Australia Urban Areas (Agglomerations): Population & Density: 2001
Urban Centres/Localities
| Rank | Urban Centre/Locality | Population: 2001 | Land Area (KM2) | Density/KM2 | Land Area (SqMi) | Density/SqMi |
| 1 | Sydney, NSW | 3,502,000 | 1,687 | 2,076 | 651 | 5,377 |
| 2 | Melbourne, VIC | 3,162,000 | 2,080 | 1,520 | 803 | 3,937 |
| 3 | Brisbane, QLD | 1,508,000 | 1,603 | 941 | 619 | 2,437 |
| 4 | Perth, WA | 1,177,000 | 964 | 1,221 | 372 | 3,162 |
| 5 | Adelaide, SA | 1,002,000 | 729 | 1,374 | 281 | 3,560 |
| 6 | Gold Coast, QLD-NSW | 422,000 | 383 | 1,102 | 148 | 2,854 |
| 7 | Canberra, ACT-NSW | 325,000 | 302 | 1,076 | 117 | 2,787 |
| 8 | Newcastle, NSW | 280,000 | 260 | 1,077 | 100 | 2,789 |
| 9 | Gosford, NSW | 255,000 | 275 | 927 | 106 | 2,402 |
| 10 | Wollongong, NSW | 229,000 | 183 | 1,251 | 71 | 3,241 |
| 11 | Sunshine Coast, QLD | 170,000 | 195 | 872 | 75 | 2,258 |
| 12 | Geelong, VIC | 130,000 | 96 | 1,354 | 37 | 3,507 |
| 13 | Hobart, TAS | 126,000 | 125 | 1,008 | 48 | 2,611 |
| 14 | Townsville, QLD | 120,000 | 140 | 857 | 54 | 2,220 |
| 15 | Cairns, QLD | 110,000 | 113 | 973 | 44 | 2,521 |
| 16 | Toowoomba, QLD | 89,000 | 106 | 837 | 41 | 2,168 |
| 17 | Ballarat, VIC | 73,000 | 106 | 689 | 41 | 1,784 |
| 18 | Darwin, NT | 71,000 | 72 | 986 | 28 | 2,554 |
| 19 | Albury, NSW-VIC | 70,000 | 82 | 854 | 32 | 2,211 |
| 20 | Bendigo, VIC | 69,000 | 121 | 570 | 47 | 1,477 |
| 21 | Launceston, TAS | 68,000 | 91 | 747 | 35 | 1,935 |
| 22 | Rockingham, WA | 61,000 | 50 | 1,220 | 19 | 3,160 |
| 23 | Rockhampton, QLD | 59,000 | 89 | 663 | 34 | 1,717 |
| 24 | Mackay, QLD | 58,000 | 102 | 569 | 39 | 1,473 |
| 25 | Maitland, NSW | 53,000 | 91 | 582 | 35 | 1,508 |
| 26 | Mandurah, WA | 47,000 | 92 | 511 | 36 | 1,323 |
| 27 | Bunbury, WA | 45,000 | 77 | 584 | 30 | 1,514 |
| 27 | Bandaburg, QLD | 45,000 | 104 | 433 | 40 | 1,121 |
| 29 | Wagga Wagga, NSW | 44,000 | 54 | 815 | 21 | 2,110 |
| 30 | Port Maquarie, NSW | 38,000 | 54 | 704 | 21 | 1,823 |
| 31 | Hervey Bay, QLD | 36,000 | 70 | 514 | 27 | 1,332 |
| 31 | Shepparton, VIC | 36,000 | 37 | 973 | 14 | 2,520 |
| 33 | Tamworth, NSW | 33,000 | 37 | 892 | 14 | 2,310 |
| 34 | Melton, VIC | 32,000 | 25 | 1,280 | 10 | 3,315 |
| 34 | Orange, NSW | 32,000 | 28 | 1,143 | 11 | 2,960 |
| 36 | Dubbo, NSW | 31,000 | 37 | 838 | 14 | 2,170 |
| 37 | Kalgoorlie, WA | 28,000 | 51 | 549 | 20 | 1,422 |
| 37 | Mildura, VIC | 28,000 | 41 | 683 | 16 | 1,769 |
| 39 | Gladstone, QLD | 27,000 | 66 | 409 | 25 | 1,060 |
| 39 | Lismore, NSW | 27,000 | 52 | 519 | 20 | 1,345 |
| 39 | Bathurst, NSW | 27,000 | 40 | 675 | 15 | 1,748 |
| 39 | Warambool, VIC | 27,000 | 36 | 750 | 14 | 1,943 |
| 43 | Coffs Harbour, NSW | 26,000 | 27 | 963 | 10 | 2,494 |
| 43 | Richmond, NSW | 26,000 | 33 | 788 | 13 | 2,041 |
| 45 | Sunbury, VIC | 25,000 | 22 | 1,136 | 8 | 2,943 |
| 45 | Geraldton, WA | 25,000 | 60 | 417 | 23 | 1,079 |
| 45 | Alice Springs, NT | 25,000 | 27 | 926 | 10 | 2,398 |
| Mount Gambier, SA | 23,000 | 27 | 852 | 10 | 2,206 | |
| Albany, WA | 22,000 | 60 | 367 | 23 | 950 | |
| Devonport, TAS | 22,000 | 34 | 647 | 13 | 1,676 | |
| Whyalla, SA | 21,000 | 19 | 1,105 | 7 | 2,863 | |
| Goulburn, NSW | 21,000 | 55 | 382 | 21 | 989 | |
| Broken Hill, NSW | 20,000 | 25 | 800 | 10 | 2,072 | |
| Katoomba, NSW | 18,000 | 74 | 243 | 29 | 630 | |
| Warrangata, VIC | 16,000 | 32 | 500 | 12 | 1,295 | |
| Port Augusta, SA | 13,000 | 40 | 325 | 15 | 842 | |
| Murray Bridge, SA | 13,000 | 45 | 289 | 17 | 748 | |
| Lithgow, NSW | 11,000 | 26 | 423 | 10 | 1,096 | |
| Esperance, WA | 9,000 | 40 | 225 | 15 | 583 | |
| Total (On List) | 14,108,000 | 11,592 | 1,217 | 4476 | 3,152 | |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics | ||||||
| List includes all urban areas over 25,000 and selected smaller urban areas. | ||||||
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