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list of places in Victoria by population

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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.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2017-10-19 |title=Urban Centre and Locality - Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/2901.0Chapter23002016#UCL |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2018-01-19 |website= |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |language=en}} Some urban centres include neighbouring towns; for example, the Mildura population in the table below includes Irymple.{{Cite web |title=2016 Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part), Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2016/UCL212001 |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=www.abs.gov.au}}

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

Table

class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan="2" |Urban centre

! colspan="2" |{{CensusAU|2001}}Australian Bureau of Statistics [https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/2016.2Main+Features12001?OpenDocument 2016.2 - Census of Population and Housing: Selected Characteristics for Urban Centres and Localities, Victoria, 2001]

! colspan="2" |{{CensusAU|2006}}Australian Bureau of Statistics [https://guest.censusdata.abs.gov.au/webapi/jsf/tableView/tableView.xhtml TableBuilder]: 2006 Census - Persons in Dwellings - persons counted by Urban Centres/Localities

! colspan="2" |{{CensusAU|2011}}Australian Bureau of Statistics [https://guest.censusdata.abs.gov.au/webapi/jsf/tableView/tableView.xhtml TableBuilder]: 2011 Census - Persons and Relationships - persons counted by Urban Centres and Localities

! colspan="2" |{{CensusAU|2016}}Australian Bureau of Statistics [https://guest.censusdata.abs.gov.au/webapi/jsf/tableView/tableView.xhtml TableBuilder]: 2016 Census - Cultural Diversity - Persons (Place of Usual Residence) counted by Urban Centres and Localities

! colspan="2" |{{CensusAU|2021}}

Rank

!Population

!Rank

!Population

!Rank

!Population

!Rank

!Population

!Rank

!Population

Melbourne

|1

align="right" |3,160,171

|1 {{same}}

align="right" |3,375,341

|1 {{same}}

align="right" |3,707,530

|1 {{same}}

align="right" |4,196,201

|1 {{same}}

align="right" |4,585,537
Geelong

|2

align="right" |129,668

|2 {{same}}

align="right" |135,965

|2 {{same}}

align="right" |143,921

| 2 {{same}}

align="right" |157,103

|2 {{same}}

align="right" |180,239
Ballarat

|3

align="right" |72,766

|3 {{same}}

align="right" |77,766

|3 {{same}}

align="right" |85,936

| 3 {{same}}

align="right" |93,761

|3 {{same}}

align="right" |105,348
Bendigo

|4

align="right" |68,480

|4 {{same}}

align="right" |75,420

|4 {{same}}

align="right" |82,795

| 4 {{same}}

align="right" |92,384

|4 {{same}}

align="right" |100,649
Melton (Melbourne)

|6

align="right" |32,007

|6 {{same}}

align="right" |35,194

|5 {{up}}

align="right" |45,625

| 5 {{same}}

align="right" |54,455

|5 {{same}}

align="right" |76,346
Shepparton - Mooroopna

|5

align="right" |35,754

|5 {{same}}

align="right" |38,247

|6 {{down}}

align="right" |42,742

| 6 {{same}}

align="right" |46,194

|6 {{same}}

align="right" |49,862
Pakenham (Melbourne)

|19

align="right" |11,283

|12 {{up}}

align="right" |18,621

|8 {{up}}

align="right" |32,913

|–

align="right" |N/ADue 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.

|–

align="right" |N/A
Sunbury (Melbourne)

|10

align="right" |25,086

|9 {{up}}

align="right" |29,071

|7 {{up}}

align="right" |33,062

| 8 {{down}}

align="right" |34,425

|7 {{Up}}

align="right" |38,010
Wodonga

|8

align="right" |27,659

|8 {{same}}

align="right" |29,538

|9 {{down}}

align="right" |31,605

| 7 {{up}}

align="right" |35,131

|8 {{Down}}

align="right" |37,839
Mildura

|7

align="right" |27,963

|7 {{same}}

align="right" |30,761

|10 {{down}}

align="right" |31,363

| 9 {{up}}

align="right" |33,445

|9 {{same}}

align="right" |35,652
Warrnambool

|9

align="right" |26,669

|10 {{down}}

align="right" |28,015

|11 {{down}}

align="right" |29,286

| 10 {{up}}

align="right" |30,707

|10 {{same}}

align="right" |32,894
Traralgon

|11

align="right" |19,569

|11 {{same}}

align="right" |21,474

|12 {{down}}

align="right" |24,590

| 11 {{up}}

align="right" |25,482

|11 {{same}}

align="right" |27,628
Torquay - Jan Juc

|30

align="right" |7,943This figure is for Torquay only.

