page_title: List of cities in Australia by population
section_title: Definitions
hierarchical_section_title: List of cities in Australia by population / Definitions
caption_attribution_description: English: Shown are the various statistical areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for Sydney and its surrounding area. Thick grey line/black text: the extent of the Greater Sydney *Greater Capital City Statistical Area* (One of eight unique statistical divisions delineating the broadest possible concept of each state/territory capital city, made up of one or more whole labour market area (SA4)), as well as the Rest of NSW area Solid orange lines with stippled fill/red text: *Significant Urban Areas* (statistical divisions representing significant towns and cities of 10,000 people or more, consisting of single or clusters (agglomerations) of urban centres and localities, made up of one or more SA2 units, which are collations of suburbs and localities designed for consistent statistical output) Dashed red lines with pink fill: *Urban Centres/Localities* (statistical divisions delineating the contiguous built up, or urban areas of cities, towns and small settlements, made up of the smallest statistical output areas (SA1)) Outlined coloured areas: the 31 Local Government Areas commonly understood as comprising Sydney, albeit unofficially (e.g. per Wikipedia) Made in QGIS 3.12, using shapefile data from the ABS, licensed under Creative Commons 4.0, see https://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/Home/Creative%20Commons%20licensing
context_page_description: This list of Australian cities by population provides rankings of Australian cities according to various systems defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Firstly, they are ranked by Greater Capital City Statistical Area and Significant Urban Area. In separate tables, they are then also ranked by Urban Centres and by Local Government Area.
context_section_description: Illustrated are the various statistical areas defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for Sydney and its surrounding area. The extent of the Greater Sydney Greater Capital City Statistical Area is designated by thick grey line and black text. The Greater Capital City Statistical Areas are the eight unique statistical divisions delineating the broadest possible concept of each state or territory capital city, constructed from one or more whole labour market areas (designated SA4 in the Australian Statistical Geography Standard). The Rest of NSW area includes the entire remainder of the state, as each state or territory has only one GCCSA.
  The Significant Urban Areas are designated by solid orange lines with stippled fill and red text. Significant Urban Areas are statistical divisions designed to represent significant towns and cities or associated collections of smaller towns, with total populations of 10,000 people or more. They consist of single, or clusters of, Urban Centres/Localities (see below), and are constructed from one or more SA2 units, which are collations of suburbs and localities designed for consistent statistical output between censuses.
  The Urban Centres/Localities are designated by dashed red lines with pink fill. Urban Centres/Localities are statistical divisions delineating the contiguous built up, or urban areas of cities, towns and most small settlements. They are constructed from the smallest statistical output areas (SA1).
  Also represented are 31 outlined coloured areas. These are the 31 Local Government Areas that are commonly understood as comprising Sydney, albeit unofficially.
caption: Sydney statistical areas
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