List of places in Queensland by population
Urban areas by population
Table:
Rank

Urban Centre

Population

Region

Notes

2016 census

2011 census

1

Brisbane

2,054,614

[1]

1,874,427

[2]

South East Queensland

3rd largest city in Australia, after Sydney and Melbourne

2

Gold Coast–Tweed Heads (Gold Coast part)

540,559

[3]

478,107

[4]

South East Queensland and Northern Rivers

6th largest city in Australia, Includes part of New South Wales

3

Sunshine Coast

243,337

[5]

209,263

[6]

South East Queensland

9th largest city in Australia

4

Townsville

168,729

[7]

157,748

[8]

North Queensland

13th largest city in Australia, Includes Thuringowa

5

Cairns

144,730

[9]

133,893

[10]

Far North Queensland

14th largest city in Australia

6

Toowoomba

100,032

[11]

96,567

[12]

Darling Downs

16th largest city in Australia, 2nd largest inland after Canberra

7

Mackay

75,710

[13]

74,219

[14]

Central Queensland

20th largest city in Australia

8

Rockhampton

61,214

[15]

61,724

[16]

Central Queensland

21st largest city in Australia

9

Hervey Bay

52,073

[17]

48,680

[18]

Wide Bay-Burnett

26th largest city in Australia

10

Bundaberg

50,148

[19]

49,750

[20]

Wide Bay-Burnett

24th largest city in Australia

11

Gladstone

33,418

[21]

32,073

[22]

Central Queensland

31st largest city in Australia

12

Maryborough

22,206

[23]

21,777

[24]

Wide Bay-Burnett

49th largest city in Australia

13

Mount Isa

18,342

[25]

20,570

[26]

Gulf Country

67th largest city in Australia

14

Gympie

18,267

[27]

17,285

[28]

Wide Bay-Burnett

59th largest city in Australia

15

Nambour

18,181

[29]

16,250

[30]

South East Queensland

16

Bongaree–Woorim

18,142

[31]

17,041

[32]

South East Queensland

Situated on Bribie Island

17

Yeppoon

16,350

[33]

15,141

[34]

Central Queensland

66th largest city in Australia

18

Warwick

13,862

[35]

13,376

[36]

Darling Downs

78th largest city in Australia

19

Emerald

13,532

[37]

12,895

[38]

Central Queensland

86th largest city in Australia

20

Dalby

12,005

[39]

10,861

[40]

Darling Downs

21

Bargara–Innes Park

11,055

[41]

10,052

[42]

Wide Bay-Burnett

22

Gracemere

10,813

[43]

8,160

[44]

Central Queensland

23

Kingaroy

10,066

[45]

9,586

[46]

Wide Bay-Burnett

96th largest city in Australia

24

Tannum Sands–Boyne Island

9,528

[47]

9,348

[48]

Central Queensland

25

Highfields

9,474

[49]

7,947

[50]

Darling Downs

26

Airlie Beach

9,334

[51]

7,869

[52]

Central Queensland

27

Sandstone Point - Ningi

9,094

[53]

8,027

[54]

South East Queensland

28

Bowen

8,854

[55]

8,606

[56]

North Queensland

29

Moranbah

8,333

[57]

8,626

[58]

Central Queensland

30

Ayr

8,283

[59]

8,393

[60]

North Queensland

31

Charters Towers

8,126

[61]

8,235

[62]

North Queensland

32

Mareeba

7,736

[63]

7,296

[64]

Far North Queensland

33

Tamborine Mountain

7,349

[65]

6,814

[66]

South East Queensland

34

Innisfail

7,241

[67]

7,177

[68]

Far North Queensland

35

Atherton

6,869

[69]

6,814

[70]

Far North Queensland

36

Roma

6,853

[71]

6,905

[72]

Maranoa

37

Gatton

6,330

[73]

6,180

[74]

South East Queensland

38

Gordonvale

5,977

[75]

5,483

[76]

