Largest cities in Australia 2021

Published by
Aaron O'Neill,
Apr 6, 2023
The statistic shows the ten largest cities in Australia in 2021. In 2021, around 5.26 million people lived in Sydney and the surrounding area, making it the most populous city in Australia.

Australia: population of the largest cities and regional capitals in 2021 (in million inhabitants)

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Release date

June 2021

Region

Australia

Survey time period

June 30, 2021

Supplementary notes

Figures for all state capital cities came from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Figures for Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sunshine Coast, and Central Coast all came from citypopulation.de.

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