Australia — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Australia had an estimated population of 20,507,264 in 2005, with 267 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Australia today — population now 27,227,096, against 20,507,264 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 20,507,264 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 20,294,490 | 27,227,096 | +34% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | New South Wales | 4,394,576 | 5,638,830 now |
| 2 | Melbourne | Victoria | 3,730,206 | 5,435,590 now |
| 3 | Brisbane | Queensland | 1,843,392 | 2,780,063 now |
| 4 | Perth | Western Australia | 1,446,704 | 2,384,371 now |
| 5 | Adelaide | South Australia | 1,074,159 | 1,469,163 now |
| 6 | Gold Coast | Queensland | 501,167 | 640,778 now |
| 7 | Newcastle | New South Wales | 497,955 | 508,437 now |
| 8 | Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | 324,024 | 367,752 now |
| 9 | Sunshine Coast | Queensland | 311,411 | 398,840 now |
| 10 | Wollongong | New South Wales | 260,914 | 280,153 now |
| 11 | Hobart | Tasmania | 204,857 | 254,930 now |
| 12 | Cairns | Queensland | 154,225 | 153,075 now |
| 13 | Geelong | Victoria | 150,437 | 282,809 now |
| 14 | Townsville | Queensland | 138,954 | 201,313 now |
| 15 | Albury | New South Wales | 104,258 | — |
| 16 | Shoalhaven | New South Wales | 94,781 | — |
| 17 | Darwin | Northern Territory | 93,080 | 139,902 now |
| 18 | Toowoomba | Queensland | 92,800 | 142,163 now |
| 19 | Ballarat | Victoria | 85,109 | 111,973 now |
| 20 | Bendigo | Victoria | 81,657 | 103,034 now |
| 21 | Mackay | Queensland | 75,922 | 84,333 now |
| 22 | Mandurah | Western Australia | 73,356 | 107,643 now |
| 23 | Launceston | Tasmania | 72,458 | 90,953 now |
| 24 | Rockhampton | Queensland | 65,850 | 81,021 now |
| 25 | Coffs Harbour | New South Wales | 62,978 | 78,759 now |
| 26 | Wagga Wagga | New South Wales | 55,381 | — |
| 27 | Bundaberg | Queensland | 52,472 | 73,747 now |
| 28 | Port Macquarie | New South Wales | 48,547 | 51,965 now |
| 29 | Mildura | Victoria | 47,867 | 34,565 now |
| 30 | Hervey Bay | Queensland | 47,556 | 52,230 now |
| 31 | Maroochydore-Mooloolaba | Queensland | 44,502 | — |
| 32 | Taree | New South Wales | 44,182 | — |
| 33 | Cranbourne | Victoria | 39,419 | — |
| 34 | Caloundra | Queensland | 38,706 | 96,305 now |
| 35 | Tamworth | New South Wales | 38,551 | 43,874 now |
| 36 | Kalgoorlie-Boulder | Western Australia | 36,852 | — |
| 37 | Shepparton-Mooroopna | Victoria | 33,550 | — |
| 38 | Tewantin-Noosa | Queensland | 32,795 | — |
| 39 | Melton | Victoria | 32,368 | — |
| 40 | Queanbeyan | New South Wales | 32,214 | — |
| 41 | Wodonga | Victoria | 31,518 | 38,949 now |
| 42 | Lismore | New South Wales | 31,430 | — |
| 43 | Palmerston | Northern Territory | 31,068 | 33,695 now |
| 44 | Gladstone | Queensland | 30,489 | 45,185 now |
| 45 | Orange | New South Wales | 30,401 | 41,920 now |
| 46 | Warrnambool | Victoria | 29,928 | 32,894 now |
| 47 | Sunbury | Victoria | 29,925 | — |
| 48 | Dubbo | New South Wales | 29,361 | 43,516 now |
| 49 | Bathurst-Orange | New South Wales | 27,881 | — |
| 50 | Geraldton | Western Australia | 27,258 | 38,595 now |
| 51 | Bunbury | Western Australia | 26,369 | 76,452 now |
| 52 | Alice Springs | Northern Territory | 26,188 | — |
| 53 | Livingstone | Queensland | 24,290 | — |
| 54 | Albany | Western Australia | 23,913 | 35,053 now |
| 55 | Mount Gambier | South Australia | 23,209 | — |
