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

Methodology

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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

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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 1 3,160,171 1 Steady 3,375,341 1 Steady 3,707,530 1 Steady 4,196,201 1 Steady 4,585,537
Geelong 2 129,668 2 Steady 135,965 2 Steady 143,921 2 Steady 157,103 2 Steady 180,239
Ballarat 3 72,766 3 Steady 77,766 3 Steady 85,936 3 Steady 93,761 3 Steady 105,348
Bendigo 4 68,480 4 Steady 75,420 4 Steady 82,795 4 Steady 92,384 4 Steady 100,649
Melton (Melbourne) 6 32,007 6 Steady 35,194 5 Increase 45,625 5 Steady 54,455 5 Steady 76,346
Shepparton - Mooroopna 5 35,754 5 Steady 38,247 6 Decrease 42,742 6 Steady 46,194 6 Steady 49,862
Pakenham (Melbourne) 19 11,283 12 Increase 18,621 8 Increase 32,913 – N/A[note 1] – N/A[note 1]
Sunbury (Melbourne) 10 25,086 9 Increase 29,071 7 Increase 33,062 8 Decrease 34,425 7 Decrease 38,010
Wodonga 8 27,659 8 Steady 29,538 9 Decrease 31,605 7 Increase 35,131 8 Increase 37,839
Mildura 7 27,963 7 Steady 30,761 10 Decrease 31,363 9 Increase 33,445 9 Steady 35,652
Warrnambool 9 26,669 10 Decrease 28,015 11 Decrease 29,286 10 Increase 30,707 10 Steady 32,894
Traralgon 11 19,569 11 Steady 21,474 12 Decrease 24,590 11 Increase 25,482 11 Steady 27,628
Torquay - Jan Juc 30 7,943[note 2] 29 Increase 9,463[note 2] 19 Increase 13,336 15 Increase 16,942 12 Increase 22,998
Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads 17 12,582 16 Increase 13,701 14 Increase 16,091 13 Increase 18,208 13 Steady 22,035
Bacchus Marsh 18 12,107 19 Decrease 13,046 17 Increase 14,914 14 Increase 17,303 14 Steady 21,692
Wangaratta 12 16,310 13 Decrease 16,732 13 Steady 17,376 12 Steady 18,567 15 Decrease 19,712
Warragul 22 10,405 21 Increase 11,333 20 Increase 13,081 18 Increase 14,274 16 Increase 19,134
Horsham 15 13,210 15 Steady 13,945 16 Decrease 15,261 16 Steady 15,630 17 Decrease 16,289
Drysdale - Clifton Springs 28 9,033 25 Increase 9,880 26 Decrease 10,929 24 Increase 12,483 18 Increase 16,199
Lara 26 9,185 24 Increase 10,312 25 Decrease 11,192 21 Increase 13,327 19 Increase 15,772
Moe - Newborough 13 15,352[note 3] 14 Decrease 15,159[note 3] 15 Decrease 15,293 17 Decrease 15,062 20 Decrease 15,758
Drouin 40 5,800 36 Increase 6,656 30 Increase 9,369 26 Increase 11,889 21 Increase 14,764
Wallan 50 3,958 45 Increase 5,321 36 Increase 7,810 34 Increase 8,521 22 Increase 14,741
Sale 16 12,793 18 Decrease 13,090 21 Decrease 12,764 20 Increase 13,507 23 Decrease 14,100
Morwell 14 13,505 17 Decrease 13,399 18 Decrease 13,689 19 Decrease 13,540 24 Decrease 14,068
Echuca 20 10,926 20 Steady 12,399 22 Decrease 12,611 23 Increase 12,902 25 Decrease 13,764
Bairnsdale 21 10,557 22 Decrease 11,033 23 Decrease 11,820 22 Increase 12,950 26 Decrease 13,734
Colac 23 10,164 23 Steady 10,560 24 Decrease 11,416 25 Decrease 11,890 27 Decrease 12,348
Leopold 35 6,722 31 Increase 7,937 29 Increase 9,608 27 Increase 11,882 28 Decrease 12,319
Gisborne 46 4,228 38 Increase 6,285 34 Increase 8,056 31 Increase 9,822 29 Increase 10,999
