List of places in New South Wales by population
Appearance
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 2021 Census. The below figures represent the populations of the contiguous built-up areas of each city or town.
Rank | Urban centre | Population | ||||
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2001 census[1] | 2006 census[2] | 2011 census[3] | 2016 census[4] | 2021 census[5] | ||
1 | Sydney | 3,328,553 | 3,641,422 | 3,908,642 | 4,321,535 | 5,231,147 |
2 | Newcastle | 278,773 | 288,732 | 308,308 | 322,278 | 390,519 |
3 | Central Coast (Region) | 254,579 | 282,726 | 297,713 | 307,742 | 346,596 |
4 | Wollongong | 227,522 | 234,482 | 245,942 | 261,896 | 280,153 |
5 | Maitland | 53,391 | 61,431 | 67,132 | 78,015 | 87,019 |
6 | Blue Mountains (Region) | 73,675 | 74,067 | 75,942 | 76,904 | 78,121 |
7 | Tweed Heads | 44,655 | 51,788 | 55,553 | 59,776 | 60,124 |
8 | Coffs Harbour | 25,828 | 26,353 | 45,580 | 48,225 | 59,732 |
9 | Wagga Wagga | 44,272 | 46,735 | 46,913 | 48,263 | 57,010 |
10 | Albury | 42,005 | 43,787 | 45,627 | 47,974 | 56,093 |
11 | Port Macquarie | 37,696 | 39,219 | 41,491 | 44,814 | 47,693 |
12 | Tamworth | 32,440 | 33,475 | 36,131 | 33,885 | 43,875 |
13 | Dubbo | 30,860 | 30,574 | 32,327 | 34,339 | 43,516 |
14 | Orange | 31,923 | 31,544 | 34,992 | 37,182 | 41,232 |
15 | Nowra - Bomaderry | 24,700 | 27,478 | 27,988 | 30,853 | 38,682 |
16 | Queanbeyan | 29,752 | 34,084 | 35,878 | 36,348 | 37,688 |
17 | Bathurst | 26,920 | 28,992 | 31,294 | 33,587 | 37,395 |
18 | Lismore | 27,193 | 27,069 | 27,474 | 27,569 | 28,818 |
19 | Bowral - Mittagong | 16,582 | 18,953 | 19,726 | 21,394 | 24,557 |
20 | Armidale | 20,068 | 19,485 | 19,818 | 20,386 | 23,967 |
21 | Goulburn | 20,846 | 20,127 | 21,484 | 22,419 | 23,963 |
22 | Cessnock | 17,791 | 18,316 | 20,013 | 21,725 | 23,495 |
23 | Nelson Bay | 7,968 | 8,152 | 11,060 | 13,966 | 21,972 |
24 | Kurri Kurri | 12,317 | 12,532 | 13,057 | 16,792 | 20,631 |
25 | Forster - Tuncurry | 17,939 | 18,372 | 18,904 | 19,918 | 20,563 |
26 | Griffith | 15,937 | 16,182 | 17,616 | 18,874 | 19,505 |
27 | Grafton | 17,380 | 17,501 | 16,598 | 16,787 | 19,225 |
28 | Ballina | 16,517 | 16,477 | 15,963 | 16,506 | 18,629 |
29 | Morisset - Cooranbong | N/A | N/A | 16,918 | 18,741 | 18,129 |
30 | Broken Hill | 19,753 | 18,854 | 18,430 | 17,589 | 17,705 |
31 | Batemans Bay | 10,181 | 10,845 | 11,334 | 11,294 | 17,519 |
32 | Ulladulla | 9,585 | 10,298 | 12,137 | 13,054 | 17,026 |
33 | Singleton | 12,495 | 13,665 | 13,961 | 13,214 | 17,018 |
34 | Taree | 16,621 | 16,517 | 17,820 | 18,117 | 16,715 |
35 | Kempsey | 8,444 | 8,137 | 10,374 | 10,648 | 15,654 |
