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List of places in New South Wales by population

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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 Region[1]
2001 census[2] 2006 census[3] 2011 census[4] 2016 census[5] 2021 census[6]
1 Sydney 3,455,110 3,641,422[Note 1] 3,908,642 4,321,535 4,698,656 Greater Sydney
2 Newcastle 278,773 288,732 308,308 322,278 348,539 Hunter
3 Central Coast 254,579 282,726 297,713 307,742 325,255 Central Coast
4 Wollongong 227,522 234,482 245,942 261,896 280,153 Illawarra-Shoalhaven
5 Maitland 53,391 61,431 67,132 78,015 89,597 Hunter
6 Tweed Heads 44,655 51,788[Note 2] 55,553 59,776 63,721 Northern Rivers
7 Albury 42,005 43,787 45,627 47,974 53,677 Riverina
8 Coffs Harbour 25,828 26,353 45,580[Note 3] 48,225 51,069 Mid North Coast
9 Wagga Wagga 44,272[Note 4] 46,735[Note 4] 46,913 48,263 49,686 Riverina
10 Port Macquarie 37,696 39,219 41,491 44,814 47,793 Mid North Coast
11 Orange 31,923 31,544 34,992 37,182 40,127 Central West
12 Dubbo 30,860 30,574 32,327 34,339 38,783 Orana
13 Queanbeyan 29,752 34,084 35,878 36,348 37,511 Southern Highlands
14 Bathurst 26,920 28,992 31,294 33,587 36,230 Central West
15 Tamworth 32,440 33,475 36,131 33,885[Note 5] 35,415 New England
16 Nowra - Bomaderry 24,700 27,478 27,988 30,853 33,583 Illawarra-Shoalhaven
17 Blue Mountains 28,126 N/A[Note 1] 28,769 29,319 30,049 Greater Sydney
18 Lismore 27,193 27,069 27,474 27,569 27,916 Northern Rivers
19 Goulburn 20,846 20,127 21,484 22,419 23,963 Southern Highlands
20 Bowral - Mittagong 16,582 18,953 19,726 21,394 23,762 Southern Highlands
21 Cessnock 17,791 18,316 20,013 21,725 23,211 Hunter
22 Morisset - Cooranbong N/A N/A[Note 6] 16,918 18,741 22,150 Hunter
23 Armidale 20,068 19,485 19,818 20,386 21,312 New England
24 Griffith 15,937 16,182 17,616 18,874 20,799 Riverina
25 Forster - Tuncurry 17,939 18,372 18,904 19,918 20,554 Mid North Coast
26 Kurri Kurri 12,317 12,532 13,057 16,792 20,015 Hunter
27 Ballina 16,517 16,477 15,963 16,506 18,532 Northern Rivers
28 Taree 16,621 16,517 17,820 18,117 18,110 Mid North Coast
29 Broken Hill 19,753 18,854 18,430 17,589 17,456 Orana
30 Grafton 17,380 17,501 16,598 16,787 17,155 Northern Rivers
31 Kiama 12,241 12,286 12,817 13,453 14,761 Illawarra-Shoalhaven
32 Nelson Bay 7,968 8,152 11,060 13,966 14,593 Hunter
33 Ulladulla 9,585 10,298 12,137 13,054 14,396 Illawarra-Shoalhaven
34 Singleton 12,495 13,665 13,961 13,214 14,229 Hunter
35 Raymond Terrace 12,428 12,700 13,217 13,302 14,081 Hunter
36 Batemans Bay 10,181 10,845 11,334 11,294 12,263 Southern Highlands
37 Mudgee 8,603 8,249 9,830 10,966 11,563 Central West
38 Lithgow 11,023 11,298 11,143 11,530 11,197 Central West
39 Kempsey 8,444 8,137 10,374 10,648 11,073 Mid North Coast
40 St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point 7,604 8,343 9,242 10,143 11,000 Illawarra-Shoalhaven
41 Muswellbrook 10,010 10,222 11,042 10,404 10,901 Hunter
42 Byron Bay 5,919 4,981 4,956 9,246 10,538 Northern Rivers
43 Medowie 6,278 7,828 8,342 8,994 10,019 Hunter
44 Casino 9,150 9,400 9,629 9,982 9,968 Northern Rivers
45 Parkes 9,785 9,826 10,026 9,964 9,832 Central West
46 Murwillumbah 7,543 7,952 8,523 9,245 9,812 Northern Rivers
47 Inverell 9,525 9,749 9,347 9,547 9,654 New England
48 Moss Vale 6,601 6,723 7,305 7,865 8,774 Southern Highlands
49 Gunnedah 7,855 7,542 7,888 7,984 8,338 New England
