Australia: Federal States, Territories & Major Urban Centers

Federal States & Territories

	Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population C 1996-06-30 r	Population C 2001-08-07 r	Population C 2006-08-08 r	Population C 2011-08-09 r
i	Australian Capital Territory	ACT	Terr	Canberra	2,352	299,036	309,998	324,034	357,222	235200
i	Christmas Island	CHR	Terr	The Settlement	136	1,906	1,402	1,347	2,072	13600
i	Cocos Islands	COC	Terr	West Island	14	655	596	571	550	1400
i	Jervis Bay	JB	Terr		68	762	525	368	378	6800
i	New South Wales	NSW	FSt	Sydney	800,771	6,006,206	6,326,579	6,549,177	6,917,658	80077100
i	Northern Territory	NT	Terr	Darwin	1,348,199	175,342	188,075	192,898	211,945	134819900
i	Queensland	QLD	FSt	Brisbane	1,729,958	3,247,363	3,522,044	3,904,532	4,332,739	172995800
i	South Australia	SA	FSt	Adelaide	984,179	1,437,193	1,470,057	1,514,337	1,596,572	98417900
i	Tasmania	TAS	FSt	Hobart	68,018	464,546	460,672	476,481	495,354	6801800
i	Victoria	VIC	FSt	Melbourne	227,496	4,414,195	4,660,991	4,932,422	5,354,042	22749600
i	Western Australia	WA	FSt	Perth	2,526,574	1,705,949	1,828,294	1,959,088	2,239,170	252657400
	Australia	AUS	CW	Canberra	7,702,513	17,752,829	18,769,249	19,855,288	21,507,719

Australian Bureau of Statistics (web).

Major Urban Centers

	Name	Adm.	Population UA C 2011-08-09 r
1	Sydney	NSW	3,908,643
2	Melbourne	VIC	3,707,529
3	Brisbane	QLD	1,874,426
4	Perth	WA	1,627,576
5	Adelaide	SA	1,103,979
6	Gold Coast	QLD	533,659
7	Canberra	ACT	391,473
8	Newcastle	NSW	308,307
9	Central Coast	NSW	297,713
10	Wollongong	NSW	245,943
11	Sunshine Coast	QLD	209,263