Far North Queensland

39

Chinchilla

5,878

[77]

4,780

[78]

Western Downs

40

Beaudesert

5,828

[79]

5,474

[80]

South East Queensland

41

Biloela

5,742

[81]

5,809

[82]

Central Queensland

42

Mount Cotton

5,703

[83]

4,274

[84]

South East Queensland

43

Jimboomba - West

5,552

[85]

4,632

[86]

South East Queensland

44

Goondiwindi

5,524

[87]

5,511

[88]

Southern Downs

45

Beerwah

5,033

[89]

4,339

[90]

South East Queensland

46

Stanthorpe

4,974

[91]

4,955

[92]

Southern Downs

47

Kensington Grove – Regency Downs

4,778

[93]

3,995

[94]

South East Queensland

48

Blackwater

4,618

[95]

4,838

[96]

Central Queensland

49

Emu Park

4,577

[97]

3,736

[98]

Central Queensland

50

Ingham

4,353

[99]

4,705

[100]

North Queensland

51

Oakey

4,324

[101]

4,282

[102]

Darling Downs

52

Port Douglas- Craiglie

4,307

[103]

3,939

[104]

Far North Queensland

53

Jimboomba

4,266

[105]

3,599

[106]

South East Queensland

54

Palmwoods

4,196

[107]

4,082

[108]

South East Queensland

56

Yarrabilba

4,059

[109]

449

[110]

South East Queensland

57

Lowood

3,951

[111]

3,146

[112]

South East Queensland

58

Weipa

3,903

[113]

3,332

[114]

Far North Queensland

59

Doonan - Tinbeerwah

3,816

3,576

[115]

South East Queensland

60

Landsborough

3,793

[116]

3,708

[117]

South East Queensland

61

Glass House Mountains

3,576

[118]

3,503

[119]

South East Queensland

62

Laidley

3,499

[120]

3,225

[121]

South East Queensland

63

Westbrook

3,447

[122]

2,646

[123]

Darling Downs

64

Beachmere

3,438

[124]

3,143

[125]

South East Queensland

65

Calliope

3,438

[126]

3,059

[127]

Central Queensland

66

Proserpine

3,409

[128]

3,338

[129]

Central Queensland

67

Nanango

3,393

[130]

3,566

[131]

South Burnett

68

Sarina

3,366

[132]

3,538

[133]

Central Queensland

69

Walkerston

3,204

[134]

3,089

[135]

Central Queensland

70

Charleville

3,073

[136]

3,318

[137]

South West Queensland

71

Mooloolah

3,050

[138]

2,846

[139]

South East Queensland

72

Pittsworth

3,000

[140]

2,969

[141]

Darling Downs

73

Home Hill

2,956

[142]

3,025

[143]

Central Queensland

74

Thursday Island

2,940

[144]

2,610

[145]

Far North Queensland

75

Woodford

2,936

[146]

2,351

[147]

South East Queensland

76

Cooroy

2,900

[148]

2,691

[149]

South East Queensland

77

Russell Island

2,836

[150]

2,473

[151]

South East Queensland

78

Maleny

2,819

[152]

2,490

[153]

South East Queensland

79

Fernvale

2,777

[154]

1,820

[155]

South East Queensland

80

Longreach

2,738

[156]

3,137

[157]

Central Queensland

81

Boonah

2,694

[158]

2,473

[159]

South East Queensland

82

Macleay Island

2,679

[160]

2,570

[161]

South East Queensland

83

Burnett Heads

2,651

[162]

2,631

[163]

Wide Bay-Burnett

84

Cooloola Village

2,628

[164]

2,514

[165]

South East Queensland

85

Yarrabah

2,560

[166]

2,408

[167]

Far North Queensland

86

Cedar Vale

2,551

[168]

2,328

[169]

South East Queensland

87

Logan Village

2,534

[170]

1,867

[171]

South East Queensland

88

Palm Island

2,443

[172]

2,339

[173]