|29 {{up}}

align="right" |9,463

|19 {{up}}

align="right" |13,336

| 15 {{up}}

align="right" |16,942

|12 {{up}}

align="right" |22,998
Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads

|17

align="right" |12,582

|16 {{up}}

align="right" |13,701

|14 {{up}}

align="right" |16,091

| 13 {{up}}

align="right" |18,208

|13 {{same}}

align="right" |22,035
Bacchus Marsh

|18

align="right" |12,107

|19 {{down}}

align="right" |13,046

|17 {{up}}

align="right" |14,914

| 14 {{up}}

align="right" |17,303

|14 {{same}}

align="right" |21,692
Wangaratta

|12

align="right" |16,310

|13 {{down}}

align="right" |16,732

|13 {{same}}

align="right" |17,376

| 12 {{same}}

align="right" |18,567

|15 {{down}}

align="right" |19,712
Warragul

|22

align="right" |10,405

|21 {{up}}

align="right" |11,333

|20 {{up}}

align="right" |13,081

| 18 {{up}}

align="right" |14,274

|16 {{up}}

align="right" |19,134
Horsham

|15

align="right" |13,210

|15 {{same}}

align="right" |13,945

|16 {{down}}

align="right" |15,261

| 16 {{same}}

align="right" |15,630

|17 {{down}}

align="right" |16,289
Drysdale - Clifton Springs

|28

align="right" |9,033

|25 {{up}}

align="right" |9,880

|26 {{down}}

align="right" |10,929

| 24 {{up}}

align="right" |12,483

|18 {{up}}

align="right" |16,199
Lara

|26

align="right" |9,185

|24 {{up}}

align="right" |10,312

|25 {{down}}

align="right" |11,192

| 21 {{up}}

align="right" |13,327

|19 {{up}}

align="right" |15,772
Moe - Newborough

|13

align="right" |15,352This figure is for Moe - Yallourn.

|14 {{down}}

align="right" |15,159

|15 {{down}}

align="right" |15,293

| 17 {{down}}

align="right" |15,062

|20 {{down}}

align="right" |15,758
Drouin

|40

align="right" |5,800

|36 {{up}}

align="right" |6,656

|30 {{up}}

align="right" |9,369

| 26 {{up}}

align="right" |11,889

|21 {{up}}

align="right" |14,764
Wallan

| 50

align="right" |3,958

|45 {{up}}

align="right" |5,321

|36 {{up}}

align="right" |7,810

| 34 {{up}}

align="right" |8,521

|22 {{up}}

align="right" |14,741
Sale

|16

align="right" |12,793

|18 {{down}}

align="right" |13,090

|21 {{down}}

align="right" |12,764

| 20 {{up}}

align="right" |13,507

|23 {{down}}

align="right" |14,100
Morwell

|14

align="right" |13,505

|17 {{down}}

align="right" |13,399

|18 {{down}}

align="right" |13,689

| 19 {{down}}

align="right" |13,540

|24 {{down}}

align="right" |14,068
Echuca

|20

align="right" |10,926

|20 {{same}}

align="right" |12,399

|22 {{down}}

align="right" |12,611

| 23 {{up}}

align="right" |12,902

|25 {{down}}

align="right" |13,764
Bairnsdale

|21

align="right" |10,557

|22 {{down}}

align="right" |11,033

|23 {{down}}

align="right" |11,820

| 22 {{up}}

align="right" |12,950

|26 {{down}}

align="right" |13,734
Colac

|23

align="right" |10,164

|23 {{same}}

align="right" |10,560

|24 {{down}}

align="right" |11,416

| 25 {{down}}

align="right" |11,890

|27 {{down}}

align="right" |12,348
Leopold

|35

align="right" |6,722

|31 {{up}}

align="right" |7,937

|29 {{up}}

align="right" |9,608

| 27 {{up}}

align="right" |11,882

|28 {{down}}

align="right" |12,319
Gisborne

| 46

align="right" |4,228

|38 {{up}}

align="right" |6,285

|34 {{up}}

align="right" |8,056

| 31 {{up}}

align="right" |9,822

|29 {{up}}

align="right" |10,999
Swan Hill

|24

align="right" |9,738

|27 {{down}}

align="right" |9,705

|28 {{down}}

align="right" |9,876

| 28 {{same}}

align="right" |10,603

|30 {{down}}

align="right" |10,869
Castlemaine

|34

align="right" |6,822

|34 {{same}}

align="right" |7,082

|33 {{up}}

align="right" |9,124

| 30 {{up}}

align="right" |9,933

|31 {{down}}

align="right" |10,577
Portland

|25

align="right" |9,566

|26 {{down}}

align="right" |9,708

|27 {{down}}

align="right" |9,959

| 29 {{down}}

align="right" |10,059

|32 {{down}}

align="right" |10,450
Benalla

|29

align="right" |8,593

|30 {{down}}

align="right" |8,951

|32 {{down}}

align="right" |9,328

| 32 {{same}}

align="right" |9,296

|33 {{down}}

align="right" |9,742
Hamilton

|27

align="right" |9,119

|28 {{down}}

align="right" |9,493

|31 {{down}}

align="right" |9,344

| 33 {{down}}

align="right" |8,892

|34 {{down}}

align="right" |9,577
Portarlington - St Leonards

| 44

align="right" |4,677

|47 {{down}}

align="right" |4,947This 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.

