Talk:List of towns in Australia

2019 update

It's been a while since I did this so I've updated the NSW section based on the New South Wales Geographical Names Register (GNR) which lists towns in NSW with the status "ASSIGNED", "RECORDED" or "VARIANT" with both "ASSIGNED" and "RECORDED" directly identifying valid towns. However, there are several towns that are not listed on the GNR as "ASSIGNED" or "RECORDED". There are various reasons for this, one of which is that some LGAs have listed all places as either a suburb or a locality, even if it is a town. My town of Raymond Terrace is one such example, which is how I came to discover the anomaly. While the direct entry has been changed the "VARIANT" (i.e. other name(s) by which the town is or was called) has not. This is how the remaining towns are identified. For convenience, I have listed how the towns are assigned in the following table. Towns listed as "Variant" are only identified on the register as a town by their variant name. Many towns have both "Assigned" and "Variant" entries but these are not identified here.

NSW towns

Town name	Status
Aberdare	Assigned
Abermain	Assigned
Adaminaby	Recorded
Adelong	Assigned
Agnes Banks	Variant
Anna Bay	Assigned
Ardlethan	Assigned
Ariah Park	Variant
Ashford	Assigned
Austinmer	Assigned
Avoca Beach	Variant
Ballina	Assigned
Balranald	Assigned
Bangalow	Assigned
Baradine	Assigned
Bargo	Assigned
Barham	Assigned
Barraba	Assigned
Batemans Bay	Assigned
Batlow	Assigned
Bega	Assigned
Bellbird	Assigned
Bellingen	Assigned
Berkeley Vale	Variant
Bermagui	Assigned
Berridale	Assigned
Berrigan	Assigned
Berrima	Variant
Berry	Assigned
Bilpin	Assigned
Binalong	Assigned
Bingara	Assigned
Binnaway	Assigned
Blackheath	Assigned
Blaxland	Assigned
Blayney	Assigned
Boggabilla	Assigned
Boggabri	Assigned
Bolwarra	Assigned
Bomaderry	Assigned
Bombala	Assigned
Bonalbo	Assigned
Bonnells Bay	Variant
Bowenfels	Variant
Bowraville	Assigned
Braidwood	Assigned
Branxton	Variant
Brewarrina	Assigned
Brooklyn	Variant
Brunswick Heads	Variant
Bulahdelah	Assigned
Bullaburra	Assigned
Bulli	Assigned
Bundarra	Assigned
Bungendore	Assigned
Buronga	Assigned
Burradoo	Assigned
Canowindra	Assigned
Captains Flat	Assigned
Clarence Town	Assigned
Cobar	Assigned
Coledale	Assigned
Collarenebri	Variant
Condobolin	Assigned
Coolamon	Variant
Cooma	Variant
Coonabarabran	Variant
Coonamble	Variant
Cooranbong	Variant
Cootamundra	Variant
Corowa	Assigned
Cowra	Assigned
Crescent Head	Assigned
Crookwell	Assigned
Cudal	Assigned
Cumnock	Assigned
Dapto	Assigned
Dareton	Assigned
Deepwater	Assigned
Delegate	Assigned
Delungra	Variant
Deniliquin	Variant
Denman	Variant
Dorrigo	Assigned
Dunedoo	Variant
Dungog	Assigned
Edgeworth	Variant
Ellalong	Assigned
Emu Plains	Variant
Eugowra	Assigned
Euston	Assigned
Evans Head	Assigned
Faulconbridge	Assigned
Fingal Head	Variant
Forbes	Assigned
Forster	Assigned
Frederickton	Assigned
Galong	Assigned
Ganmain	Variant
Gerringong	Variant
Geurie	Variant
Gilgandra	Variant
Gillieston Heights	Variant
Gladstone	Assigned
Glen Innes	Variant
Glenbrook	Assigned
Gol Gol	Assigned
Gorokan	Variant
Greenhill	Variant
Greenwell Point	Assigned
Grenfell	Assigned
Greta	Assigned
Grose Vale	Variant
Gulargambone	Variant
Gundagai	Assigned
Gunnedah	not listed
Gunning	Variant
Guyra	Variant
Harden	Assigned
Hawks Nest	Assigned
Hay	Variant
