The statistic shows the ten largest cities in Australia in 2021. In 2021, around 5.26 million people lived in Sydney and the surrounding area, making it the most populous city in Australia.

Australia Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data was reported at 22.768 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 22.673 % for 2023. Australia Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 24.964 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.701 % in 1971 and a record low of 22.181 % in 2013. Australia Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.;United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.;Weighted average;

This dataset is about cities in Australia. It has 187 rows. It features 7 columns including country, population, latitude, and longitude.

These files provide more detailed outputs from BITRE's 'Freight vehicle congestion in Australia’s five major cities - 2019' publication (see: https://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/2021/freight-vehicle-congestion-australias-five-major-cities-2019), which reported freight vehicle telematics based measures of traffic congestion for freight vehicles on 53 selected routes across Australia’s five mainland state capital cities—Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The selected routes comprise the major motorways, highways and arterial roads within each city that service both passenger and freight vehicles.

Disclaimers: https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/disclaimers.

Population in largest city in Australia was reported at 5315600 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Australia - Population in largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Australian Cities (1:10M Scale)

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The Progress in Australian Regions and Cities dataset presents the underlying data from the Progress in Australian Regions Dashboard – which was released as an online interactive dashboard for the first time in 2020. The Dashboard is a statistical resource that shows how regions are progressing against a range of key indicators from the following themes: labour market, infrastructure, housing, economic activity, environment, demography and well-being. Users can access the data by indicator theme, drilling down to their region and indicator of interest. The Dashboard can be accessed at the Bureau of Communications, Arts and Regional Research (BCARR) website.

This Dashboard supersedes the paper-based Progress in Australian Regions Yearbook publication. Datasets from previous editions of the Progress in Australian Regions Yearbook are also provided here for continuity.

Note that data for areas with very small populations should be used with caution, as small numbers can be significantly impacted by random adjustment.

This information has been provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. For further information see www.abs.gov.au. Projected population growth of Australian capital cities (medium growth …Show full descriptionThis information has been provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. For further information see www.abs.gov.au. Projected population growth of Australian capital cities (medium growth scenario), 2012-2061. From: Population projections, Australia, 2012 (base) to 2101, cat.no. 3222.0. Data ued to produce Figure BLT2 in Built environment, SoE 2016. See https://soe.environment.gov.au/theme/built-environment/topic/2016/increased-urban-footprint#built-environment-figure-BLT2

Australia Population in Largest City data was reported at 5,315,600.000 Person in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,235,407.000 Person for 2023. Australia Population in Largest City data is updated yearly, averaging 3,709,165.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,315,600.000 Person in 2024 and a record low of 2,134,673.000 Person in 1960. Australia Population in Largest City data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.;United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.;;

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Australia was reported at 22.77 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Australia - Population in the largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

This dataset is about books. It has 3 rows and is filtered where the book is Australian cities : continuity and change. It features 7 columns including author, publication date, language, and book publisher.

cities administrative division Australian Capital Territory. name, office head of government, Mayor, image, Area, date founded, Elevation, Country, administrative division, continent, latitude, waterbody, longitude, Website, population, Demonym

A survey conducted in August 2024 revealed that property investors believed Melbourne had the highest investment prospects among Australia's capital cities, with around 26 percent of investors indicating this. Brisbane was ranked as the most investment-worthy among investors in the 2023 survey but ranked third in 2024.

A dataset indicating which days from 2004 to 2022 are public holidays in the eight Australian capital cities (Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney). The dataset is attached in both .xlsx format and .rda format.

Each observation represent a date. Variables are included for the date, year, month, day, day of the week, name of the public holiday(s), binary markers for whether a public holiday occurs in the relevant city (1 if it does, missing otherwise), the number of capital cities where a public holiday occurs for a given day, and a binary TRUE/FALSE marker indicating if all cities have a public holiday.

Part-time holidays that only occur after 5pm, in particular New Year's Eve in some cities, are excluded. No public holidays are listed as occuring on a Sunday in Adelaide. Under the Holidays Act 1910, all Sundays are nominally public holidays in South Australia. In Hobart, public holidays were included for the Royal Hobart Regatta and Royal Hobart Show but not for Easter Tuesday; Easter Tuesday is only observed by the state public sector.

The data for each city was manually collected and combined from the state and territory government webpages included in the references. For any queries regarding this dataset, please do not hesitate to contact the author: matthew.borg@adelaide.edu.au.

This dataset is about cities in Australia and New Zealand. It has 378 rows. It features 7 columns including country, population, latitude, and longitude.

Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities data was reported at 180.400 1989-1990=100 in Jun 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 179.500 1989-1990=100 for Mar 2012. Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities data is updated quarterly, averaging 47.400 1989-1990=100 from Sep 1948 (Median) to Jun 2012, with 256 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 180.400 1989-1990=100 in Jun 2012 and a record low of 3.700 1989-1990=100 in Sep 1948. Australia Consumer Price Index (CPI): Weighted Average of Eight Capital Cities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.I009: Consumer Price Index: 1989-90=100: Eight Capital Cities. Rebased from 1989-90=100 to 2011-12=100. Replacement series ID: 350585501

Supplementary Information Files for Socio-economic groups moving apart: An analysis of recent trends in residential segregation in Australia's main capital citiesWe study changes in the spatial distribution and segregation of socio-economic groups in Australia using a new data set with harmonised census data for 1991 and 2011. We find a general increase in residential segregation by education and occupation groups across the major capital cities in Australia. Importantly, these trends cannot be explained in general by changes in the demographic structure of groups and areas but rather by the rise in the over and underrepresentation of groups across areas. In particular, our analysis reveals clear diverging trends in the spatial configuration of high and low socio-economic groups as measured by their occupation and education. Whereas high-skilled groups became more concentrated in the inner parts of cities, the low-educated and those working in low-status occupations became increasingly overrepresented in outer areas. This pattern is observed in all five major capital cities, but it is especially marked in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA)

Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (GCCSAs) represent the Capital City regions of each state and territory in Australia.

They are designed to represent the functional area of each of the eight state and territory capital cities. This includes populations who regularly socialise, shop or work within the city, but may live either in the city or in the small towns and rural areas surrounding the city.

Within each state and territory, the area outside of a capital city is called the ‘Rest of State’ region. The ‘Rest of State’ region together with the capital city area builds the whole state or territory.

Using GCCSAs with Census data

Use GCCSAs if you would like to understand how a population interacts within and around a Capital City. Examples include but are not limited to, journey to work, cultural diversity, long-term health conditions, usual address and internal migration.

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Land surface temperature (LST) maps, and urban heat island (UHI) maps, for Australian capital cities, calculated over summer 2018-19. The metadata and files (if any) are available to the public. Land surface temperature (LST) maps, and urban heat island (UHI) maps, for Australian capital cities, calculated over summer 2018-19. The metadata and files (if any) are available to the public.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the annual average transport cost per household in Sydney, Australia, was around ***** thousand Australian dollars. Comparatively, average transport costs in Hobart were around ***** thousand Australian dollars.