<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> GCCSA / SUA </Th> <Th> State / Territory </Th> <Th> June 2017 </Th> <Th> 2011 Census <P> Population </P> </Th> <Th> Growth </Th> <Th> Percentage of national population ( June 2017 ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sydney </Td> <Td> New South Wales </Td> <Td> 5,131,326 </Td> <Td> 4,391,674 </Td> <Td> + 16.84 % </Td> <Td> 20.86 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Melbourne </Td> <Td> Victoria </Td> <Td> 4,850,740 </Td> <Td> 3,999,982 </Td> <Td> + 21.27 % </Td> <Td> 19.72 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Brisbane </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 2,408,223 </Td> <Td> 2,065,996 </Td> <Td> + 16.56 % </Td> <Td> 9.79 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Perth </Td> <Td> Western Australia </Td> <Td> 2,050,138 </Td> <Td> 1,728,867 </Td> <Td> + 18.18 % </Td> <Td> 8.31 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Adelaide </Td> <Td> South Australia </Td> <Td> 1,313,927 </Td> <Td> 1,262,940 </Td> <Td> + 5.62 % </Td> <Td> 5.42 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Gold Coast -- Tweed Heads </Td> <Td> Queensland / New South Wales </Td> <Td> 693,321 </Td> <Td> 557,822 </Td> <Td> + 18.91 % </Td> <Td> 2.70 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Newcastle -- Maitland </Td> <Td> New South Wales </Td> <Td> 491,183 </Td> <Td> 398,770 </Td> <Td> + 20.67 % </Td> <Td> 1.96 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Canberra -- Queanbeyan </Td> <Td> Australian Capital Territory / New South Wales </Td> <Td> 447,457 </Td> <Td> 391,645 </Td> <Td> + 14.25 % </Td> <Td> 1.82 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Sunshine Coast </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 375,399 </Td> <Td> 270,770 </Td> <Td> + 20.18 % </Td> <Td> 1.32 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Wollongong </Td> <Td> New South Wales </Td> <Td> 299,203 </Td> <Td> 268,944 </Td> <Td> + 11.25 % </Td> <Td> 1.22 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Geelong </Td> <Td> Victoria </Td> <Td> 260,138 </Td> <Td> 173,454 </Td> <Td> + 49.98 % </Td> <Td> 1.06 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Hobart </Td> <Td> Tasmania </Td> <Td> 226,884 </Td> <Td> 211,656 </Td> <Td> + 7.19 % </Td> <Td> 0.92 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Townsville </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 195,346 </Td> <Td> 162,292 </Td> <Td> + 11.12 % </Td> <Td> 0.73 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Cairns </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 165,925 </Td> <Td> 133,911 </Td> <Td> + 13.45 % </Td> <Td> 0.62 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Darwin </Td> <Td> Northern Territory </Td> <Td> 146,612 </Td> <Td> 120,586 </Td> <Td> + 21.58 % </Td> <Td> 0.60 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Toowoomba </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 145,631 </Td> <Td> 105,984 </Td> <Td> + 27.97 % </Td> <Td> 0.55 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Ballarat </Td> <Td> Victoria </Td> <Td> 103,481 </Td> <Td> 91,801 </Td> <Td> + 12.72 % </Td> <Td> 0.42 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Bendigo </Td> <Td> Victoria </Td> <Td> 97,096 </Td> <Td> 86,079 </Td> <Td> + 12.80 % </Td> <Td> 0.39 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Albury -- Wodonga </Td> <Td> New South Wales / Victoria </Td> <Td> 91,923 </Td> <Td> 82,083 </Td> <Td> + 11.99 % </Td> <Td> 0.37 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Mackay </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 91,788 </Td> <Td> 82,220 </Td> <Td> + 5.56 % </Td> <Td> 0.35 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Rockhampton </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 90,427 </Td> <Td> 77,293 </Td> <Td> + 4.05 % </Td> <Td> 0.33 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Launceston </Td> <Td> Tasmania </Td> <Td> 88,871 </Td> <Td> 73,681 </Td> <Td> + 7.04 % </Td> <Td> 0.32 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Bunbury </Td> <Td> Western Australia </Td> <Td> 86,478 </Td> <Td> 65,608 </Td> <Td> + 13.52 % </Td> <Td> 0.30 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Bundaberg </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 84,857 </Td> <Td> 64,243 </Td> <Td> + 10.30 % </Td> <Td> 0.29 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Coffs Harbour </Td> <Td> New South Wales </Td> <Td> 79,878 </Td> <Td> 67,341 </Td> <Td> + 4.81 % </Td> <Td> 0.29 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Hervey Bay </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 76,181 </Td> <Td> 52,042 </Td> <Td> + 8.00 % </Td> <Td> 0.23 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Wagga Wagga </Td> <Td> New South Wales </Td> <Td> 68,492 </Td> <Td> 48,680 </Td> <Td> + 9.88 % </Td> <Td> 0.22 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Tamworth </Td> <Td> New South Wales </Td> <Td> 66,473 </Td> <Td> 47,536 </Td> <Td> +
