,185	15,290	15,796	16,728	16,972	9061
i	Launceston	TAS	76,095	78,449	78,504	81,968	86,008	86,109	43540
i	Lismore	NSW	27,842	29,217	28,881	29,289	29,360	29,443	8854
i	Lithgow	NSW	13,373	12,907	12,955	12,651	12,652	12,758	11998
i	Mackay	QLD	52,201	58,514	61,893	73,931	79,434	81,594	20820
i	Maryborough	QLD	22,741	23,625	24,872	27,019	26,812	27,125	17073
i	Melbourne	VIC	3,085,441	3,210,188	3,395,843	3,660,428	4,013,111	4,084,993	567930
i	Melton	VIC	32,070	34,334	34,612	38,388	48,820	51,907	26588
i	Mildura (- Buronga, NSW)	VIC	39,119	41,377	45,337	47,800	48,466	48,783	58924
i	Moe - Newborough	VIC	18,195	17,170	17,323	17,267	16,919	16,716	10528
i	Morisset - Cooranbong	NSW	15,922	17,725	20,226	21,754	22,598	22,718	34071
i	Mount Gambier	SA	24,672	25,766	26,106	27,339	28,313	28,471	19329
i	Mount Isa	QLD	23,796	21,573	20,576	20,543	21,580	22,098	6275
i	Murray Bridge	SA	13,383	13,724	13,898	15,050	17,152	17,401	9755
i	Muswellbrook	NSW	11,348	11,537	11,184	11,760	12,202	12,461	26242
i	Nelson Bay - Corlette	NSW	14,868	18,283	22,829	24,213	25,892	26,109	11553
i	Newcastle	NSW	352,355	362,508	381,248	399,712	413,962	418,958	101889
i	Nowra - Bomaderry	NSW	25,585	28,434	30,406	32,577	34,605	34,798	20244
i	Ocean Grove	VIC	17,870	19,621	20,023	21,383	22,859	23,095	21866
i	Orange	NSW	32,491	33,504	35,609	35,556	37,849	38,516	14466
i	Parkes	NSW	10,012	10,965	10,914	11,074	11,298	11,382	23466
i	Perth	WA	1,207,253	1,321,266	1,419,994	1,546,145	1,771,434	1,831,755	336710
i	Port Augusta	SA	14,959	14,304	13,551	13,967	14,196	14,209	24930
i	Port Hedland	WA	12,159	12,029	12,360	12,442	14,487	14,978	11646
i	Port Lincoln	SA	12,636	13,007	14,503	14,970	15,682	15,801	13628
i	Port Macquarie	NSW	26,654	32,100	37,504	40,604	43,153	43,587	9625
i	Port Pirie	SA	15,258	14,649	14,381	14,437	14,281	14,320	7529
i	Rockhampton	QLD	65,300	68,002	67,599	73,437	75,866	77,704	57996
i	Sale	VIC	14,524	13,998	13,886	14,232	14,486	14,567	4563
i	Shepparton - Mooroopna	VIC	38,407	39,337	43,594	45,102	47,549	48,114	24888
i	Singleton	NSW	13,150	14,041	14,815	16,393	16,700	16,856	12722
i	St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point	NSW	7,034	9,187	11,470	12,455	13,076	13,218	7695
i	Sunshine Coast (Caloundra - Buderim - Noosa)	QLD	140,950	183,735	217,234	260,687	279,870	285,169	163299
i	Sydney	NSW	3,394,234	3,567,050	3,784,614	3,927,676	4,231,954	4,289,497	406367
i	Tamworth	NSW	35,555	35,761	37,135	38,474	40,263	40,832	24066
i	Taree	NSW	25,944	25,695	25,993	26,192	26,325	26,379	18665
i	Toowoomba	QLD	89,155	94,234	99,479	108,354	108,933	110,472	49812
i	Torquay ( - Jan Juc)	VIC	6,184	7,904	10,382	12,003	15,387	16,146	12632
i	Townsville (incl. Thuringowa)	QLD	113,242	121,776	133,608	153,113	167,847	171,971	69615
i	Traralgon	VIC	38,548	36,193	36,924	38,566	40,415	40,602	23513
i	Ulladulla	NSW	10,270	11,815	13,775	14,487	14,638	14,719	4677
i	Ulverstone	TAS	14,074	13,802	13,754	14,008	14,770	14,766	13005
i	Victor Harbor - Goolwa	SA	12,246	15,931	18,676	22,019	24,278	24,635	30882
i	Wagga Wagga	NSW	45,894	47,844	49,134	52,117	53,905	53,832	19159
i	Wangaratta	VIC	17,199	17,189	17,475	17,790	17,899	17,962	5758
i	Warragul	VIC	22,171	22,789	24,702	26,791	30,323	31,280	68006
i	Warrnambool	VIC	26,405	28,251	30,013	31,971	32,947	33,204	18261
i	Warwick	QLD	12,167	12,691	13,625	14,685	14,955	15,190	15915
i	Whyalla	SA	26,176	24,113	22,094	22,252	22,489	22,637	12132
i	Wollongong	NSW	239,463	249,631	262,785	270,997	280,705	282,099	57218
i	Yeppoon	QLD	9,012	11,186	12,496	14,748	16,798	17,429	7856

Australian Bureau of Statistics (web).