| 56 | Armidale | New South Wales | 22,673 | — |
| 57 | Mount Isa | Queensland | 22,549 | — |
| 58 | Caboolture | Queensland | 21,478 | — |
| 59 | Goulburn | New South Wales | 20,940 | — |
| 60 | Maryborough | Queensland | 20,678 | — |
| 61 | Kwinana | Western Australia | 20,086 | 30,433 now |
| 62 | Burnie | Tasmania | 19,972 | — |
| 63 | Kawana Waters | Queensland | 19,881 | — |
| 64 | Craigieburn | Victoria | 19,728 | — |
| 65 | Whyalla | South Australia | 19,645 | — |
| 66 | Echuca-Moama | Victoria | 19,457 | — |
| 67 | Devonport | Tasmania | 19,317 | — |
| 68 | Roebourne | Western Australia | 19,260 | — |
| 69 | Katoomba-Wentworth Falls | New South Wales | 18,593 | — |
| 70 | Richmond-Windsor | New South Wales | 18,347 | — |
| 71 | Traralgon | Victoria | 18,226 | — |
| 72 | Cairns Northern Beaches | Queensland | 18,052 | — |
| 73 | Prosperine | Queensland | 17,708 | — |
| 74 | Nerang | Queensland | 17,684 | — |
| 75 | Forster-Tuncurry | New South Wales | 17,591 | — |
| 76 | Busselton | Western Australia | 17,435 | — |
| 77 | Broken Hill | New South Wales | 17,395 | — |
| 78 | Helensvale | Queensland | 16,897 | — |
| 79 | Grafton | New South Wales | 16,399 | — |
| 80 | Cessnock | New South Wales | 16,393 | — |
| 81 | Gawler | South Australia | 16,362 | — |
| 82 | Deception Bay | Queensland | 16,090 | — |
| 83 | Duaringa | Queensland | 16,053 | — |
| 84 | Griffith | New South Wales | 15,455 | — |
| 85 | Buderim | Queensland | 15,228 | — |
| 86 | Nambour | Queensland | 14,919 | — |
| 87 | Crafers-Bridgewater | South Australia | 14,717 | — |
| 88 | Sawtell | New South Wales | 14,608 | — |
| 89 | Kingston-Blackmans Bay | Tasmania | 14,371 | — |
| 90 | Port Hedland | Western Australia | 14,288 | — |
| 91 | Ballina | New South Wales | 14,242 | — |
| 92 | Seymour | Victoria | 14,108 | — |
| 93 | Wangaratta | Victoria | 14,022 | — |
| 94 | Stanthorpe | Queensland | 13,980 | — |
| 95 | Singleton | New South Wales | 13,813 | — |
| 96 | Bongaree | Queensland | 13,649 | — |
| 97 | Ocean Grove-Barwon Heads | Victoria | 13,619 | — |
| 98 | Raymond Terrace | New South Wales | 13,606 | — |
| 99 | Baccus Marsh | Victoria | 13,575 | — |
| 100 | Broome | Western Australia | 13,218 | — |
| 101 | Moe-Yallourn | Victoria | 12,948 | — |
| 102 | Sale | Victoria | 12,917 | — |
| 103 | Broadslound | Queensland | 12,873 | — |
| 104 | Horsham | Victoria | 12,830 | — |
| 105 | Bellingen | New South Wales | 12,596 | — |
| 106 | Busselton | Western Australia | 12,374 | — |
| 107 | Warwick | Queensland | 12,347 | — |
| 108 | Port Pirie | South Australia | 12,328 | — |
| 109 | Buninyong | Victoria | 12,312 | — |
| 110 | Port Augusta | South Australia | 12,133 | — |
| 111 | Victoria Point | Queensland | 11,930 | — |
| 112 | Karratha | Western Australia | 11,694 | — |
| 113 | Muswellbrook | New South Wales | 11,630 | — |
| 114 | Morwell | Victoria | 11,585 | — |
| 115 | Murray Bridge | South Australia | 11,355 | — |
| 116 | Port Lincoln | South Australia | 11,247 | — |
| 117 | Parkes | New South Wales | 11,137 | — |
| 118 | Lithgow | New South Wales | 11,128 | — |
| 119 | Gympie | Queensland | 11,027 | — |
| 120 | Bairnsdale | Victoria | 11,005 | — |
| 121 | Kurri Kurri | New South Wales | 10,990 | — |
| 122 | Bowen | Queensland | 10,983 | — |
| 123 | Yeppoon | Queensland | 10,769 | — |
| 124 | Pakenham | Victoria | 10,602 | — |
| 125 | Lawson-Hazelbrook | New South Wales | 10,598 | — |
| 126 | Batemans Bay | New South Wales | 10,557 | — |
| 127 | Bright | Victoria | 10,514 | — |