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> GCCSA / SUA </Th> <Th> State / Territory </Th> <Th> June 2017 </Th> <Th> 2011 Census <P> Population </P> </Th> <Th> Growth </Th> <Th> Percentage of national population ( June 2017 ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sydney </Td> <Td> New South Wales </Td> <Td> 5,131,326 </Td> <Td> 4,391,674 </Td> <Td> + 16.84 % </Td> <Td> 20.86 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Melbourne </Td> <Td> Victoria </Td> <Td> 4,850,740 </Td> <Td> 3,999,982 </Td> <Td> + 21.27 % </Td> <Td> 19.72 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Brisbane </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 2,408,223 </Td> <Td> 2,065,996 </Td> <Td> + 16.56 % </Td> <Td> 9.79 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Perth </Td> <Td> Western Australia </Td> <Td> 2,050,138 </Td> <Td> 1,728,867 </Td> <Td> + 18.18 % </Td> <Td> 8.31 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Adelaide </Td> <Td> South Australia </Td> <Td> 1,313,927 </Td> <Td> 1,262,940 </Td> <Td> + 5.62 % </Td> <Td> 5.42 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Gold Coast -- Tweed Heads </Td> <Td> Queensland / New South Wales </Td> <Td> 693,321 </Td> <Td> 557,822 </Td> <Td> + 18.91 % </Td> <Td> 2.70 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Newcastle -- Maitland </Td> <Td> New South Wales </Td> <Td> 491,183 </Td> <Td> 398,770 </Td> <Td> + 20.67 % </Td> <Td> 1.96 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Canberra -- Queanbeyan </Td> <Td> Australian Capital Territory / New South Wales </Td> <Td> 447,457 </Td> <Td> 391,645 </Td> <Td> + 14.25 % </Td> <Td> 1.82 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Sunshine Coast </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 375,399 </Td> <Td> 270,770 </Td> <Td> + 20.18 % </Td> <Td> 1.32 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Wollongong </Td> <Td> New South Wales </Td> <Td> 299,203 </Td> <Td> 268,944 </Td> <Td> + 11.25 % </Td> <Td> 1.22 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Geelong </Td> <Td> Victoria </Td> <Td> 260,138 </Td> <Td> 173,454 </Td> <Td> + 49.98 % </Td> <Td> 1.06 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Hobart </Td> <Td> Tasmania </Td> <Td> 226,884 </Td> <Td> 211,656 </Td> <Td> + 7.19 % </Td> <Td> 0.92 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Townsville </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 195,346 </Td> <Td> 162,292 </Td> <Td> + 11.12 % </Td> <Td> 0.73 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Cairns </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 165,925 </Td> <Td> 133,911 </Td> <Td> + 13.45 % </Td> <Td> 0.62 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Darwin </Td> <Td> Northern Territory </Td> <Td> 146,612 </Td> <Td> 120,586 </Td> <Td> + 21.58 % </Td> <Td> 0.60 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Toowoomba </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 145,631 </Td> <Td> 105,984 </Td> <Td> + 27.97 % </Td> <Td> 0.55 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Ballarat </Td> <Td> Victoria </Td> <Td> 103,481 </Td> <Td> 91,801 </Td> <Td> + 12.72 % </Td> <Td> 0.42 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Bendigo </Td> <Td> Victoria </Td> <Td> 97,096 </Td> <Td> 86,079 </Td> <Td> + 12.80 % </Td> <Td> 0.39 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Albury -- Wodonga </Td> <Td> New South Wales / Victoria </Td> <Td> 91,923 </Td> <Td> 82,083 </Td> <Td> + 11.99 % </Td> <Td> 0.37 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Mackay </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 91,788 </Td> <Td> 82,220 </Td> <Td> + 5.56 % </Td> <Td> 0.35 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Rockhampton </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 90,427 </Td> <Td> 77,293 </Td> <Td> + 4.05 % </Td> <Td> 0.33 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Launceston </Td> <Td> Tasmania </Td> <Td> 88,871 </Td> <Td> 73,681 </Td> <Td> + 7.04 % </Td> <Td> 0.32 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Bunbury </Td> <Td> Western Australia </Td> <Td> 86,478 </Td> <Td> 65,608 </Td> <Td> + 13.52 % </Td> <Td> 0.30 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Bundaberg </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 84,857 </Td> <Td> 64,243 </Td> <Td> + 10.30 % </Td> <Td> 0.29 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Coffs Harbour </Td> <Td> New South Wales </Td> <Td> 79,878 </Td> <Td> 67,341 </Td> <Td> + 4.81 % </Td> <Td> 0.29 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Hervey Bay </Td> <Td> Queensland </Td> <Td> 76,181 </Td> <Td> 52,042 </Td> <Td> + 8.00 % </Td> <Td> 0.23 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Wagga Wagga </Td> <Td> New South Wales </Td> <Td> 68,492 </Td> <Td> 48,680 </Td> <Td> + 9.88 % </Td> <Td> 0.22 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Tamworth </Td> <Td> New South Wales </Td> <Td> 66,473 </Td> <Td> 47,536 </Td> <Td> +
which is the most populated city in australia
which is the most populated city in australia
Sydney
Sydney