List of cities in Australia by population
50 largest local government areas by population
Local government areas (LGAs) are the main units of local government in Australia. They may be termed cities, shires, councils or other names, and all function similarly.

List of cities in Australia by population

Section Title: 50 largest local government areas by population
Table Section Text: Local government areas (LGAs) are the main units of local government in Australia. They may be termed cities, shires, councils or other names, and all function similarly.

Rank (2016)	Local government area	Estimated resident population	Statistical Division/ District	Ranking in state, 2016

2016 census	2011 census	Qld	NSW	WA	Vic	SA

1	City of Brisbane	1,131,156	1,041,839	Brisbane	1

2	City of Gold Coast	555,721	494,501	Gold Coast	2

3	Moreton Bay Region	425,302	378,045	Brisbane	3

new	4	Canterbury-Bankstown Council	346,302	350,983	Sydney	1

5	City of Blacktown	336,962	301,099	Sydney	2

new	6	Central Coast Council	327,736	331,007	Central Coast	3

7	City of Logan	303,386	278,050	Brisbane	4

8	City of Casey	299,301	252,382	Melbourne	1

9	Sunshine Coast Region	294,367	306,909	Sunshine Coast	5

new	10	Northern Beaches Council	252,878	263,413	Sydney	4

11	City of Greater Geelong	233,429	210,875	Geelong	2

new	12	City of Parramatta Council	226,149	215,925	Sydney	5

13	Sutherland Shire	218,464	210,863	Sydney	6

14	City of Wyndham	217,122	161,575	Melbourne	3

new	15	Cumberland Council	216,079	219,147	Sydney	7

16	City of Stirling	210,208	195,702	Perth	1

17	City of Sydney	208,374	169,505	Sydney	8

18	City of Liverpool	204,326	180,143	Sydney	9

19	City of Wollongong	203,630	205,231	Wollongong	10

20	City of Fairfield	198,817	198,301	Sydney	11

21	City of Whittlesea	197,491	154,880	Melbourne	4

22	City of Hume	197,376	167,562	Melbourne	5

23	City of Lake Macquarie	197,371	189,006	Newcastle	12

24	City of Penrith	196,066	178,467	Sydney	13

25	City of Brimbank	194,319	182,735	Melbourne	6

26	City of Ipswich	193,733	166,904	Brisbane	6

27	City of Wanneroo	188,212	152,077	Perth	2

28	City of Townsville	186,757	174,492	Townsville	7

29	City of Monash	182,618	169,280	Melbourne	7

new	30	Inner West Council	182,043	169,799	Sydney	14

31	City of Boroondara	167,231	159,184	Melbourne	8

32	City of Onkaparinga	166,766	159,575	Adelaide	1

33	City of Moreland	162,558	147,243	Melbourne	9

34	City of Whitehorse	162,078	151,334	Melbourne	10

35	Toowoomba Region	160,779	151,189	Toowoomba	8

36	The Hills Shire	157,243	141,995	Sydney	15

37	City of Campbelltown (New South Wales)	157,006	145,969	Sydney	16

38	Cairns Region	156,901	145,338	Cairns	9

39	City of Newcastle	155,411	148,534	Newcastle	17

40	Shire of Mornington Peninsula	154,999	144,608	Melbourne	11

41	City of Joondalup	154,445	152,405	Perth	3

42	City of Knox	154,110	149,301	Melbourne	12

43	City of Greater Dandenong	152,050	135,605	Melbourne	13

44	City of Kingston	151,389	142,426	Melbourne	14

45	Yarra Ranges Shire	149,537	144,541	Melbourne	15

46	Redland City	147,010	138,667	Brisbane	10

new	47	Georges River Council	146,841	134,655	Sydney	18

48	City of Darebin	146,719	136,474	Melbourne	16

49	Hornsby Shire	142,667	137,237	Sydney	19

50	City of Glen Eira	140,875	131,013	Melbourne	17

Sentence(s)

The city of Townsville has a population of 186,757 residents and is the 28th-largest LGA in Australia.

final_sentence: The city of Townsville has a population of 186,757 residents and is the 28th-largest LGA in Australia.