This is a list of places in the Australian state of Victoria by population.

Methodology

The figures below broadly represent the populations of the contiguous built-up area of each city or town as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The population figures are drawn from the Australian Census Urban Centres and Localities data, where an "urban centre" is defined as a population cluster of 1,000 or more people.[1] Some urban centres include neighbouring towns; for example, the Mildura population in the table below includes Irymple.[2]

The table lists urban centres that have appeared in the top 50 in at least one census since 2001.

Table

Urban centre 2001 census[3] 2006 census[4] 2011 census[5] 2016 census[6] 2021 census
Rank Population Rank Population Rank Population Rank Population Rank Population
Melbourne 13,160,171 1 Steady3,375,341 1 Steady3,707,530 1 Steady4,196,201 1 Steady4,585,537
Geelong 2129,668 2 Steady135,965 2 Steady143,921 2 Steady157,103 2 Steady180,239
Ballarat 372,766 3 Steady77,766 3 Steady85,936 3 Steady93,761 3 Steady105,348
Bendigo 468,480 4 Steady75,420 4 Steady82,795 4 Steady92,384 4 Steady100,649
Melton (Melbourne) 632,007 6 Steady35,194 5 Increase45,625 5 Steady54,455 5 Steady76,346
Shepparton - Mooroopna 535,754 5 Steady38,247 6 Decrease42,742 6 Steady46,194 6 Steady49,862
Pakenham (Melbourne) 1911,283 12 Increase18,621 8 Increase32,913 –N/A[note 1] –N/A[note 1]
Sunbury (Melbourne) 1025,086 9 Increase29,071 7 Increase33,062 8 Decrease34,425 7 Decrease38,010
Wodonga 827,659 8 Steady29,538 9 Decrease31,605 7 Increase35,131 8 Increase37,839
Mildura 727,963 7 Steady30,761 10 Decrease31,363 9 Increase33,445 9 Steady35,652
Warrnambool 926,669 10 Decrease28,015 11 Decrease29,286 10 Increase30,707 10 Steady32,894
Traralgon 1119,569 11 Steady21,474 12 Decrease24,590 11 Increase25,482 11 Steady27,628
Torquay - Jan Juc 307,943[note 2] 29 Increase9,463[note 2] 19 Increase13,336 15 Increase16,942 12 Increase22,998
Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads 1712,582 16 Increase13,701 14 Increase16,091 13 Increase18,208 13 Steady22,035
Bacchus Marsh 1812,107 19 Decrease13,046 17 Increase14,914 14 Increase17,303 14 Steady21,692
Wangaratta 1216,310 13 Decrease16,732 13 Steady17,376 12 Steady18,567 15 Decrease19,712
Warragul 2210,405 21 Increase11,333 20 Increase13,081 18 Increase14,274 16 Increase19,134
Horsham 1513,210 15 Steady13,945 16 Decrease15,261 16 Steady15,630 17 Decrease16,289
Drysdale - Clifton Springs 289,033 25 Increase9,880 26 Decrease10,929 24 Increase12,483 18 Increase16,199
Lara 269,185 24 Increase10,312 25 Decrease11,192 21 Increase13,327 19 Increase15,772
Moe - Newborough 1315,352[note 3] 14 Decrease15,159[note 3] 15 Decrease15,293 17 Decrease15,062 20 Decrease15,758
Drouin 405,800 36 Increase6,656 30 Increase9,369 26 Increase11,889 21 Increase14,764
Wallan 503,958 45 Increase5,321 36 Increase7,810 34 Increase8,521 22 Increase14,741
Sale 1612,793 18 Decrease13,090 21 Decrease12,764 20 Increase13,507 23 Decrease14,100
Morwell 1413,505 17 Decrease13,399 18 Decrease13,689 19 Decrease13,540 24 Decrease14,068
Echuca 2010,926 20 Steady12,399 22 Decrease12,611 23 Increase12,902 25 Decrease13,764
Bairnsdale 2110,557 22 Decrease11,033 23 Decrease11,820 22 Increase12,950 26 Decrease13,734
Colac 2310,164 23 Steady10,560 24 Decrease11,416 25 Decrease11,890 27 Decrease12,348
Leopold 356,722 31 Increase7,937 29 Increase9,608 27 Increase11,882 28 Decrease12,319
Gisborne 464,228 38 Increase6,285 34 Increase8,056 31 Increase9,822 29 Increase10,999