Swan Hill 24 9,738 27 Decrease 9,705 28 Decrease 9,876 28 Steady 10,603 30 Decrease 10,869
Castlemaine 34 6,822 34 Steady 7,082 33 Increase 9,124 30 Increase 9,933 31 Decrease 10,577
Portland 25 9,566 26 Decrease 9,708 27 Decrease 9,959 29 Decrease 10,059 32 Decrease 10,450
Benalla 29 8,593 30 Decrease 8,951 32 Decrease 9,328 32 Steady 9,296 33 Decrease 9,742
Hamilton 27 9,119 28 Decrease 9,493 31 Decrease 9,344 33 Decrease 8,892 34 Decrease 9,577
Portarlington - St Leonards 44 4,677[note 4] 47 Decrease 4,947[note 4] 42 Increase 6,069[note 4] 41 Increase 6,883 35 Increase 9,048
Kilmore 55 3,521 48 Increase 4,699 41 Increase 6,142 39 Increase 6,953 36 Increase 8,786
Healesville 32 7,132 33 Decrease 7,216 35 Decrease 7,992 35 Steady 8,483 37 Decrease 8,698
Yarrawonga 49 4,016 43 Increase 5,727 40 Increase 6,793 37 Increase 7,847 38 Decrease 8,580
Wonthaggi 37 6,136 37 Steady 6,362 37 Steady 7,279 36 Increase 7,917 39 Decrease 8,430
Maryborough 31 7,471 32 Decrease 7,549 38 Decrease 7,174 38 Steady 7,495 40 Decrease 7,769
Ararat 33 7,043 35 Decrease 7,066 39 Decrease 7,023 40 Decrease 6,924 41 Decrease 7,015
Cowes 56 3,494 52 Increase 4,137 52 Steady 4,310 50 Increase 4,944 42 Increase 6,797
Lakes Entrance 42 5,476 42 Steady 5,644 43 Decrease 5,967 42 Increase 6,071 43 Decrease 6,527
Bannockburn 106 1,518 79 Increase 2,426 61 Increase 3,512 49 Increase 4,997 44 Increase 6,178
Inverloch 53 3,737 57 Decrease 3,532 51 Increase 4,456 48 Increase 5,066 45 Increase 6,046
Seymour 36 6,441 40 Decrease 5,915 44 Decrease 5,915 44 Steady 5,842 46 Decrease 6,016
Kyabram 41 5,527 44 Decrease 5,378 46 Decrease 5,643 43 Increase 5,899 47 Decrease 6,010
Stawell 39 6,142 41 Decrease 5,755 45 Decrease 5,737 45 Steady 5,521 48 Decrease 5,627
Leongatha 47 4,220 50 Decrease 4,306 48 Increase 4,894 47 Increase 5,117 49 Decrease 5,618
Whittlesea 2,370 62 Increase 3,412 55 Increase 3,952 56 Decrease 3,917 50 Increase 5,497
Cobram 45 4,543 46 Decrease 4,995 47 Decrease 5,420 46 Increase 5,376 51 Decrease 5,389
Kyneton 48 4,121 51 Decrease 4,176 50 Increase 4,461 51 Decrease 4,866 53 Decrease 5,151
Churchill 43 4,898 49 Decrease 4,568 49 Steady 4,750 52 Decrease 4,567 56 Decrease 4,679
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  • Melbourne, the most populated city in Victoria.
    Melbourne, the most populated city in Victoria.
  • Looking east over Sturt Street and the CBD toward Bridge Mall from Ballarat Town Hall clock tower
    Looking east over Sturt Street and the CBD toward Bridge Mall from Ballarat Town Hall clock tower
  • Pall Mall and Charing Cross in 1909. Bendigo had become a bustling city with a large transport network.
    Pall Mall and Charing Cross in 1909. Bendigo had become a bustling city with a large transport network.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b This figure is for Torquay only.
  3. ^ a b This figure is for Moe - Yallourn.
  4. ^ a b c 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

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References

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  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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