# Liste der Städte in Australien

Die Liste der Städte in Australien bietet einen Überblick über die Entwicklung der Einwohnerzahl der größeren Städte des Staates Australien.

## Metropolregionen nach Einwohnerzahl

Die größten Metropolregionen in Australien sind (Volkszählung 8. August 2021):
| Rang | Metropolregion | Einwohner | Verwaltungseinheit |
| 1. | Sydney | 5.231.147 | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 2. | Melbourne | 4.917.750 | Victoria Victoria |
| 3. | Brisbane | 2.526.238 | Queensland Queensland |
| 4. | Perth | 2.116.647 | Western Australia Western Australia |
| 5. | Adelaide | 1.387.290 | South Australia South Australia |

## Städtische Siedlungen nach Einwohnerzahl

Die folgende Tabelle enthält die städtischen Siedlungen mit mehr als 30.000 Einwohnern und ihren Anteil an der Gesamtbevölkerung Australiens.
Aufgeführt ist auch die übergeordnete Verwaltungseinheit (Bundesstaat, Bundesterritorium, Bundesdistrikt), zu der die Stadt gehört. Die Einwohnerzahlen beziehen sich auf die jeweilige städtische Siedlung – das geographische Stadtgebiet (Urban Centre) nach der Definition des australischen Statistikamtes – nicht auf die Stadt oder Gemeinde im politischen Sinne. fett = Hauptstädte
| Rang | Stadt/Gemeinde | Verwaltungseinheit | August 2021 | Prozent |
| 1. | Sydney | New South Wales New South Wales | 4.698.656 | 18,48 % |
| 2. | Melbourne | Victoria Victoria | 4.585.537 | 18,04 % |
| 3. | Brisbane | Queensland Queensland | 2.287.896 | 9,00 % |
| 4. | Perth | Western Australia Western Australia | 2.043.762 | 8,04 % |
| 5. | Adelaide | South Australia South Australia | 1.245.011 | 4,90 % |
| 6. | Gold Coast – Tweed Heads | Queensland Queensland / New South Wales New South Wales | 671.386 | 2,64 % |
| 7. | Canberra (ACT) – Queanbeyan | Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory / New South Wales New South Wales | 490.181 | 1,93 % |
| 8. | Newcastle | New South Wales New South Wales | 348.539 | 1,37 % |
| 9. | Central Coast | New South Wales New South Wales | 325.255 | 1,28 % |
| 10. | Sunshine Coast | Queensland Queensland | 284.131 | 1,12 % |
| 11. | Wollongong | New South Wales New South Wales | 280.153 | 1,10 % |
| 12. | Hobart | Tasmanien Tasmanien | 197.451 | 0,78 % |
| 13. | Geelong | Victoria Victoria | 180.239 | 0,71 % |
| 14. | Townsville | Queensland Queensland | 173.724 | 0,68 % |
| 15. | Cairns | Queensland Queensland | 153.181 | 0,60 % |
| 16. | Darwin | Northern Territory Northern Territory | 122.207 | 0,48 % |
| 17. | Toowoomba | Queensland Queensland | 108.398 | 0,43 % |
| 18. | Ballarat | Victoria Victoria | 105.348 | 0,41 % |
| 19. | Bendigo | Victoria Victoria | 100.649 | 0,40 % |
| 20. | Albury – Wodonga | New South Wales New South Wales / Victoria Victoria | 91.516 | 0,36 % |
| 21. | Maitland | New South Wales New South Wales | 89.597 | 0,35 % |
| 22. | Launceston | Tasmanien Tasmanien | 80.943 | 0,32 % |
| 23. | Mackay | Queensland Queensland | 80.455 | 0,32 % |
| 24. | Melton | Victoria Victoria | 76.346 | 0,30 % |
| 25. | Bunbury | Western Australia Western Australia | 75.196 | 0,30 % |
| 26. | Rockhampton | Queensland Queensland | 63.151 | 0,25 % |
| 27. | Hervey Bay | Queensland Queensland | 57.722 | 0,23 % |
| 28. | Bundaberg | Queensland Queensland | 52.370 | 0,21 % |
| 29. | Coffs Harbour | New South Wales New South Wales | 51.069 | 0,20 % |
| 30. | Shepparton – Mooroopna | Victoria Victoria | 49.862 | 0,20 % |
| 31. | Wagga Wagga | New South Wales New South Wales | 49.686 | 0,20 % |
| 32. | Port Macquarie | New South Wales New South Wales | 47.793 | 0,19 % |
| 33. | Orange | New South Wales New South Wales | 40.127 | 0,16 % |
| 34. | Dubbo | New South Wales New South Wales | 38.783 | 0,15 % |
| 35. | Mildura – Wentworth | Victoria Victoria/New South Wales New South Wales | 38.052 | 0,15 % |
| 36. | Sunbury | Victoria Victoria | 38.010 | 0,15 % |
| 37. | Bathurst | New South Wales New South Wales | 36.230 | 0,14 % |
| 38. | Tamworth | New South Wales New South Wales | 35.415 | 0,14 % |
| 39. | Gladstone – Tannum Sands | Queensland Queensland | 34.703 | 0,14 % |
| 40. | Nowra – Bomaderry | New South Wales New South Wales | 33.583 | 0,13 % |
| 41. | Warrnambool | Victoria Victoria | 32.894 | 0,13 % |
| 42. | Geraldton | Western Australia Western Australia | 32.717 | 0,13 % |
| 43. | Albany | Western Australia Western Australia | 31.128 | 0,12 % |
| 44. | Katoomba – Hazelbrook | New South Wales New South Wales | 30.049 | 0,12 % |
| Summe (städtisch) | Summe (städtisch) | Summe (städtisch) | 19.689.101 | 77,45 % |
| nicht-städtisch | nicht-städtisch | nicht-städtisch | 5.733.687 | 22,55 % |
Quelle: Citypopulation