Contents: Urban Centers

	Name	Adm.	Population UA C 1996-06-30 c	Population UA C 2001-08-07 c	Population UA C 2006-08-08 r	Population UA C 2011-08-09 r	Area
i	Adelaide	SA	979,341	997,436	1,043,006	1,103,979	85227
i	Albany	WA	20,493	22,256	25,196	26,644	8161
i	Albury (- Wodonga, Vic.)	NSW	67,316	69,664	73,497	77,230	11606
i	Alice Springs	NT	22,488	23,384	21,622	24,210	4951
i	Armidale	NSW	21,330	20,068	19,485	19,817	3101
i	Bacchus Marsh	VIC	12,130	12,107	13,261	14,914	1737
i	Bairnsdale	VIC	10,667	10,557	11,282	11,821	2391
i	Baldivis	WA	...	979	3,733	13,536	1788
i	Ballarat	VIC	64,831	72,766	78,221	85,936	11368
i	Ballina	NSW	16,599	16,517	16,477	15,965	1406
i	Bargara - Innes Park	QLD	5,130	6,677	7,949	10,050	2114
i	Batemans Bay	NSW	10,219	10,181	10,845	11,332	2228
i	Bathurst	NSW	26,029	26,920	28,992	31,292	5309
i	Bendigo	VIC	59,936	68,480	76,051	82,795	14605
i	Blue Mountains (Katoomba - Hazelbrook)	NSW	27,827	28,005	Sydney	28,770	7918
i	Bongaree - Woorim	QLD	12,761	14,574	15,914	17,041	2743
i	Bowral - Mittagong	NSW	14,793	16,582	18,953	19,727	7560
i	Brisbane	QLD	1,291,896	1,491,519	1,678,881	1,874,426	197180
i	Broken Hill	NSW	20,963	19,753	18,854	18,431	2572
i	Broome	WA	15,906	15,242	11,547	12,765	5004
i	Bunbury	WA	24,945	45,153	54,482	64,384	11614
i	Bundaberg	QLD	41,025	44,154	46,961	49,752	10426
i	Burnie	TAS	18,095	18,064	19,160	19,818	3134
i	Busselton	WA	13,963	13,863	15,386	21,405	13174
i	Cairns (incl. Northern Beaches)	QLD	107,041	108,350	116,917	133,891	20955
i	Canberra (- Queanbeyan, NSW)	ACT	322,723	336,805	356,120	391,473	47178
i	Central Coast (Gosford)	NSW	228,421	255,506	283,735	297,713	40080
i	Cessnock	NSW	17,825	17,791	18,316	20,015	2719
i	Coffs Harbour (incl. Sawtell)	NSW	35,417	40,719	42,550	45,580	7796
i	Colac	VIC	10,182	10,164	10,857	11,416	2285
i	Crafers - Bridgewater	SA	13,197	13,130	13,372	14,617	4530
i	Dalby	QLD	9,517	9,693	9,778	10,860	4362
i	Darwin	NT	82,484	89,199	90,539	103,017	21613
i	Devonport	TAS	22,299	21,528	22,315	22,770	2877
i	Drysdale - Clifton Springs	VIC	...	...	10,217	10,929	1081
i	Dubbo	NSW	30,102	30,860	30,574	32,326	9734
i	Echuca (- Moama, NSW)	VIC	13,778	13,744	15,689	16,809	3676
i	Ellenbrook	WA	...	6,837	13,799	25,573	2622
i	Emerald	QLD	10,092	10,037	10,999	12,896	2895
i	Forster - Tuncurry	NSW	17,996	17,939	18,372	18,902	3267
i	Gawler	SA	16,837	16,779	20,006	23,957	4318
i	Geelong	VIC	125,382	129,668	137,220	143,921	11481
i	Geraldton	WA	25,243	25,324	27,420	31,348	6370
i	Gladstone	QLD	26,415	26,509	28,808	32,074	9640
i	Gold Coast (- Tweed Heads, NSW; Southport)	QLD	311,932	406,619	454,436	533,659	60943
i	Goulburn	NSW	21,293	20,846	20,127	21,485	6464
i	Grafton	NSW	17,426	17,380	17,501	16,601	4227
i	Griffith	NSW	14,209	15,937	16,182	17,617	4618
i	Gympie	QLD	10,623	10,583	10,933	17,284	4154
i	Hervey Bay	QLD	32,054	35,106	41,225	48,678	9316
i	Hobart	TAS	154,459	154,278	161,968	170,977	26883
i	Horsham	VIC	13,241	13,201	14,125	15,261	4080
i	Kalgoorlie-Boulder	WA	28,087	28,196	28,242	30,840	6246
i	Karratha	WA	10,796	10,730	11,728	16,474	11886
i	Kempsey	NSW	9,045	9,144	8,897	10,375	5547
i	Kiama	NSW	12,284	12,241	12,286	12,815	1287
i	Kurri Kurri - Weston	NSW	12,326	12,317	12,532	13,058	1341
i	Lara	VIC	7,338	9,185	10,525	11,192	1145
