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: Ethnic Groups In Australia
Famous quotes containing the word cities:
“To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)
“Satire is born of the cities it denounces.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“In bombers named for girls, we burned
The cities we had learned about in school—
Till our lives wore out; our bodies lay among
The people we had killed and never seen.”
—Randall Jarrell (1914–1965)