36 | St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point | 7,604 | 8,343 | 9,242 | 10,143 | 15,259 |
37 | Kiama | 12,241 | 12,286 | 12,817 | 13,453 | 14,013 |
38 | Raymond Terrace | 12,428 | 12,700 | 13,217 | 13,302 | 13,453 |
39 | Mudgee | 8,603 | 8,249 | 9,830 | 10,966 | 12,563 |
40 | Lithgow | 11,023 | 11,298 | 11,143 | 11,530 | 12,385 |
41 | Muswellbrook | 10,010 | 10,222 | 11,042 | 10,404 | 12,272 |
42 | Inverell | 9,525 | 9,749 | 9,347 | 9,547 | 12,057 |
43 | Merimbula | 4,865 | 3,851 | 6,873 | 7,521 | 11,513 |
44 | Parkes | 9,785 | 9,826 | 10,026 | 9,964 | 11,324 |
45 | Casino | 9,150 | 9,400 | 9,629 | 9,982 | 10,930 |
46 | Byron Bay | 5,919 | 4,981 | 4,956 | 9,246 | 10,914 |
47 | Young | 6,821 | 7,141 | 6,960 | 7,170 | 10,610 |
48 | Gunnedah | 7,855 | 7,542 | 7,888 | 7,984 | 10,359 |
49 | Cowra | 8,691 | 8,430 | 8,107 | 8,225 | 10,145 |
50 | Murwillumbah | 7,543 | 7,952 | 8,523 | 9,245 | 9,501 |
51 | Moss Vale | 6,601 | 6,723 | 7,305 | 7,865 | 9,310 |
52 | Leeton | 6,898 | 6,828 | 6,733 | 6,931 | 9,170 |
53 | Moree | 9,247 | 8,083 | 7,720 | 7,383 | 8,962 |
54 | Forbes | 7,096 | 6,954 | 6,806 | 7,035 | 8,157 |
55 | Lennox Head | 5,809 | 5,496 | 5,764 | 6,096 | 7,687 |
56 | Deniliquin | 7,781 | 7,431 | 6,441 | 6,833 | 7,432 |
57 | Narrabri | 6,234 | 6,102 | 5,890 | 5,903 | 7,327 |
58 | Moama | 2,818 | 3,331 | 4,198 | 5,620 | 7,213 |
59 | Cootamundra | 5,486 | 5,566 | 5,579 | 5,669 | 6,885 |
60 | Yass | 4,884 | 5,333 | 5,591 | 5,466 | 6,763 |
61 | Cooma | 6,914 | 6,587 | 6,301 | 6,379 | 6,715 |
62 | Nambucca Heads | 6,121 | 5,873 | 6,222 | 6,327 | 6,675 |
63 | Tumut | 6,197 | 5,925 | 6,086 | 6,154 | 6,613 |
64 | Wauchope | 4,759 | 6,002 | 6,372 | 6,881 | 6,589 |
65 | Yamba | 5,621 | 5,514 | 6,032 | 6,043 | 6,405 |
66 | Glen Innes | 5,707 | 5,944 | 5,173 | 5,161 | 6,219 |
67 | Woolgoolga | 3,793 | 4,356 | 5,050 | 5,290 | 6,151 |
68 | Alstonville | 4,751 | 5,006 | 4,990 | 5,066 | 5,912 |
69 | Wingham | 4,660 | 4,812 | 5,313 | 5,374 | 5,395 |
70 | South West Rocks | 4,110 | 4,069 | 4,816 | 5,009 | 5,058 |
- Notes
See also
[edit]- Demographics of Australia
- List of cities in Australia
- List of places in the Northern Territory by population
- List of places in Queensland by population
- List of places in South Australia by population
- List of places in Tasmania by population
- List of places in Victoria by population
- List of places in Western Australia by population
References
[edit]- ^ 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 - Suburbs and Localities - Quickstats
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2021 Census - Suburbs and Localities - Quickstats