Cities
Australia has around five cities which have over one million people, which is significant for a small population. Some are amongst the most important and global cities in the world.
| Largest populated areas in Australia |
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| Rank | City Name | State | Pop. | Rank | City Name | State | Pop. |
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| 1 | Sydney | NSW | 4,605,992 | 11 | Greater Hobart | TAS | 216,276 | ||||
| 2 | Melbourne | VIC | 4,169,103 | 12 | Geelong | VIC | 174,087 | ||||
| 3 | Brisbane | QLD | 2,146,577 | 13 | Townsville | QLD | 167,636 | ||||
| 4 | Perth | WA | 1,832,114 | 14 | Cairns | QLD | 146,477 | ||||
| 5 | Adelaide | SA | 1,262,940 | 15 | Darwin | NT | 129,062 | ||||
| 6 | Gold Coast-Tweed | QLD / NSW | 576,747 | 16 | Toowoomba | QLD | 125,265 | ||||
| 7 | Newcastle | NSW | 540,002 | 17 | Launceston | TAS | 107,746 | ||||
| 8 | Canberra-Queanbeyan | ACT / NSW | 418,292 | 18 | Albury-Wodonga | NSW / VIC | 103,209 | ||||
| 9 | Wollongong | NSW | 288,101 | 19 | Ballarat | VIC | 95,007 | ||||
| 10 | Sunshine Coast | QLD | 241,643 | 20 | Bendigo | VIC | 89,666 | ||||
Read more about this topic: Demographics Of Australia
Famous quotes containing the word cities:
“Satire is born of the cities it denounces.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“Today as in the time of Pliny and Columella, the hyacinth flourishes in Wales, the periwinkle in Illyria, the daisy on the ruins of Numantia; while around them cities have changed their masters and their names, collided and smashed, disappeared into nothingness, their peaceful generations have crossed down the ages as fresh and smiling as on the days of battle.”
—Edgar Quinet (1803–1875)
“We are a most solitary people, and we live, repelled by one another, in the gray, outcast cities of Cain.”
—Edward Dahlberg (1900–1977)