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Top Towns and Cities in Australia

The figure below are from the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data release for Significant Urban Areas. Capital Cities are measured using the Greater Capital City Statistical Areas though. 

Significant Urban Areas (In. GCCSA)no.2017. The Latest
Sydney (GCCSA)5,131,326
Melbourne (GCCSA)4,850,740
Brisbane (GCCSA)2,408,223
Perth (GCCSA)2,043,138
Adelaide (GCCSA)1,333,927
Gold Coast – Tweed Heads663,321
Newcastle – Maitland481,183
Canberra – Queanbeyan447,457
Central Coast329,437
Sunshine Coast325,399
Wollongong299,203
Geelong260,138
Hobart (GCCSA)226,884
Townsville180,346
Cairns151,925
Darwin (GCCSA)146,612
Toowoomba135,631
Ballarat103,481
Bendigo97,096
Albury – Wodonga91,923
Launceston86,788
Mackay80,427
Rockhampton78,871
Bunbury74,478
Coffs Harbour70,857
Bundaberg70,578
Melton65,423
Wagga Wagga56,181
Hervey Bay53,492
Mildura – Wentworth51,473
Shepparton – Mooroopna51,142
Port Macquarie46,948
Gladstone – Tannum Sands44,984
Tamworth42,347
Traralgon – Morwell41,626
Orange40,079
Bowral – Mittagong39,300
Busselton38,289
Geraldton37,931
Dubbo37,666
Nowra – Bomaderry37,027
Warragul – Drouin36,538
Bathurst36,448
Warrnambool34,912
Albany34,151
Kalgoorlie – Boulder30,541
Devonport30,153
Mount Gambier29,472
Lismore28,764
Nelson Bay27,606
Maryborough27,347
Burnie – Wynyard26,993
Alice Springs26,674
Victor Harbor – Goolwa26,358
Taree26,314
Ballina25,656
Morisset – Cooranbong24,694
Armidale24,326
Goulburn23,558
Whyalla21,978
Bacchus Marsh21,636
Gisborne – Macedon21,501
Gympie21,501
Forster – Tuncurry21,020
Echuca – Moama20,851
Griffith19,972
Grafton19,089
Wangaratta19,067
St Georges Basin – Sanctuary Point18,770
Yeppoon18,764
Mount Isa18,563
Murray Bridge18,382
Broken Hill17,780
Camden Haven17,343
Moe – Newborough16,726
Karratha16,477
Singleton16,461
Batemans Bay16,452
Horsham16,426
Port Lincoln16,342
Ulladulla15,890
Warwick15,328
Kempsey15,190
Bairnsdale15,155
Sale14,826
Broome14,539
Ulverstone14,429
Port Hedland14,314
Port Pirie14,286
Emerald14,047
Port Augusta13,988
Yanchep13,112
Lithgow13,059
Colac12,465
Muswellbrook12,401
Esperance12,222
Mudgee12,186
Parkes11,231
Swan Hill11,061
Portland10,937
Kingaroy10,484