# Urbanization in Australia

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. As at the 2016 Census, more than two-thirds of Australians lived in a capital city, with 40 percent of the population being in the two largest cities of Sydney and Melbourne.

## Greater capital city areas by population density

| Rank | Greater Capital City Statistical Area | State/territory | Population (2023) | Land area (km$^2$) | Density (/km$^2$) |
| Rank | Greater Capital City Statistical Area | State/territory | 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 | 2,309,338 | 6,417.9 | 359.8 |
| 6 | Brisbane | Queensland | 2,706,966 | 15,842 | 170.9 |
| 7 | Hobart | Tasmania | 253,654 | 1,758.8 | 144.2 |
| 8 | Darwin | Northern Territory | 150,736 | 3,163.8 | 47.6 |

## 50 most densely populated Australian suburbs

| Rank | Suburb | Metropolitan Area | Population | -Area (km²) | Inhabitants per km$^2$ | Inhabitants per mi$^2$ |
| 1 | Elizabeth Bay | Sydney | 5,215 | 0.2509 | 20,785 | 53,833 |
| 2 | Chippendale | Sydney | 8,617 | 0.4642 | 18,563 | 48,078 |
| 3 | Rushcutters Bay | Sydney | 2,547 | 0.1574 | 16,182 | 41,910 |
| 4 | Ultimo | Sydney | 8,845 | 0.5588 | 15,829 | 40,996 |
| 5 | Potts Point | Sydney | 9,423 | 0.6204 | 15,189 | 39,338 |
| 6 | Haymarket | Sydney | 7,353 | 0.518 | 14,195 | 36,765 |
| 7 | Pyrmont | Sydney | 12,813 | 0.9325 | 13,740 | 35,588 |
| 8 | Darlinghurst | Sydney | 11,320 | 0.8569 | 13,210 | 34,215 |
| 9 | Waterloo | Sydney | 14,616 | 1.1338 | 12,891 | 33,388 |
| 10 | Zetland | Sydney | 10,078 | 0.8048 | 12,522 | 32,433 |
| 11 | Surry Hills | Sydney | 16,412 | 1.3164 | 12,467 | 32,290 |
| 12 | Wentworth Point | Sydney | 6,994 | 0.5739 | 12,186 | 31,564 |
| 13 | Southbank | Melbourne | 18,709 | 1.5639 | 11,963 | 30,984 |
| 14 | Rhodes | Sydney | 11,906 | 1.0061 | 11,834 | 30,649 |
| 15 | Bondi | Sydney | 10,045 | 0.8648 | 11,615 | 30,084 |
| 16 | Redfern | Sydney | 13,213 | 1.1717 | 11,277 | 29,207 |
| 17 | Milsons Point | Sydney | 2,158 | 0.1982 | 10,888 | 28,200 |
| 18 | Woolloomooloo | Sydney | 4,011 | 0.3722 | 10,776 | 27,911 |
| 19 | Carlton | Melbourne | 18,535 | 1.7488 | 10,599 | 27,451 |
| 20 | Forest Lodge | Sydney | 4,583 | 0.4446 | 10,308 | 26,698 |
| 21 | Hillsdale | Sydney | 5,501 | 0.5462 | 10,071 | 26,085 |
| 22 | Erskineville | Sydney | 8,014 | 0.8077 | 9,922 | 25,698 |
| 23 | Allawah | Sydney | 5,706 | 0.5837 | 9,776 | 25,319 |
| 24 | Liberty Grove | Sydney | 2,254 | 0.2327 | 9,686 | 25,087 |
| 25 | Wolli Creek | Sydney | 6,394 | 0.6614 | 9,667 | 25,038 |
| 26 | Bondi Beach | Sydney | 11,656 | 1.2193 | 9,560 | 24,759 |
| 27 | Newtown | Sydney | 15,029 | 1.5783 | 9,522 | 24,633 |
| 28 | Harris Park | Sydney | 5,799 | 0.6389 | 9,077 | 23,508 |
| 29 | Enmore | Sydney | 3,880 | 0.4422 | 8,774 | 22,725 |
| 30 | Bondi Junction | Sydney | 9,445 | 1.0792 | 8,752 | 22,667 |
| 31 | Kirribilli | Sydney | 3,820 | 0.4376 | 8,729 | 22,609 |
| 32 | Teneriffe | Brisbane | 5,335 | 0.6438 | 8,287 | 21,463 |
| 33 | Neutral Bay | Sydney | 10,488 | 1.2796 | 8,196 | 21,228 |
| 34 | Darlington | Sydney | 3,097 | 0.3808 | 8,133 | 21,064 |
| 35 | Edgecliff | Sydney | 2,580 | 0.3194 | 8,078 | 20,921 |
| 36 | Breakfast Point | Sydney | 4,188 | 0.5242 | 7,989 | 20,692 |
| 37 | Queenscliff | Sydney | 3,376 | 0.4228 | 7,985 | 20,681 |
| 38 | Paddington | Sydney | 12,911 | 1.6266 | 7,937 | 20,558 |
| 39 | Coogee | Sydney | 15,212 | 1.9175 | 7,933 | 20,547 |
| 40 | Waitara | Sydney | 5,941 | 0.7617 | 7,800 | 20,201 |
| 41 | Kingsford | Sydney | 15,482 | 1.9873 | 7,790 | 20,177 |
| 42 | Lakemba | Sydney | 17,023 | 2.1866 | 7,785 | 20,163 |
| 43 | Dolls Point | Sydney | 1,661 | 0.2203 | 7,540 | 19,528 |
| 44 | Wiley Park | Sydney | 10,126 | 1.3622 | 7,434 | 19,253 |
| 45 | Fitzroy | Melbourne | 10,445 | 1.4196 | 7,358 | 19,056 |
| 46 | Campsie | Sydney | 24,541 | 3.3734 | 7,275 | 18,842 |
| 47 | Melbourne CBD | Melbourne | 47,285 | 6.5045 | 7,270 | 18,828 |
| 48 | North Bondi | Sydney | 9,165 | 1.2637 | 7,253 | 18,784 |
| 49 | Waverley | Sydney | 4,346 | 0.6007 | 7,235 | 18,738 |
| 50 | South Yarra | Melbourne | 25,147 | 3.5476 | 7,088 | 18,359 |