|42 {{up}}

align="right" |6,069

| 41 {{up}}

align="right" |6,883

|35 {{up}}

align="right" |9,048
Kilmore

| 55

align="right" |3,521

|48 {{up}}

align="right" |4,699

|41 {{up}}

align="right" |6,142

| 39 {{up}}

align="right" |6,953

|36 {{up}}

align="right" |8,786
Healesville

|32

align="right" |7,132

|33 {{down}}

align="right" |7,216

|35 {{down}}

align="right" |7,992

| 35 {{same}}

align="right" |8,483

|37 {{down}}

align="right" |8,698
Yarrawonga

| 49

align="right" |4,016

|43 {{up}}

align="right" |5,727

|40 {{up}}

align="right" |6,793

| 37 {{up}}

align="right" |7,847

|38 {{down}}

align="right" |8,580
Wonthaggi

|37

align="right" |6,136

|37 {{same}}

align="right" |6,362

|37 {{same}}

align="right" |7,279

| 36 {{up}}

align="right" |7,917

|39 {{down}}

align="right" |8,430
Maryborough

|31

align="right" |7,471

|32 {{down}}

align="right" |7,549

|38 {{down}}

align="right" |7,174

| 38 {{same}}

align="right" |7,495

|40 {{down}}

align="right" |7,769
Ararat

|33

align="right" |7,043

|35 {{down}}

align="right" |7,066

|39 {{down}}

align="right" |7,023

| 40 {{down}}

align="right" |6,924

|41 {{down}}

align="right" |7,015
Cowes

| 56

align="right" |3,494

|52 {{up}}

align="right" |4,137

|52 {{same}}

align="right" |4,310

| 50 {{up}}

align="right" |4,944

|42 {{up}}

align="right" |6,797
Lakes Entrance

| 42

align="right" |5,476

|42 {{same}}

align="right" |5,644

|43 {{down}}

align="right" |5,967

| 42 {{up}}

align="right" |6,071

|43 {{down}}

align="right" |6,527
Bannockburn

| 106

align="right" |1,518

|79 {{up}}

align="right" |2,426

|61 {{up}}

align="right" |3,512

| 49 {{up}}

align="right" |4,997

|44 {{up}}

align="right" |6,178
Inverloch

| 53

align="right" |3,737

|57 {{down}}

align="right" |3,532

|51 {{up}}

align="right" |4,456

| 48 {{up}}

align="right" |5,066

|45 {{up}}

align="right" |6,046
Seymour

|36

align="right" |6,441

|40 {{down}}

align="right" |5,915

|44 {{down}}

align="right" |5,915

| 44 {{same}}

align="right" |5,842

|46 {{down}}

align="right" |6,016
Kyabram

| 41

align="right" |5,527

|44 {{down}}

align="right" |5,378

|46 {{down}}

align="right" |5,643

| 43 {{up}}

align="right" |5,899

|47 {{down}}

align="right" |6,010
Stawell

|39

align="right" |6,142

|41 {{down}}

align="right" |5,755

|45 {{down}}

align="right" |5,737

| 45 {{same}}

align="right" |5,521

|48 {{down}}

align="right" |5,627
Leongatha

| 47

align="right" |4,220

|50 {{down}}

align="right" |4,306

|48 {{up}}

align="right" |4,894

| 47 {{up}}

align="right" |5,117

|49 {{down}}

align="right" |5,618
Whittlesea

|

align="right" |2,370

|62 {{up}}

align="right" |3,412

|55 {{up}}

align="right" |3,952

|56 {{down}}

align="right" |3,917

|50 {{up}}

align="right" |5,497
Cobram

| 45

align="right" |4,543

|46 {{down}}

align="right" |4,995

|47 {{down}}

align="right" |5,420

| 46 {{up}}

align="right" |5,376

|51 {{down}}

align="right" |5,389
Kyneton

| 48

align="right" |4,121

|51 {{down}}

align="right" |4,176

|50 {{up}}

align="right" |4,461

| 51 {{down}}

align="right" |4,866

|53 {{down}}

align="right" |5,151
Churchill

|43

align="right" |4,898

|49 {{down}}

align="right" |4,568

|49 {{same}}

align="right" |4,750

|52 {{down}}

align="right" |4,567

|56 {{down}}

align="right" |4,679

Gallery

Melbourne Western skyline.jpg|Melbourne, the most populated city in Victoria.

Aerialviewgardens.jpg|Looking east over Sturt Street and the CBD toward Bridge Mall from Ballarat Town Hall clock tower

Pall mall bendigo in 1909.jpg|Pall Mall and Charing Cross in 1909. Bendigo had become a bustling city with a large transport network.

Notes

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See also

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