i	Launceston	TAS	67,701	68,088	71,395	74,085	9514
i	Lismore	NSW	28,230	27,193	27,069	27,475	4025
i	Lithgow	NSW	11,033	11,023	11,298	11,144	2415
i	Mackay	QLD	44,880	57,541	67,040	74,221	12578
i	Maitland	NSW	50,480	53,842	61,915	67,133	13074
i	Maryborough	QLD	21,286	21,123	21,501	21,776	4395
i	Melbourne	VIC	2,875,627	3,146,044	3,387,997	3,707,529	254324
i	Melton	VIC	30,304	32,007	35,490	45,625	5505
i	Mildura (- Buronga, NSW)	VIC	25,657	29,423	31,486	33,434	4695
i	Moe - Newborough	VIC	15,387	15,352	15,582	15,292	2227
i	Morisset - Cooranbong	NSW	10,505	12,689	15,233	16,921	4762
i	Morwell	VIC	13,527	13,505	13,399	13,689	1297
i	Mount Barker	SA	7,908	9,116	11,540	14,452	2957
i	Mount Gambier	SA	22,037	22,656	23,494	25,200	3153
i	Mount Isa	QLD	21,751	20,369	18,857	20,569	6275
i	Murray Bridge	SA	13,017	12,998	14,048	15,968	4975
i	Muswellbrook	NSW	10,036	10,010	10,222	11,045	1184
i	Nambour	QLD	13,002	13,542	14,349	16,251	2140
i	Nelson Bay - Corlette	NSW	9,220	10,639	10,974	11,059	1048
i	Newcastle	NSW	278,430	278,773	288,732	308,307	29237
i	Nowra - Bomaderry	NSW	23,823	24,700	27,478	27,987	3598
i	Ocean Grove	VIC	12,655	12,582	14,345	16,091	1722
i	Orange	NSW	30,705	31,923	31,544	34,991	6367
i	Pakenham	VIC	11,301	11,283	18,808	32,913	2511
i	Parkes	NSW	10,094	9,785	9,826	10,028	1633
i	Perth	WA	1,208,648	1,298,169	1,424,956	1,627,576	156559
i	Port Augusta	SA	13,194	13,153	13,257	13,505	9090
i	Port Hedland	WA	12,776	12,695	11,557	13,770	10887
i	Port Lincoln	SA	12,664	12,630	13,044	14,086	4034
i	Port Macquarie	NSW	33,709	37,696	39,219	41,493	4459
i	Port Pirie	SA	13,263	13,254	13,206	13,819	3335
i	Raymond Terrace	NSW	12,514	12,482	12,700	13,218	2532
i	Rockhampton	QLD	57,770	58,950	60,827	61,725	9479
i	Sale	VIC	12,854	12,793	13,336	12,764	1988
i	Shepparton - Mooroopna	VIC	31,945	35,754	38,773	42,742	6951
i	Singleton	NSW	12,531	12,495	13,665	13,962	1595
i	Sunbury	VIC	22,126	25,086	29,566	33,062	2921
i	Sunshine Coast (Caloundra - Buderim - Noosa)	QLD	...	165,089	184,662	209,263	27326
i	Sydney	NSW	3,300,869	3,485,564	3,673,027	3,908,643	203655
i	Tamworth	NSW	31,865	32,440	33,475	36,132	7203
i	Taree	NSW	16,702	16,621	16,517	17,819	5576
i	Toowoomba	QLD	83,350	88,776	95,265	96,568	11410
i	Torquay ( - Jan Juc)	VIC	5,984	7,943	9,851	13,336	1681
i	Townsville (incl. Thuringowa)	QLD	113,112	126,130	139,276	157,752	25294
i	Traralgon	VIC	19,614	19,569	21,960	24,590	2388
i	Ulladulla	NSW	9,757	10,997	11,785	12,137	2532
i	Ulverstone	TAS	10,976	10,757	11,237	12,112	1706
i	Victor Harbor - Goolwa	SA	13,223	15,656	19,367	23,486	17703
i	Wagga Wagga	NSW	43,100	44,503	46,978	46,913	6732
i	Wangaratta	VIC	16,342	16,310	16,845	17,376	3864
i	Warragul	VIC	10,437	10,405	11,498	13,081	1656
i	Warrnambool	VIC	26,052	26,669	28,150	29,286	4342
i	Warwick	QLD	12,011	11,981	12,562	13,379	3616
i	Whyalla	SA	23,382	21,211	21,122	21,736	11254
i	Wollongong	NSW	219,761	227,522	234,482	245,943	21917
i	Yeppoon	QLD	10,778	10,656	13,285	15,141	3874

Australian Bureau of Statistics (web).
(1996) counted population including overseas visitors.
(2001) counted population excluding overseas visitors.
(2006) (2011) usually resident population excluding overseas visitors
Boundaries changes also influence the comparability of the data.