## Significant Urban Areas nach Einwohnerzahl

Die folgende Tabelle enthält alle Significant Urban Areas (SUA), die im Jahr 2021 mehr als 10.000 Einwohnern hatten. Bei den angegebenen Einwohnerzahlen handelt es sich um Schätzungen des australischen Statistikamtes (Australian Bureau of Statistics).
Dieses merkt zu SUAs an:
    „Significant Urban Areas [...] are used to define and contain major urban and near-urban concentrations of over 10,000 people. They include the urban population, any immediately associated populations, and may also incorporate one or more closely associated Urban Centre and/or Locality (UC/L) and the areas between. [...] Significant Urban Areas do not cover the whole of Australia, and may cross State boundaries.“
| Rang | Name der SUA | 2016 | 2021 | Jährliche Änderung (2016–21) | Verwaltungseinheit |
| 1. | Sydney | 4.622.029 | 4.875.390 | 1,07 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 2. | Melbourne | 4.637.436 | 4.856.693 | 0,93 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 3. | Brisbane | 2.287.295 | 2.488.781 | 1,70 % | Queensland Queensland |
| 4. | Perth | 2.001.025 | 2.173.146 | 1,66 % | Western Australia Western Australia |
| 5. | Adelaide | 1.305.526 | 1.383.209 | 1,16 % | South Australia South Australia |
| 6. | Gold Coast – Tweed Heads | 642.002 | 702.038 | 1,80 % | Queensland Queensland / New South Wales New South Wales |
| 7. | Newcastle – Maitland | 475.716 | 509.894 | 1,40 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 8. | Canberra – Queanbeyan | 439.971 | 490.264 | 2,19 % | Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory / New South Wales New South Wales |
| 9. | Sunshine Coast | 341.635 | 387.486 | 1,89 % | Queensland Queensland |
| 10. | Central Coast | 333.188 | 344.951 | 0,70 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 11. | Wollongong | 294.784 | 305.880 | 0,74 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 12. | Geelong | 254.296 | 289.400 | 2,62 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 13. | Hobart | 207.396 | 230.353 | 2,12 % | Tasmanien Tasmanien |
| 14. | Townsville | 178.244 | 181.665 | 0,38 % | Queensland Queensland |
| 15. | Cairns | 149.182 | 155.638 | 0,85 % | Queensland Queensland |
| 16. | Toowoomba | 133.654 | 143.994 | 1,50 % | Queensland Queensland |
| 17. | Darwin | 133.098 | 135.305 | 0,33 % | Northern Territory Northern Territory |
| 18. | Ballarat | 101.678 | 111.702 | 1,90 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 19. | Bendigo | 95.934 | 102.899 | 1,41 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 20. | Albury – Wodonga | 90.836 | 97.676 | 1,46 % | New South Wales New South Wales / Victoria Victoria |
| 21. | Launceston | 85.732 | 93.332 | 1,71 % | Tasmanien Tasmanien |
| 22. | Mackay | 80.411 | 85.435 | 1,22 % | Queensland Queensland |
| 23. | Rockhampton | 78.598 | 80.240 | 0,41 % | Queensland Queensland |
| 24. | Bunbury | 73.678 | 79.252 | 1,47 % | Western Australia Western Australia |
| 25. | Bundaberg | 70.179 | 74.433 | 1,18 % | Queensland Queensland |
| 26. | Coffs Harbour | 70.106 | 74.177 | 1,14 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 27. | Hervey Bay | 53.016 | 58.235 | 1,90 % | Queensland Queensland |