North Queensland

89

Dysart

2,442

[174]

3,003

[175]

Central Queensland

90

Mount Morgan

2,414

[176]

2,557

[177]

Central Queensland

91

St George

2,393

[178]

2,648

[179]

South West Queensland

92

Marian

2,359

[180]

2,254

[181]

Central Queensland

93

Rosewood

2,337

[182]

2,156

[183]

South East Queensland

94

Meringandan West

2,286

[184]

1,975

[185]

Darling Downs

95

Cloncurry

2,258

[186]

2,314

[187]

North Queensland

96

Kuranda

2,241

[188]

2,159

[189]

Far North Queensland

97

Tin Can Bay

2,235

[190]

1,993

[191]

Wide Bay-Burnett

98

Tully

2,223

[192]

2,264

[193]

Far North Queensland

99

Samford Valley - Highvale

2,160

[194]

2,128

[195]

South East Queensland

100

Alice River

2,139

[196]

2,108

[197]

North Queensland

101

Moore Park

2,126

[198]

1,648

[199]

Wide Bay-Burnett

102

Toogoom

2,076

[200]

1,870

[201]

Wide Bay-Burnett

103

Murgon

2,055

[202]

2,091

[203]

South Burnett

104

Clermont

2,043

[204]

2,177

[205]

Central Queensland

105

Oakhurst

2,005

[206]

1,180

[207]

Wide Bay-Burnett

106

Gowrie Junction

2,001

[208]

788

[209]

Darling Downs

107

Cedar Grove

1,986

[210]

2,018

[211]

South East Queensland

108

Dayboro

1,940

[212]

1,692

[213]

South East Queensland

109

Kilcoy

1,897

[214]

1,713

[215]

South East Queensland

110

Yandina

1,884

[216]

1,757

[217]

South East Queensland

111

Hamilton Island

1,866

[218]

1,209

[219]

Central Queensland

112

Cooroibah

1,831

[220]

1,744

[221]

South East Queensland

113

Middlemount

1,828

[222]

1,912

[223]

Central Queensland

114

Wondai

1,814

[224]

1,735

[225]

South Burnett

115

Glenview

1,811

[226]

1,182

[227]

South East Queensland

116

Jacobs Well

1,796

[228]

1,544

[229]

South East Queensland

117

Mossman

1,760

[230]

1,731

[231]

Far North Queensland

118

Curra

1,751

[232]

1,425

[233]

Wide Bay Burnett

119

Cooktown

1,749

[234]

1,619

[235]

Far North Queensland

120

Pomona

1,737

[236]

1,552

[237]

South East Queensland

121

Gayndah

1,717

[238]

1,644

[239]

Wide Bay-Burnett

122

Crows Nest

1,710

[240]

1,596

[241]

Darling Downs

123

Kooralbyn

1,681

[242]

1,372

[243]

South East Queensland

124

Malanda

1,669

[244]

1,672

[245]

Far North Queensland

125

Kingsthorpe

1,638

[246]

1,597

[247]

Darling Downs

126

Withcott

1,615

[248]

1,371

[249]

South East Queensland

127

River Heads

1,542

[250]

1,294

[251]

Wide Bay-Burnett

128

Moura

1,537

[252]

1,705

[253]

Central Queensland

129

Glenwood

1,444

[254]

1,259

[255]

Wide Bay-Burnett

130

Wyreema

1,415

[256]

1,247

[257]

Darling Downs

131

Doomadgee

1,398

[258]

1,255

[259]

Far North Queensland

132

Meridan Plains

1,398

[260]

1,232

South East Queensland

133

Millmerran

1,362

[261]

1,328

[262]

Darling Downs

134

Hay Point

1,349

[263]

1,469

[264]

Central Queensland

135

Gleneagle

1,349

[265]

1,130

[266]

South East Queensland

136

Childers

1,307

[267]

1,411

[268]

Wide Bay-Burnett

137

Barcaldine

1,287

[269]

