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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 ...
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 ...
Capital city; List of countries whose capital is not their largest city; List of capitals outside the territories they serve; List of national capitals by latitude; List of countries and dependencies by population; List of towns and cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants; List of population concern organizations; List of national capitals
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. [6] [7]
^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.
Melbourne has been called "the live music capital of the world"; [161] one study found it has more music venues per capita than any other world city sampled, with 17.5 million patron visits to 553 venues in 2016. [161] [162] Australia's first global music star, opera singer Nellie Melba, took her stage name from her hometown.
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 ...
There is no globally standardised definition of what constitutes a city, and municipal divisions differ from country to country. If only the administrative boundaries of a city were taken into account, Chongqing would be the largest city in the world, with 32 million inhabitants. However, the urban population is significantly smaller at just ...