| Source | UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2018) |
| Date | 01 Apr 2024 |
| Code | City | Population | Share (%) | Rank | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | Australia | World | Population | (%) | |||
| Melb | Melbourne | 5,235,407 | 5,315,600 | 19.9 | 1 | 89 | 80,193 | 1.53 |
| Sydn | Sydney | 5,120,894 | 5,184,896 | 19.4 | 2 | 91 | 64,002 | 1.25 |
| Bris | Brisbane | 2,504,505 | 2,536,449 | 9.50 | 3 | 220 | 31,944 | 1.28 |
| Pert | Perth | 2,117,997 | 2,143,491 | 8.03 | 4 | 270 | 25,494 | 1.20 |
| Adel | Adelaide | 1,366,783 | 1,379,280 | 5.17 | 5 | 433 | 12,497 | 0.91 |
| Gold | Gold Coast-Tweed Head | 732,324 | 742,600 | 2.78 | 6 | 863 | 10,276 | 1.40 |
| Canb | Canberra | 472,304 | 477,567 | 1.79 | 7 | 1340 | 5,263 | 1.11 |
| Newc | Newcastle-Maitland | 460,874 | 465,145 | 1.74 | 8 | 1380 | 4,271 | 0.93 |
| Suns | Sunshine Coast | 365,281 | 370,828 | 1.39 | 9 | 1685 | 5,547 | 1.52 |
| Cent | Central Coast | 341,327 | 344,200 | 1.29 | 10 | 1781 | 2,873 | 0.84 |
| Woll | Wollongong | 312,479 | 315,379 | 1.18 | 11 | 1848 | 2,900 | 0.93 |