| 28. | Wagga Wagga | 55.800 | 57.233 | 0,51 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 29. | Shepparton – Mooroopna | 50.708 | 53.983 | 1,26 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 30. | Mildura – Wentworth | 51.051 | 53.677 | 1,01 % | Victoria Victoria / New South Wales New South Wales |
| 31. | Port Macquarie | 46.376 | 50.104 | 1,56 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 32. | Ballina | 42.890 | 46.073 | 1,44 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 33. | Gladstone – Tannum Sands | 44.954 | 45.779 | 0,36 % | Queensland Queensland |
| 34. | Tamworth | 41.986 | 44.357 | 1,10 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 35. | Traralgon – Morwell | 41.385 | 43.128 | 0,83 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 36. | Warragul – Drouin | 35.523 | 42.870 | 3,83 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 37. | Orange | 39.586 | 42.151 | 1,26 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 38. | Busselton | 37.690 | 41.906 | 2,14 % | Western Australia Western Australia |
| 39. | Bowral – Mittagong | 38.653 | 41.419 | 1,39 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 40. | Dubbo | 37.118 | 41.014 | 2,02 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 41. | Geraldton | 38.369 | 40.279 | 0,98 % | Western Australia Western Australia |
| 41. | Nowra – Bomaderry | 36.790 | 38.939 | 1,14 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 42. | Bathurst | 35.878 | 37.490 | 0,88 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 43. | Albany | 33.784 | 36.300 | 1,45 % | Western Australia Western Australia |
| 44. | Warrnambool | 34.615 | 35.754 | 0,65 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 45. | Devonport | 29.900 | 32.611 | 1,75 % | Tasmanien Tasmanien |
| 46. | Kalgoorlie–Boulder | 30.652 | 30.425 | −0,15 % | Western Australia Western Australia |
| 47. | Mount Gambier | 29.532 | 30.276 | 0,50 % | South Australia South Australia |
| 48. | Victor Harbor – Goolwa | 26.154 | 28.850 | 1,98 % | South Australia South Australia |
| 49. | Lismore | 29.016 | 28.844 | −0,12 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 50. | Alice Springs | 26.518 | 28.601 | 1,52 % | Northern Territory Northern Territory |
| 51. | Burnie – Wynyard | 26.978 | 28.537 | −0,06 % | Tasmanien Tasmanien |
| 52. | Nelson Bay – Corlette | 27.459 | 28.316 | 0,62 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 53. | Maryborough | 27.240 | 27.826 | 0,43 % | Queensland Queensland |
| 54. | Morisset – Cooranbong | 24.207 | 27.771 | 2,79 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 55. | Taree | 26.385 | 26.674 | 0,22 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 56. | Bacchus Marsh | 20.989 | 25.045 | 3,60 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 57. | Goulburn | 23.415 | 24.683 | 1,06 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 58. | Armidale | 24.114 | 24.171 | 0,05 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 59. | Gympie | 21.315 | 22.695 | 1,26 % | Queensland Queensland |
| 60. | Echuca – Moama | 20.848 | 22.478 | 1,52 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 61. | Gisborne – Macedon | 21.011 | 22.366 | 1,26 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 62. | Moe – Newborough | 21.483 | 21.954 | 0,43 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 63. | Whyalla | 22.432 | 21.868 | −0,53 % | South Australia South Australia |
