List of cities in Oceania by population

For a list of metropolitan areas, see List of metropolitan areas in Oceania by population.

This is a list of cities in Oceania (including Australia) with a population of over 80,000. National and territorial capitals are shown in bold type.

City  | Country  | Urban area
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Sydney |  Australia | 5,361,466  | Estimated resident population,
June 2021[1] |
Melbourne |  Australia | 5,096,298  | Estimated resident population, June 2021[1] |
Brisbane |  Australia | 2,568,927  | Estimated resident population, June 2021[1] |
Perth |  Australia | 2,099,530  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Auckland |  New Zealand | 1,715,600  | Urban area provisional resident population, June 2023[2] |
Adelaide |  Australia | 1,359,087  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Honolulu |  United States | 1,016,508  | Urban Honolulu Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2020 estimate[3] |
Gold Coast |  Australia | 718,772  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Newcastle–Maitland |  Australia | 505,489  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Canberra–Queanbeyan |  Australia | 462,984  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Wellington |  New Zealand | 439,200  | Estimated resident population, June 2021[4] |
Christchurch |  New Zealand | 392,100  | Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, June 2023[2] |
Port Moresby |  Papua New Guinea | 364,145  | National census 2011  |
Sunshine Coast |  Australia | 353,906  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Central Coast |  Australia | 338,567  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Wollongong |  Australia | 312,167  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Geelong |  Australia | 287,704  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Hobart |  Australia | 218,386  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Townsville |  Australia | 184,271  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Nouméa |  New Caledonia | 179,509  | Metropolitan area. National census, August 2014[5] |
Hamilton |  New Zealand | 178,500  | Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, June 2023[2] |
Cairns |  Australia | 155,529  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Tauranga |  New Zealand | 155,200  | Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, June 2023[2] |
Toowoomba |  Australia | 140,303  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Papeete |  French Polynesia | 136,771  | Urban area. National census, August 2017[6] |
Dunedin |  New Zealand | 133,300  | Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, June 2023[2] | |-
Darwin |  Australia | 132,921  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Ballarat |  Australia | 111,348  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Bendigo |  Australia | 103,575  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Lae |  Papua New Guinea | 100,677  | National census 2011  |
Mandurah |  Australia | 98,883  | Significant Urban Area, June 2023[1] |
Albury–Wodonga |  Australia | 97,274  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Palmerston North |  New Zealand | 90,500  | Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, June 2023[2] |
Launceston |  Australia | 88,884  | Significant Urban Area, June 2021[1] |
Suva |  Fiji | 87,000  | National census 2019  |
Honiara |  Solomon Islands | 84,520  | National census 2017  |

## See also[edit]

* Lists of cities in Oceania
* Cities portal
* Oceania portal
* Geography portal

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Statistics. "Population estimates by LGA, Significant Urban Area, Remoteness Area and electoral division, 2001 to 2021". abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
2. ^ a b c d e f "Subnational population estimates (RC, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (regional councils); "Subnational population estimates (TA, SA2), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (territorial authorities); "Subnational population estimates (urban rural), by age and sex, at 30 June 1996-2023 (2023 boundaries)". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 25 October 2023. (urban areas)
3. ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
4. ^ Statistics. "Population estimates by Stats NZ". stats.govt.nz. Stats NZ. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
5. ^ "Recensement de la population 2014 - Populations légales 2014". ISEE. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
6. ^ "Populations légales de Polynésie française en 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

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