# List of cities in Oceania by population

This is a list of cities in Oceania (including Australia) with a population of over 80,000. National and territorial capitals are shown in bold type.
| City | Country | Urban area | Notes |
| Sydney | Australia | 5,361,466 | Estimated resident population, June 2021 |
| Melbourne | Australia | 5,096,298 | Estimated resident population, June 2021 |
| Brisbane | Australia | 2,568,927 | Estimated resident population, June 2021 |
| Perth | Australia | 2,099,530 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Auckland | New Zealand | 1,715,600 | Urban area provisional resident population, June 2024 |
| Adelaide | Australia | 1,359,087 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Honolulu | United States | 1,016,508 | Urban Honolulu Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2020 estimate |
| Gold Coast | Australia | 718,772 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Newcastle–Maitland | Australia | 505,489 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Canberra–Queanbeyan | Australia | 462,984 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Jayapura | Indonesia | 414,862 | National census 2020 |
| Christchurch | New Zealand | 384,800 | Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, June 2024 |
| Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea | 364,145 | National census 2011 |
| Sunshine Coast | Australia | 353,906 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Central Coast | Australia | 338,567 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Wollongong | Australia | 312,167 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Geelong | Australia | 287,704 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Sorong | Indonesia | 284,410 | National census 2020 |
| Wellington | New Zealand | 215,200 | Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, June 2024 |
| Hobart | Australia | 218,386 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Townsville | Australia | 184,271 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Nouméa | New Caledonia | 179,509 | Metropolitan area. National census, August 2014 |
| Hamilton | New Zealand | 178,500 | Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, June 2024 |
| Cairns | Australia | 155,529 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Tauranga | New Zealand | 155,200 | Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, June 2024 |
| Toowoomba | Australia | 140,303 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Papeete | French Polynesia | 136,771 | Urban area. National census, August 2017 |
| Dunedin | New Zealand | 133,300 | Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, June 2024 |
| Darwin | Australia | 132,921 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Ballarat | Australia | 111,348 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Bendigo | Australia | 103,575 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Lae | Papua New Guinea | 100,677 | National census 2011 |
| Mandurah | Australia | 98,883 | Significant Urban Area, June 2023 |
| Albury–Wodonga | Australia | 97,274 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Palmerston North | New Zealand | 90,500 | Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, June 2024 |
| Launceston | Australia | 88,884 | Significant Urban Area, June 2021 |
| Suva | Fiji | 87,000 | National census 2019 |
| Honiara | Solomon Islands | 84,520 | National census 2017 |