| 128 | Kiama | New South Wales | 10,379 | — |
| 129 | Kerang | Victoria | 10,319 | — |
| 130 | Morayfield | Queensland | 10,261 | — |
| 131 | Innisfail | Queensland | 10,143 | — |
| 132 | Katherine | Northern Territory | 10,141 | — |
| 133 | Dalby | Queensland | 9,847 | — |
| 134 | Bowral | New South Wales | 9,605 | — |
| 135 | Ulverstone | Tasmania | 9,604 | — |
| 136 | Charters Towers | Queensland | 9,573 | — |
| 137 | Casino | New South Wales | 9,539 | — |
| 138 | Kempsey | New South Wales | 9,522 | — |
| 139 | Bland | New South Wales | 9,509 | — |
| 140 | Walgett | New South Wales | 9,488 | — |
| 141 | Emerald | Queensland | 9,398 | — |
| 142 | Swan Hill | Victoria | 9,276 | — |
| 143 | Heytesbury | Victoria | 9,256 | — |
| 144 | Ulladulla | New South Wales | 9,250 | — |
| 145 | Warragul | Victoria | 9,127 | — |
| 146 | Colac | Victoria | 9,089 | — |
| 147 | Ayr | Queensland | 9,078 | — |
| 148 | Mudgee | New South Wales | 9,042 | — |
| 149 | Benalla | Victoria | 9,020 | — |
| 150 | Wangi-Rathmines | New South Wales | 8,944 | — |
| 151 | Hamilton | Victoria | 8,869 | — |
| 152 | Portland | Victoria | 8,841 | — |
| 153 | Hampden | Victoria | 8,743 | — |
| 154 | Circular Head | Tasmania | 8,720 | — |
| 155 | Kingaroy | Queensland | 8,573 | — |
| 156 | Inverell | New South Wales | 8,561 | — |
| 157 | Coolum Beach | Queensland | 8,555 | — |
| 158 | Chinchilla | Queensland | 8,462 | — |
| 159 | Mareeba | Queensland | 8,403 | — |
| 160 | Mount Barker | South Australia | 8,357 | — |
| 161 | Burpengary | Queensland | 8,280 | — |
| 162 | Moree | New South Wales | 8,203 | — |
| 163 | Lara | Victoria | 8,179 | — |
| 164 | Murweh | Queensland | 8,084 | — |
| 165 | Deniliquin | New South Wales | 8,024 | — |
| 166 | Moranbah | Queensland | 7,955 | — |
| 167 | Mansfield | Victoria | 7,949 | — |
| 168 | Somerville | New South Wales | 7,889 | — |
| 169 | Esperance | Western Australia | 7,888 | — |
| 170 | Bridgewater-Gagebrook | Tasmania | 7,790 | — |
| 171 | Victor Harbor | South Australia | 7,760 | — |
| 172 | Balonne | Queensland | 7,731 | — |
| 173 | Nelson Bay | New South Wales | 7,725 | — |
| 174 | Georgetown | Tasmania | 7,694 | — |
| 175 | Orbost | Victoria | 7,580 | — |
| 176 | Young | New South Wales | 7,501 | — |
| 177 | Clifton Springs | Victoria | 7,413 | — |
| 178 | Carnarvon | Western Australia | 7,392 | — |
| 179 | Leeton | New South Wales | 7,299 | — |
| 180 | Blackwater | Queensland | 7,250 | — |
| 181 | Gunnedah | New South Wales | 7,148 | — |
| 182 | Healesville | Victoria | 7,098 | — |
| 183 | Coonamble | New South Wales | 7,097 | — |
| 184 | Narrabri | New South Wales | 7,082 | — |
| 185 | Maryborough | Victoria | 7,046 | — |
| 186 | Cobar | New South Wales | 7,015 | — |
| 187 | Somerville | Victoria | 7,015 | — |
| 188 | Stawell | Victoria | 6,991 | — |
| 189 | Atherton | Queensland | 6,959 | — |
| 190 | Crib Point | Victoria | 6,908 | — |
| 191 | Nambucca Heads | New South Wales | 6,899 | — |
| 192 | Murwillumbah | New South Wales | 6,868 | — |
| 193 | Cowra | New South Wales | 6,795 | — |
| 194 | Byron Bay | New South Wales | 6,764 | — |
| 195 | Moss Vale | New South Wales | 6,739 | — |
| 196 | Glenn Innes | New South Wales | 6,732 | — |
| 197 | Mittagong | New South Wales | 6,717 | — |
| 198 | Torquay | Victoria | 6,670 | — |
| 199 | Australind | Western Australia | 6,621 | — |
| 200 | Castlemaine | Victoria | 6,604 | — |
| 201 | Hastings | Victoria | 6,583 | — |
| 202 | Tumut | New South Wales | 6,526 | — |
