| Source | UN (World Urbanization Prospects 2018) |
| Date | 08 Mar 2025 |
| Code | City | Population | Share (%) | Rank | Change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | Australia | World | Population | (%) | |||
| Melb | Melbourne | 5,315,600 | 5,391,886 | 20.0 | 1 | 89 | 76,286 | 1.44 |
| Sydn | Sydney | 5,184,896 | 5,248,788 | 19.5 | 2 | 91 | 63,892 | 1.23 |
| Bris | Brisbane | 2,536,449 | 2,568,173 | 9.52 | 3 | 220 | 31,724 | 1.25 |
| Pert | Perth | 2,143,491 | 2,169,192 | 8.04 | 4 | 269 | 25,701 | 1.20 |
| Adel | Adelaide | 1,379,280 | 1,392,943 | 5.16 | 5 | 439 | 13,663 | 0.99 |
| Gold | Gold Coast-Tweed Head | 742,600 | 752,570 | 2.79 | 6 | 872 | 9,970 | 1.34 |
| Canb | Canberra | 477,567 | 482,986 | 1.79 | 7 | 1351 | 5,419 | 1.13 |
| Newc | Newcastle-Maitland | 465,145 | 469,794 | 1.74 | 8 | 1391 | 4,649 | 1.00 |
| Suns | Sunshine Coast | 370,828 | 376,114 | 1.39 | 9 | 1688 | 5,286 | 1.43 |
| Cent | Central Coast | 344,200 | 347,430 | 1.29 | 10 | 1777 | 3,230 | 0.94 |
| Woll | Wollongong | 315,379 | 318,535 | 1.18 | 11 | 1845 | 3,156 | 1.00 |