Hazelbrook	Assigned
Heddon Greta	Assigned
Helensburgh	Assigned
Henty	Assigned
Hexham	Variant
Hillston	Variant
Holbrook	Variant
Huskisson	Assigned
Inverell	Variant
Ivanhoe	Assigned
Jennings	Assigned
Jerilderie	Recorded
Jindabyne	Variant
Jugiong	Assigned
Junee	Assigned
Kandos	Assigned
Katoomba	Assigned
Kearsley	Assigned
Kempsey	Assigned
Kimovale	Assigned
Kinchela	Assigned
Kurrajong	Assigned
Kurri Kurri	Assigned
Kyogle	Assigned
Lake Cargelligo	Assigned
Lake Illawarra	Variant
Lapstone	Assigned
Lawson	Assigned
Leura	Assigned
Lightning Ridge	Variant
Macksville	Variant
Mallanganee	Assigned
Manildra	Assigned
Manilla	Assigned
Marulan	Variant
Mathoura	Assigned
Medlow Bath	Assigned
Mendooran	Variant
Menindee	Assigned
Merimbula	Variant
Millfield	Assigned
Milton	Assigned
Moama	Assigned
Molong	Assigned
Moree	Variant
Moulamein	Assigned
Mount Riverview	Assigned
Mount Victoria	Assigned
Mudgee	Variant
Murrumburrah	Assigned
Murwillumbah	Assigned
Muswellbrook	Variant
Nabiac	Variant
Nambucca Heads	Assigned
Narooma	Variant
Narrandera	Assigned
Narromine	Variant
Neath	Assigned
Nelson Bay	Variant
Nimmitabel	Variant
Noraville	Variant
North Richmond	Variant
Nowra	Assigned
Numbaa	Assigned
Nundle	Assigned
Nyngan	Assigned
Old Junee	Assigned
Ourimbah	Variant
Oxley Vale	Variant
Pallamallawa	Variant
Pambula	Variant
Parkes	Assigned
Paterson	Assigned
Paxton	Assigned
Peak Hill	Assigned
Picton	Variant
Port Kembla	Assigned
Port Macquarie	not listed
Raleigh	Assigned
Raymond Terrace	Variant
Rylstone	Variant
Scarborough	Assigned
Smithtown	Assigned
South Gundagai	Assigned
South West Rocks	Variant
Springwood	Assigned
Stanwell Park	Assigned
Stuart Town	Variant
Sussex Inlet	Assigned
Talbingo	Assigned
Tarcutta	Variant
Taree	not listed
Tea Gardens	Assigned
Tenterfield	Assigned
Terrigal	Variant
The Oaks	Variant
The Rock	Assigned
Thirlmere	Variant
Thirroul	Assigned
Thurgoona	Variant
Tingha	Variant
Tomerong	Assigned
Tottenham	Assigned
Toukley	Variant
Trangie	Variant
Trundle	Assigned
Tullamore	Assigned
Tumbarumba	Variant
Tumut	Assigned
Tuncurry	Assigned
Tuntable Creek	Variant
Tweed Heads	Assigned
Ulladulla	Assigned
Ungarie	Variant
Uralla	Assigned
Urana	Assigned
Uranquinty	Variant
Urbenville	Assigned
Urunga	Assigned
Valley Heights	Assigned
Walcha	Assigned
Walgett	Variant
Warialda	Assigned
Warrell Creek	Assigned
Warrimoo	Assigned
Waterfall	Variant
Wellington	Assigned
Wentworth	Assigned
Wentworth Falls	Assigned
West Wallsend	Variant
West Wyalong	Variant
Weston	Assigned
Wilcannia	Assigned
Wingham	not listed
Wombarra	Assigned
Woodburn	Assigned
Woodenbong	Assigned
Woodford	Assigned
Woodstock	Assigned
Wyalong	Variant
Yass	Assigned
Yeoval	Assigned
Young	Assigned

Notes

There are a number of places in the table marked as "not listed" as they are not shown on the GNR as "ASSIGNED" or "RECORDED" and there are no "VARIANT" names listed. However, their entries do state that they are towns despite registration as a locality or suburb so they are listed here. --AussieLegend (✉) 12:15, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Missing towns

A lot of places are missing. Why? 2001:8003:E105:1F00:8579:B54C:8F6D:3A28 (talk) 10:36, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Links to towns don't show any list

the links say list but there us no list coming 2.205.250.53 (talk) 10:37, 14 January 2024 (UTC)