List of places in New South Wales by population
This is a list of cities and towns in the Australian state of New South Wales with a population of 10,000 or greater as at the 2016 Census. The below figures represent the populations of the contiguous built-up areas of each city or town. The 2017 Census reads Sydney to be the largest city and most populous,while Newcastle remains larger than Canberra and Darwin.
| Rank | Urban centre | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 census[1] | 2016 census[2] | ||
| 1 | Sydney | 3,908,642 | 4,321,535 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 308,308 | 322,278 |
| 3 | Central Coast | 297,713 | 307,742 |
| 4 | Wollongong | 245,942 | 261,896 |
| 5 | Maitland | 67,132 | 78,015 |
| 6 | Tweed Heads | 55,553 | 59,776 |
| 7 | Wagga Wagga | 46,913 | 48,263 |
| 8 | Albury - Wodonga (Albury part) | 45,627 | 47,974 |
| 9 | Port Macquarie | 45,580 | 48,225 |
| 10 | Coffs Harbour | 41,491 | 44,814 |
| 11 | Tamworth | 36,131 | 33,885 |
| 12 | Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan part) | 35,878 | 36,348 |
| 13 | Orange | 34,992 | 37,182 |
| 14 | Dubbo | 32,327 | 34,339 |
| 15 | Bathurst | 31,294 | 33,587 |
| 16 | Blue Mountains | 28,769 | 29,319 |
| 17 | Nowra - Bomaderry | 27,988 | 30,853 |
| 18 | Lismore | 27,474 | 27,569 |
| 19 | Goulburn | 21,484 | 22,419 |
| 20 | Cessnock | 20,013 | 21,725 |
| 21 | Armidale | 19,818 | 20,386 |
| 22 | Bowral - Mittagong | 19,726 | 21,394 |
| 23 | Forster - Tuncurry | 18,904 | 19,918 |
| 24 | Broken Hill | 18,430 | 17,589 |
| 25 | Taree | 17,820 | 18,117 |
| 26 | Griffith | 17,616 | 18,874 |
| 27 | Morisset - Cooranbong | 16,918 | 18,741 |
| 28 | Grafton | 16,598 | 16,787 |
| 29 | Ballina | 15,963 | 16,506 |
| 30 | Singleton | 13,961 | 13,214 |
| 31 | Raymond Terrace | 13,217 | 13,302 |
| 32 | Kurri Kurri | 13,057 | 16,792 |
| 33 | Kiama | 12,817 | 13,453 |
| 34 | Ulladulla | 12,137 | 13,054 |
| 35 | Batemans Bay | 11,334 | 11,294 |
| 36 | Lithgow | 11,143 | 11,530 |
| 37 | Nelson Bay | 11,060 | 13,966 |
| 38 | Muswellbrook | 11,042 | 10,404 |
| 39 | Kempsey | 10,374 | 10,648 |
| 40 | St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point | 9,242 | 10,143 |
- Notes
See also
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2011 Census - Persons and Relationships - persons counted by Urban Centres and Localities
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2016 Census - Cultural Diversity - Persons (Place of Usual Residence) counted by Urban Centres and Localities
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