1,318

[270]

Central Queensland

138

Willowbank

1,280

[271]

1,209

South East Queensland

139

Tolga - West

1,266

[272]

1,150

[273]

Far North Queensland

140

Aurukun

1,266

[274]

1,289

[275]

Far North Queensland

141

Cherbourg

1,266

[276]

1,226

[277]

Central Queensland

142

Esk

1,259

[278]

1,250

[279]

South East Queensland

143

Burrum Heads

1,255

[280]

1,068

[281]

Wide Bay-Burnett

144

Plainland

1,254

[282]

1,055

[283]

South East Queensland

145

Cardwell

1,254

[284]

1,178

[285]

Far North Queensland

146

Clifton

1,249

[286]

1,187

[287]

Darling Downs

147

Wongaling Beach

1,245

[288]

1,064

[289]

Far North Queensland

148

Walloon

1,217

[290]

1,192

[291]

South East Queensland

149

Rainbow Beach

1,215

[292]

1,101

[293]

Wide Bay-Burnett

150

Normanton

1,208

[294]

1,214

[295]

Gulf Country

151

Laidley Heights

1,202

[296]

1,180

[297]

South East Queensland

152

Jandowae

1,201

[298]

1,101

[299]

Darling Downs

153

Allingham

1,199

[300]

1,234

[301]

Far North Queensland

154

Nelly Bay

1,180

[302]

1,053

[303]

North Queensland

155

Bamaga

1,163

[304]

1,045

[305]

Far North Queensland

156

Mundubbera

1,160

[306]

1,041

[307]

Wide Bay-Burnett

157

Bakers Creek

1,159

[308]

468

[309]

Central Queensland

158

Cambooya

1,141

[310]

1,041

[311]

Darling Downs

159

Gununa

1,137

[312]

1,128

[313]

Gulf Country

160

Miles

1,134

[314]

1,169

[315]

Darling Downs

161

Tieri

1,129

[316]

1,486

[317]

Central Queensland

162

Collinsville

1,108

[318]

1,501

[319]

Central Queensland

163

Woodgate

1,078

[320]

940

[321]

Wide Bay-Burnett

164

Kiels Mountain

1,070

[322]

984

[323]

South East Queensland

165

Blackall

1,060

[324]

1,218

[325]

Central Queensland

166

Howard

1,054

[326]

1,015

[327]

Wide Bay-Burnett

167

Hughenden

1,049

[328]

1,151

[329]

North Queensland

168

Yungaburra

1,043

[330]

956

[331]

Far North Queensland

169

Mulambin

1,042

[332]

613

[333]

Central Queensland

170

Monto

1,030

[334]

1,117

[335]

Wide Bay-Burnett

171

Toogoolawah

1,027

[336]

961

[337]

South East Queensland

172

Cunnamulla

1,022

[338]

1,191

[339]

South West Queensland

173

Rangewood

1,010

[340]

1,082

[341]

North Queensland

174

Capella

1,008

[342]

926

[343]

Central Queensland

175

D’Aguilar

1,006

[344]

830

[345]

South East Queensland

176

Mirani

1,001

[346]

1,010

[347]

Central Queensland

177

The Palms

995

[348]

865

[349]

Wide Bay-Burnett

178

Eumundi

985

[350]

790

[351]

South East Queensland

179

Tolga

984

[352]

878

[353]

Far North Queensland

180

Bluewater Park

965

[354]

903

[355]

North Queensland

181

Balgal Beach

963

[356]

377

[357]

North Queensland

182

Woorabinda

960

[358]

936

[359]

Central Queensland

183

Babinda

961

[360]

1,070

[361]

Far North Queensland

184

Cooran

952

[362]

845

[363]

South East Queensland

185

Napranum

947

[364]

852

[365]

Far North Queensland

186

Sunshine Acres

947

[366]

808

[367]

Wide Bay Burnett

187

Kowanyama

944

[368]

1,030

[369]

Far North Queensland

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