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 5,000 or greater as at the 2016 Census. The below figures represent the populations of the contiguous built-up areas of each city or town.
| Rank | Urban centre | Population | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 census[1] | 2006 census[2] | 2011 census[3] | 2016 census[4] | ||
| 1 | Sydney | 3,328,553 | 3,641,422 | 3,908,642 | 4,321,535 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 278,773 | 288,732 | 308,308 | 322,278 |
| 3 | Central Coast | 254,579 | 282,726 | 297,713 | 307,742 |
| 4 | Wollongong | 227,522 | 234,482 | 245,942 | 261,896 |
| 5 | Maitland | 53,391 | 61,431 | 67,132 | 78,015 |
| 6 | Tweed Heads | 44,655 | 51,788 | 55,553 | 59,776 |
| 7 | Wagga Wagga | 44,272 | 46,735 | 46,913 | 48,263 |
| 8 | Coffs Harbour | 25,828 | 26,353 | 45,580 | 48,225 |
| 9 | Albury - Wodonga (Albury part) | 42,005 | 43,787 | 45,627 | 47,974 |
| 10 | Port Macquarie | 37,696 | 39,219 | 41,491 | 44,814 |
| 11 | Orange | 31,923 | 31,544 | 34,992 | 37,182 |
| 12 | Canberra - Queanbeyan (Queanbeyan part) | 29,752 | 34,084 | 35,878 | 36,348 |
| 13 | Dubbo | 30,860 | 30,574 | 32,327 | 34,339 |
| 14 | Tamworth | 32,440 | 33,475 | 36,131 | 33,885 |
| 15 | Bathurst | 26,920 | 28,992 | 31,294 | 33,587 |
| 16 | Nowra - Bomaderry | 24,700 | 27,478 | 27,988 | 30,853 |
| 17 | Blue Mountains | N/A | N/A | 28,769 | 29,319 |
| 18 | Lismore | 27,193 | 27,069 | 27,474 | 27,569 |
| 19 | Goulburn | 20,846 | 20,127 | 21,484 | 22,419 |
| 20 | Cessnock | 17,791 | 18,316 | 20,013 | 21,725 |
| 21 | Bowral - Mittagong | 16,582 | 18,953 | 19,726 | 21,394 |
| 22 | Armidale | 20,068 | 19,485 | 19,818 | 20,386 |
| 23 | Forster - Tuncurry | 17,939 | 18,372 | 18,904 | 19,918 |
| 24 | Griffith | 15,937 | 16,182 | 17,616 | 18,874 |
| 25 | Morisset - Cooranbong | N/A | N/A | 16,918 | 18,741 |
| 26 | Taree | 16,621 | 16,517 | 17,820 | 18,117 |
| 27 | Broken Hill | 19,753 | 18,854 | 18,430 | 17,589 |
| 28 | Kurri Kurri | 12,317 | 12,532 | 13,057 | 16,792 |
| 29 | Grafton | 17,380 | 17,501 | 16,598 | 16,787 |
| 30 | Ballina | 16,517 | 16,477 | 15,963 | 16,506 |
| 31 | Nelson Bay | 7,968 | 8,152 | 11,060 | 13,966 |
| 32 | Kiama | 12,241 | 12,286 | 12,817 | 13,453 |
| 33 | Raymond Terrace | 12,428 | 12,700 | 13,217 | 13,302 |
| 34 | Singleton | 12,495 | 13,665 | 13,961 | 13,214 |
| 35 | Ulladulla | 9,585 | 10,298 | 12,137 | 13,054 |
| 36 | Lithgow | 11,023 | 11,298 | 11,143 | 11,530 |
| 37 | Batemans Bay | 10,181 | 10,845 | 11,334 | 11,294 |
| 38 | Mudgee | 8,603 | 8,249 | 9,830 | 10,966 |
| 39 | Kempsey | 8,444 | 8,137 | 10,374 | 10,648 |
| 40 | Muswellbrook | 10,010 | 10,222 | 11,042 | 10,404 |
| 41 | St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point | 7,604 | 8,343 | 9,242 | 10,143 |
| 42 | Casino | 9,150 | 9,400 | 9,629 | 9,982 |
| 43 | Parkes | 9,785 | 9,826 | 10,026 | 9,964 |
| 44 | Inverell | 9,525 | 9,749 | 9,347 | 9,547 |
| 45 | Byron Bay | 5,919 | 4,981 | 4,956 | 9,246 |
| 46 | Murwillumbah | 7,543 | 7,952 | 8,523 | 9,245 |
| 47 | Cowra | 8,691 | 8,430 | 8,107 | 8,225 |
| 48 | Gunnedah | 7,855 | 7,542 | 7,888 | 7,984 |
| 49 | Moss Vale | 6,601 | 6,723 | 7,305 | 7,865 |
| 50 | Merimbula | 4,865 | 3,851 | 6,873 | 7,521 |
| 51 | Moree | 9,247 | 8,083 | 7,720 | 7,383 |
| 52 | Young | 6,821 | 7,141 | 6,960 | 7,170 |
| 53 | Forbes | 7,096 | 6,954 | 6,806 | 7,035 |
| 54 | Leeton | 6,898 | 6,828 | 6,733 | 6,931 |
| 55 | Deniliquin | 7,781 | 7,431 | 6,441 | 6,833 |
| 56 | Cooma | 6,914 | 6,587 | 6,301 | 6,379 |
| 57 | Nambucca Heads | 6,121 | 5,873 | 6,222 | 6,327 |
| 58 | Tumut | 6,197 | 5,925 | 6,086 | 6,154 |
| 59 | Lennox Head | 5,809 | 5,496 | 5,764 | 6,096 |
| 60 | Yamba | 5,621 | 5,514 | 6,032 | 6,043 |
| 61 | Narrabri | 6,234 | 6,102 | 5,890 | 5,903 |
| 62 | Cootamundra | 5,486 | 5,566 | 5,579 | 5,669 |
| 63 | Moama | 2,818 | 3,331 | 4,198 | 5,620 |
| 64 | Yass | 4,884 | 5,333 | 5,591 | 5,466 |
| 65 | Glen Innes | 5,707 | 5,944 | 5,173 | 5,161 |
| 66 | South West Rocks | 4,110 | 4,069 | 4,816 | 5,009 |
- Notes
See also
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2001 Census - Persons and Relationships - persons counted by Urban Centres and Localities
- Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2006 Census - Cultural Diversity - Persons (Place of Usual Residence) counted by Urban Centres and Localities
- 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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