Cities in Australia Ranked by Land area
Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).
Summary
Brisbane ranks #1 with 15,826 km². Sydney is second with 12,145 km², 30.3% behind. The top five are Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Gold Coast. The median across all 21 is 488.1 km²; Port Macquarie is last at 64.8 km².
- #1
- Brisbane · 15,826 km²
- Median
- 488.1 km²
- Coverage
- 21 cities in Australia
- Data year
- As recorded in Wikidata
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | City | Country | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | Australia | 15,826 |
| 2 | Sydney | Australia | 12,145 |
| 3 | Melbourne | Australia | 9,993 |
| 4 | Perth | Australia | 6,418 |
| 5 | Gold Coast | Australia | 1,402 |
| 6 | Hobart | Australia | 1,357 |
| 7 | Adelaide | Australia | 1,295 |
| 8 | Geelong | Australia | 1,240 |
| 9 | Ipswich | Australia | 1,090 |
| 10 | Wollongong | Australia | 684 |
| 11 | Cairns | Australia | 488.1 |
| 12 | Canberra | Australia | 471.8 |
| 13 | Orange | Australia | 285 |
| 14 | Newcastle | Australia | 261.8 |
| 15 | Bendigo | Australia | 146 |
| 16 | Townsville | Australia | 140.2 |
| 17 | Bunbury | Australia | 138.7 |
| 18 | Ballarat | Australia | 113.7 |
| 19 | Darwin | Australia | 112 |
| 20 | Launceston | Australia | 95.1 |
| 21 | Port Macquarie | Australia | 64.8 |
About the top 10
#1 Brisbane
Brisbane ranks #1 on this list with 15,826 km².
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 2,706,966 people (2023)
- Area
- 15,826 km²
- Density
- 171 people per km²
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Founded
- 1824
- Coordinates
- 27.47° S, 153.03° E
Also ranks #3 in elevation · #100 in area · #164 in founded.
#2 Sydney
Sydney ranks #2 on this list with 12,145 km².
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 5,450,496 people (2023)
- Area
- 12,145 km²
- Density
- 449 people per km²
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Founded
- 1788
- Coordinates
- 33.87° S, 151.21° E
Also ranks #44 in elevation · #127 in population · #151 in area.
#3 Melbourne
Melbourne ranks #3 on this list with 9,993 km².
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 5,350,705 people (2024)
- Area
- 9,993 km²
- Density
- 535 people per km²
- Elevation
- 31 m
- Founded
- 1835
- Coordinates
- 37.81° S, 144.96° E
Also ranks #131 in population · #149 in elevation · #173 in founded.
#4 Perth
Perth ranks #4 on this list with 6,418 km².
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 2,141,834 people (2021)
- Area
- 6,418 km²
- Density
- 334 people per km²
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Founded
- 1829
- Coordinates
- 31.96° S, 115.86° E
Also ranks #14 in elevation · #167 in founded · #241 in area.
#5 Gold Coast
Gold Coast ranks #5 on this list with 1,402 km².
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 607,665 people (2021)
- Area
- 1,402 km²
- Density
- 433 people per km²
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Founded
- 1958
- Coordinates
- 28.02° S, 153.40° E
#6 Hobart
Hobart ranks #6 on this list with 1,357 km².
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 197,451 people (2021)
- Area
- 1,357 km²
- Density
- 145 people per km²
- Elevation
- 54 m
- Founded
- 1803
- Coordinates
- 42.88° S, 147.32° E
#7 Adelaide
Adelaide ranks #7 on this list with 1,295 km².
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 1,387,290 people (2021)
- Area
- 1,295 km²
- Density
- 1,071 people per km²
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Founded
- 1836
- Coordinates
- 34.93° S, 138.60° E
Also ranks #12 in elevation · #174 in founded · #330 in population density.
#8 Geelong
Geelong ranks #8 on this list with 1,240 km².
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 180,239 people (2021)
- Area
- 1,240 km²
- Density
- 145 people per km²
- Elevation
- 14 m
- Founded
- 1838
- Coordinates
- 38.15° S, 144.35° E
#9 Ipswich
Ipswich ranks #9 on this list with 1,090 km².
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 232,930 people (2021)
- Area
- 1,090 km²
- Density
- 214 people per km²
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Founded
- 1846
- Coordinates
- 27.62° S, 152.77° E
#10 Wollongong
Wollongong ranks #10 on this list with 684 km².
- Country
- Australia
- Population
- 261,896 people (2016)
- Area
- 684 km²
- Density
- 383 people per km²
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Founded
- 1834
- Coordinates
- 34.43° S, 150.88° E
Profile facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Source and method
Area of the city proper as recorded in Wikidata.
Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
Data: Wikidata (CC0)
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