| 64. | Forster – Tuncurry | 20.855 | 20.999 | 0,14 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 65. | Griffith | 19.709 | 20.670 | 0,96 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 66. | Yeppoon | 18.539 | 20.575 | 2,11 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 67. | St Georges Basin – Sanctuary Point | 18.545 | 20.081 | 1,60 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 68. | Wangaratta | 18.940 | 19.877 | 0,97 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 69. | Grafton | 19.037 | 19.331 | 0,31 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 70. | Murray Bridge | 18.196 | 18.864 | 0,72 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 71. | Mount Isa | 19.271 | 18.807 | −0,49 % | Queensland Queensland |
| 72. | Camden Haven | 17.001 | 18.409 | 1,60 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 73. | Karratha | 16.363 | 17.892 | 1,80 % | Western Australia Western Australia |
| 74. | Broken Hill | 18.114 | 17.661 | −0,51 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 75. | Batemans Bay | 16.381 | 17.492 | 1,32 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 76. | Singleton | 16.517 | 17.135 | 0,74 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 77. | Ulladulla | 15.618 | 16.951 | 1,65 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 78. | Horsham | 16.462 | 16.944 | 0,58 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 79. | Port Lincoln | 16.198 | 16.844 | 0,79 % | South Australia South Australia |
| 80. | Port Hedland | 14.411 | 16.247 | 2,43 % | Western Australia Western Australia |
| 81. | Kempsey | 15.125 | 15.809 | 0,89 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 82. | Warwick | 15.395 | 15.759 | 1,57 % | Queensland Queensland |
| 83. | Broome | 14.535 | 15.664 | 1,51 % | Western Australia Western Australia |
| 84. | Bairnsdale | 14.899 | 15.648 | 0,99 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 85. | Ulverstone | 14.402 | 15.430 | 1,39 % | Tasmanien Tasmanien |
| 86. | Sale | 14.891 | 15.259 | 0,49 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 87. | Medowie | 14.004 | 15.050 | 1,45 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 88. | Airlie Beach – Cannonvale | 13.375 | 14.775 | 2,01 % | Queensland Queensland |
| 89. | Emerald | 13.867 | 14.356 | 0,70 % | Queensland Queensland |
| 90. | Port Pirie | 14.347 | 14.297 | −0,07 % | South Australia South Australia |
| 91. | Port Augusta | 14.053 | 14.125 | 0,10 % | South Australia South Australia |
| 92. | Colac | 12.450 | 12.696 | 0,39 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 93. | Mudgee | 12.019 | 12.577 | 0,91 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 94. | Esperance | 12.355 | 12.459 | 0,17 % | Western Australia Western Australia |
| 95. | Lithgow | 13.040 | 12.411 | −0,98 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 96. | Muswellbrook | 12.376 | 12.379 | 0,00 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 97. | Castlemaine | 10.770 | 11.285 | 0,94 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 98. | Portland | 10.943 | 11.182 | 0,43 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 99. | Swan Hill | 11.079 | 11.169 | 0,16 % | Victoria Victoria |
| 100. | Byron Bay | 10.203 | 10.942 | 1,41 % | New South Wales New South Wales |
| 101. | Kingaroy | 10.464 | 10.660 | 0,37 % | Queensland Queensland |
Quelle: Citypopulation