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Each capital city forms its own Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA), which according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) represents a broad functional definition of each of the eight state and territory capital cities. [1] In Australia, the population of the GCCSA is the most-often quoted figure for the population of capital ...
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State and territory capitals of Australia State/territory Capital City population [2] State/territory population [3] Percentage of state/territory population in capital city Established Capital since Image New South Wales: Sydney: 5,029,768 7,759,274 64.82% 1788 1788 Victoria: Melbourne: 4,725,316 6,179,249 76.47% 1835 1851 Queensland: Brisbane ...
The Chinese municipality of Chongqing, which is the largest city proper in the world by population, comprises a huge administrative area of 82,403 km 2, around the size of Austria. However, more than 70% of its 30-million population are agricultural workers living in a rural setting .
Australia's population density is 3.5 inhabitants per square kilometre, [145] which is one of the lowest in the world. [144] However, there is a large concentration of the population in cities along the temperate south-eastern coastline, and population density exceeds 38.4 inhabitants per square kilometre in central Melbourne. [145]
Greater Capital City Statistical Area State/territory Population (2023) [3] Land area (km 2) Density (/km 2) 1 Canberra Australian Capital Territory: 466,566 814.2 573 2 Melbourne Victoria: 5,207,145 9,993 521.08 3 Adelaide South Australia: 1,446,380 3,259.8 443.7 4 Sydney New South Wales: 5,450,496 12,367.7 440.7 5 Perth Western Australia ...
^a All population figures from ABS Regional population, 2022-23 financial year, using Greater Capital City Statistical Area figures for capital cities (excluding Canberra) and Significant Urban Areas for all other cities.
Map of Australia. The definition of a city in Australia varies between the states. State capital cities may include multiple local government areas (LGAs) within their boundaries and these LGAs may be cities in their own right. Cities listed below are those as defined by the states in which they are located.