| 203 | Cooma | New South Wales | 6,520 | — |
| 204 | Gatton | Queensland | 6,513 | — |
| 205 | Camden Haven | New South Wales | 6,425 | — |
| 206 | Kyabram | Victoria | 6,396 | — |
| 207 | Collie | Western Australia | 6,336 | — |
| 208 | Biloela | Queensland | 6,309 | — |
| 209 | Ingham | Queensland | 6,127 | — |
| 210 | Leopold | Victoria | 6,120 | — |
| 211 | Ararat | Victoria | 6,110 | — |
| 212 | Wonthaggi | Victoria | 5,985 | — |
| 213 | Longreach | Queensland | 5,919 | — |
| 214 | Lemon Tree Passage | New South Wales | 5,865 | — |
| 215 | Northam | Western Australia | 5,855 | — |
| 216 | Deloraine | Tasmania | 5,853 | — |
| 217 | Lakes Entrance | Victoria | 5,849 | — |
| 218 | Medowie | New South Wales | 5,841 | — |
| 219 | Kununurra | Western Australia | 5,679 | — |
| 220 | Yarrawonga-Mulwala | Victoria | 5,604 | — |
| 221 | New Norfolk | Tasmania | 5,526 | — |
| 222 | Roma | Queensland | 5,496 | — |
| 223 | Wellington | New South Wales | 5,428 | — |
| 224 | Bourke | New South Wales | 5,297 | — |
| 225 | Corowa | New South Wales | 5,178 | — |
| 226 | Humpty Doo-MacMinns Lagoon | Northern Territory | 5,025 | — |
| 227 | Cootamundra | New South Wales | 4,931 | — |
| 228 | Cloncurry | Queensland | 4,884 | — |
| 229 | Scottsdale | Tasmania | 4,877 | — |
| 230 | Hay | New South Wales | 4,850 | — |
| 231 | Forbes | New South Wales | 4,838 | — |
| 232 | Walpeup | Victoria | 4,322 | — |
| 233 | Hinders | Queensland | 4,287 | — |
| 234 | Pavoo | Queensland | 4,179 | — |
| 235 | Central Darling | New South Wales | 4,113 | — |
| 236 | Queenstown | Tasmania | 3,988 | — |
| 237 | Yulara | Northern Territory | 3,903 | — |
| 238 | Tennant Creek | Northern Territory | 3,889 | — |
| 239 | Balranald | New South Wales | 3,680 | — |
| 240 | Weipa | Queensland | 3,679 | — |
| 241 | Wannon | Victoria | 3,531 | — |
| 242 | Kakarooc | Victoria | 3,489 | — |
| 243 | Esperance | Tasmania | 3,465 | — |
| 244 | Howard Springs | Northern Territory | 3,359 | — |
| 245 | Nhulunbuy | Northern Territory | 3,202 | — |
| 246 | Blackall | Queensland | 3,165 | — |
| 247 | Portland | Tasmania | 3,141 | — |
| 248 | Winton | Queensland | 3,037 | — |
| 249 | Hamilton | Tasmania | 2,781 | — |
| 250 | Quilpie | Queensland | 2,278 | — |
| 251 | Virginia-Bees Creek | Northern Territory | 2,276 | — |
| 252 | Spring Bay | Tasmania | 2,209 | — |
| 253 | King Island | Tasmania | 2,206 | — |
| 254 | Burke | Queensland | 2,191 | — |
| 255 | Oatlands | Tasmania | 2,036 | — |
| 256 | Glamorgan | Tasmania | 1,911 | — |
| 257 | Jabiru | Northern Territory | 1,892 | — |
| 258 | Tibooburra | New South Wales | 1,740 | — |
| 259 | Maningrida | Northern Territory | 1,391 | — |
| 260 | Port Keats | Northern Territory | 1,351 | — |
| 261 | Galiwinku | Northern Territory | 1,347 | — |
| 262 | Beaconsfield | Tasmania | 1,299 | — |
| 263 | Alyangula | Northern Territory | 1,289 | — |
| 264 | Nguiu | Northern Territory | 1,250 | — |
| 265 | Milingimbi | Northern Territory | 986 | — |
| 266 | Ngukurr | Northern Territory | 947 | — |
| 267 | Coonawarra | Northern Territory | 945 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South Wales | 6,819,566 |
| 2 | Victoria | 5,064,335 |
| 3 | Queensland | 4,039,271 |
| 4 | Western Australia | 2,030,628 |
| 5 | South Australia | 1,545,938 |
| 6 | Tasmania | 485,899 |
| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | 324,024 |
| 8 | Northern Territory | 197,603 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.