Swan Hill 249,738 27 Decrease9,705 28 Decrease9,876 28 Steady10,603 30 Decrease10,869
Castlemaine 346,822 34 Steady7,082 33 Increase9,124 30 Increase9,933 31 Decrease10,577
Portland 259,566 26 Decrease9,708 27 Decrease9,959 29 Decrease10,059 32 Decrease10,450
Benalla 298,593 30 Decrease8,951 32 Decrease9,328 32 Steady9,296 33 Decrease9,742
Hamilton 279,119 28 Decrease9,493 31 Decrease9,344 33 Decrease8,892 34 Decrease9,577
Portarlington - St Leonards 444,677[note 4] 47 Decrease4,947[note 4] 42 Increase6,069[note 4] 41 Increase6,883 35 Increase9,048
Kilmore 553,521 48 Increase4,699 41 Increase6,142 39 Increase6,953 36 Increase8,786
Healesville 327,132 33 Decrease7,216 35 Decrease7,992 35 Steady8,483 37 Decrease8,698
Yarrawonga 494,016 43 Increase5,727 40 Increase6,793 37 Increase7,847 38 Decrease8,580
Wonthaggi 376,136 37 Steady6,362 37 Steady7,279 36 Increase7,917 39 Decrease8,430
Maryborough 317,471 32 Decrease7,549 38 Decrease7,174 38 Steady7,495 40 Decrease7,769
Ararat 337,043 35 Decrease7,066 39 Decrease7,023 40 Decrease6,924 41 Decrease7,015
Cowes 563,494 52 Increase4,137 52 Steady4,310 50 Increase4,944 42 Increase6,797
Lakes Entrance 425,476 42 Steady5,644 43 Decrease5,967 42 Increase6,071 43 Decrease6,527
Bannockburn 1061,518 79 Increase2,426 61 Increase3,512 49 Increase4,997 44 Increase6,178
Inverloch 533,737 57 Decrease3,532 51 Increase4,456 48 Increase5,066 45 Increase6,046
Seymour 366,441 40 Decrease5,915 44 Decrease5,915 44 Steady5,842 46 Decrease6,016
Kyabram 415,527 44 Decrease5,378 46 Decrease5,643 43 Increase5,899 47 Decrease6,010
Stawell 396,142 41 Decrease5,755 45 Decrease5,737 45 Steady5,521 48 Decrease5,627
Leongatha 474,220 50 Decrease4,306 48 Increase4,894 47 Increase5,117 49 Decrease5,618
Whittlesea 2,370 62 Increase3,412 55 Increase3,952 56 Decrease3,917 50 Increase5,497
Cobram 454,543 46 Decrease4,995 47 Decrease5,420 46 Increase5,376 51 Decrease5,389
Kyneton 484,121 51 Decrease4,176 50 Increase4,461 51 Decrease4,866 53 Decrease5,151
Churchill 434,898 49 Decrease4,568 49 Steady4,750 52 Decrease4,567 56 Decrease4,679
Notes
  1. 1 2 Due to increased residential development in Officer, which previously provided a non-urban buffer between Pakenham and the rest of the Melbourne metropolitan area, Pakenham began to be counted as part of the greater Melbourne urban centre starting from the 2016 census.
  2. 1 2 This figure is for Torquay only.
  3. 1 2 This figure is for Moe - Yallourn.
  4. 1 2 3 This figure is the sum of the populations of Portarlington, Indented Head and St Leonards, which were treated as three neighbouring but distinct urban centres prior to the 2016 census.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Urban Centre and Locality - Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "2016 Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part), Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016.2 - Census of Population and Housing: Selected Characteristics for Urban Centres and Localities, Victoria, 2001
  4. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2006 Census - Persons in Dwellings - persons counted by Urban Centres/Localities
  5. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2011 Census - Persons and Relationships - persons counted by Urban Centres and Localities
  6. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2016 Census - Cultural Diversity - Persons (Place of Usual Residence) counted by Urban Centres and Localities
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