List of places in Queensland by population

This is a list of places in Queensland by urban centre population.

Urban areas by population

Rank	Urban Centre	Population		Region	Notes
		2011 Census	2016 Census
1	Brisbane	1,874,427	2,054,614	South East Queensland	Third-largest city in Australia, after Sydney and Melbourne
2	Gold Coast–Tweed Heads (Gold Coast part)	478,107	540,559	South East Queensland and Northern Rivers	Includes part of New South Wales
3	Sunshine Coast	209,263	243,377	South East Queensland
4	Townsville	157,748	168,729	North Queensland	Includes Thuringowa
5	Cairns	133,893	144,730	Far North Queensland
6	Toowoomba	96,567	100,032	Darling Downs	Second–largest inland city in Australia, after Canberra
7	Mackay	74,219	75,710	Central Queensland
8	Rockhampton	61,724	61,214	Central Queensland
9	Bundaberg	49,750	50,148	Wide Bay–Burnett
10	Hervey Bay	48,680	52,073	Wide Bay–Burnett
11	Gladstone	32,073	33,418	Central Queensland
12	Maryborough	21,777	22,206	Wide Bay–Burnett
13	Mount Isa	20,570	18,342	Gulf Country
14	Gympie	17,285	18,267	Wide Bay–Burnett
15	Bongaree–Woorim	17,041	18,142	South East Queensland	Situated on Bribie Island
16	Nambour	16,250	18,181	South East Queensland
17	Yeppoon	15,141	16,350	Central Queensland
18	Warwick	13,376	13,862	Darling Downs
19	Emerald	12,895	13,532	Central Queensland
20	Dalby	10,861	12,005	Darling Downs
21	Bargara–Innes Park	10,052	11,055	Wide Bay–Burnett
22	Kingaroy	9,586	10,066	Wide Bay–Burnett
23	Tannum Sands–Boyne Island	9,348	9,528	Central Queensland
24	Moranbah	8,626	8,333	Central Queensland
25	Bowen	8,604	8,854	North Queensland

Regions by population

See also

• List of former local government areas of Queensland
• List of local government areas of Queensland
• List of cities in Australia by population
• List of places in New South Wales by population
• List of places in South Australia by population
• List of places in Victoria by population
• List of places in Western Australia by population

References