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These lists of Australian cities by population provide rankings of Australian cities and towns according to various systems defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The eight Greater Capital City Statistical Areas are listed for the state and territory capital cities.
Australia has the world's eighth-largest immigrant population, with immigrants accounting for 30% of the population, a higher proportion than in any other nation with a population of over 10 million. [ 78 ] [ 80 ] Most immigrants are skilled, [ 81 ] but the immigration quota includes categories for family members and refugees .
Rank Country (or dependent territory) July 1, 2015 projection [1] % of pop. Average relative annual growth (%) [2] Average absolute annual growth [3]Estimated doubling time
Western Australia is the largest state of Australia, with an area of 2,527,013 square kilometres (975,685 sq mi), [1] and its fourth most populous, with a population of 2,660,026 as of the 2021 Australian census. [2] Official population statistics are created by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, who have a census every five years. The most ...
Australia is one of the most urbanised nations, with 90 percent of the population living in just 0.22 per cent of the country’s land area and 87 percent living within 50 kilometres of the coast. [1]
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:
Population [2] (June 2010) Population (June 2024) National population share (%, June 2024) Annual Growth Rate (2019–24) Comparison as multiple of (June 2010 vs. June 2024) Victoria: 5,461,101 6,929,000 26.07% 1.49% 1.226 Australian Capital Territory: 361,766 436,713 1.68% 1.13% 1.192 Queensland: 4,404,744 5,387,000 20.15% 1.58% 1.175 Western ...
Country Population Urban area (km 2) Urban population density (people/km 2) Territorial area (km 2) Regions and municipalities encompassed 1 Greater Sydney Australia: 5,367,206 [2] 2,554.00 [3] 2,101 16,367.70 Sydney, Parramatta, Penrith Greater Western Sydney, Central Coast (sometimes) 2 Greater Melbourne Australia: 5,159,211 [2] 2,453.00 [3 ...