50 Cowra 8,691 8,430 8,107 8,225 8,254 Central West
51 Merimbula 4,865 3,851 6,873 7,521 8,220 Southern Highlands
52 Camden Haven 6,460 6,891 7,177 7,532 8,037 Mid North Coast
53 Wauchope 4,759 6,002 6,372 6,881 7,982 Mid North Coast
54 Young 6,821 7,141 6,960 7,170 7,712 Southern Highlands
55 Lennox Head 5,809 5,496 5,764 6,096 7,483 Northern Rivers
56 Leeton 6,898 6,828 6,733 6,931 7,437 Riverina
57 Pottsville 2,576 3,298 5,735 6,550 7,209 Northern Rivers
58 Moree 9,247 8,083 7,720 7,383 7,070 New England
59 Forbes 7,096 6,954 6,806 7,035 6,837 Central West
60 Estella N/A[Note 4] N/A[Note 4] 2,433 3,471 6,782 Riverina
61 Nambucca Heads 6,121 5,873 6,222 6,327 6,668 Mid North Coast
62 Moama 2,818 3,331 4,198 5,620 6,654 Riverina
63 Tumut 6,197 5,925 6,086 6,154 6,518 Riverina
64 Cooma 6,914 6,587 6,301 6,379 6,447 Southern Highlands
65 Deniliquin 7,781 7,431 6,441 6,833 6,431 Riverina
66 Yamba 5,621 5,514 6,032 6,043 6,342 Northern Rivers
67 Helensburgh 5,070 5,330 5,770 6,073 6,304 Illawarra-Shoalhaven
67 Yass 4,884 5,333 5,591 5,466 5,837 Southern Highlands
68 Woolgoolga 3,793 4,356 5,050 5,290 5,797 Mid North Coast
69 Cootamundra 5,486 5,566 5,579 5,669 5,732 Riverina
70 Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point 4,957 5,232 5,101 5,279 5,605 Hunter
71 Narrabri 6,234 6,102 5,890 5,903 5,499 New England
72 Richmond North 3,548 3,635 3,668 3,885 5,467 Greater Sydney
73 South West Rocks 4,110 4,069 4,816 5,009 5,443 Mid North Coast
74 Silverdale - Warragamba 4,163 4,466 4,365 4,541 5,364 Greater Sydney
74 Glen Innes 5,707 5,944 5,173 5,161 5,184 New England
75 Alstonville 4,751 5,006 4,990 5,066 5,182 Northern Rivers
76 Tahmoor 4,131 4,236 4,126 4,562 5,014 Greater Sydney
77 Scone 4,555 4,624 5,079 4,956 5,013 Hunter

Notes

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  1. ^ a b In the 2006 census, the Blue Mountains city was counted as a part of Sydney.
  2. ^ The large increase in population seen here is partly due to the inclusion of the previously separate area of Bogangar.
  3. ^ The large increase in population here is mostly due to the urban area of Coffs Harbour expanding to incorporate the previously separate area of Sawtell.
  4. ^ a b c d In 2001 and 2006, Estella was counted as a suburb of Wagga Wagga and not independently.
  5. ^ The drop in population seen here is largely a result of Tamworth's boundaries changing to no longer include Calala.
  6. ^ For 2001 and 2006, the urban area of Morisset-Cooranbong was not defined by the Australian government.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ New South Wales Local Planning Areas [1]: New South Wales Regions
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics Census Quickstats: 2001 Census - Urban Centres and Localities - Quickstats
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics Census Quickstats: 2006 Census - Urban Centres and Localities - Quickstats
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics Census Quickstats: 2011 Census - Urban Centres and Localities - Quickstats
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics Census Quickstats: 2016 Census - Urban Centres and Localities - Quickstats
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics Census Quickstats: 2021 Census - Urban Centres and Localities - Quickstats
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