Map of Australia
Australia is both a country and a continent, with most of its population living in coastal cities. Canberra is the capital; Sydney and Melbourne are the largest cities. This page shows 43 cities in Australia on an interactive map. The largest city by recorded population is Sydney (5,638,830), and the capital is Canberra. Select any city for its own map, coordinates, local time and nearby places.
Australia facts
- Capital
- Canberra
- Largest city
- Sydney 5,638,830
- Continent
- Oceania
- Area
- 7,686,850 km² (2,967,908 sq mi)
- Currency
- Dollar (AUD)
- Calling code
- +61
- Internet domain
- .au
- Time zones
- 8 (Australia/Adelaide, Australia/Brisbane, Australia/Broken_Hill, Australia/Darwin…)
Largest cities in Australia
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | New South Wales | 5,638,830 |
| 2 | Melbourne | Victoria | 5,435,590 |
| 3 | Brisbane | Queensland | 2,780,063 |
| 4 | Perth | Western Australia | 2,384,371 |
| 5 | Adelaide | South Australia | 1,469,163 |
| 6 | Gold Coast | Queensland | 640,778 |
| 7 | Newcastle | New South Wales | 508,437 |
| 8 | Sunshine Coast | Queensland | 398,840 |
| 9 | Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | 367,752 |
| 10 | Logan City | Queensland | 345,098 |
| 11 | Geelong | Victoria | 282,809 |
| 12 | Wollongong | New South Wales | 280,153 |
| 13 | Hobart | Tasmania | 254,930 |
| 14 | Townsville | Queensland | 201,313 |
| 15 | Cairns | Queensland | 153,075 |
| 16 | Toowoomba | Queensland | 142,163 |
| 17 | Darwin | Northern Territory | 139,902 |
| 18 | Ballarat | Victoria | 111,973 |
| 19 | Mandurah | Western Australia | 107,643 |
| 20 | Bendigo | Victoria | 103,034 |
Cities in Australia by region
Queensland (13)
Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Logan City, Townsville, Cairns, Toowoomba, Caloundra, Mackay, Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Gladstone
New South Wales (10)
Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, Maitland, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Tamworth, Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst
Victoria (8)
Melbourne, Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Wodonga, St Albans, Mildura, Frankston East
Western Australia (5)
Perth, Mandurah, Bunbury, Geraldton, Albany
Northern Territory (2)
South Australia (2)
Tasmania (2)
Australian Capital Territory (1)
All 43 cities in Australia
- Caloundra — 96,305
- Launceston — 90,953
- Maitland — 89,597
- Mackay — 84,333
- Rockhampton — 81,021
- Coffs Harbour — 78,759
- Bunbury — 76,452
- Bundaberg — 73,747
- Adelaide Hills — 72,260
- Hervey Bay — 52,230
- Port Macquarie — 51,965
- Gladstone — 45,185
- Tamworth — 43,874
- Dubbo — 43,516
- Orange — 41,920
- Wodonga — 38,949
- Geraldton — 38,595
- St Albans — 37,629
- Bathurst — 36,230
- Albany — 35,053
- Mildura — 34,565
- Frankston East — 34,457
- Palmerston — 33,695
More countries in Oceania
New Zealand · Papua New Guinea · Fiji · Timor-Leste · New Caledonia · French Polynesia · Guam · Solomon Islands · Kiribati · Northern Mariana Islands · Samoa · Vanuatu · Marshall Islands · Micronesia · Tonga · American Samoa · Palau · Cook Islands · Nauru · Tuvalu · Wallis and Futuna · Christmas Island · Tokelau · Norfolk Island
Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Country facts from GeoNames countryInfo. Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.