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This is a list of cities and towns in the Australian state of New South Wales with a population of 5,000 or greater as at the 2021 Census. The below figures represent the populations of the contiguous built-up areas of each city or town.
As of 21 February 2019 the Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW, which is maintained by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales, lists 265 places that are assigned or recorded as towns in New South Wales. [1] [2] [3]
New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. [1] In December 2023, the population of New South Wales was over 8.3 million, [2] making it Australia's most populous state. Almost two-thirds of the state's population, 5.3 million, live in the Greater Sydney area.
This is a list of local government areas (LGA) of New South Wales in Australia. As of September 22, 2022 [update] , there are 128 local government areas in New South Wales. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Pages in category "Towns in New South Wales" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,546 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Central New South Wales; Riverina; The Murray; Outback New South Wales; This classification subdivides the most commonly accepted notion of "The Riverina" into two separate regions, "Riverina" and "The Murray". The "Blue Mountains" is also included as it own distinct region, which is usually considered a district of the state capital "Sydney".
Since 1993, only local government areas in New South Wales can be declared as "cities" by the Government, under the Local Government Act 1993. [1] Although the present version of the Act specifies no criteria for city status, [2] a previous version of the Act specified that to be a city, a Council area must:
This is a complete list of the towns, localities and suburbs located in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.Suburbs are listed here if they are in the Central Coast region and are listed on the Geographical Names Register as suburbs.