List of places in Queensland by population

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This is a list of places in Queensland by urban centre population.

Urban areas by population

Rank Urban Centre Population Region Notes
2011 Census Source
1 Brisbane 2,065,996 South East Queensland Third-largest city in Australia, after Sydney and Melbourne
2 Gold Coast–Tweed Heads (Gold Coast part) 478,107 South East Queensland Includes part of New South Wales
3 Sunshine Coast 209,263 South East Queensland
4 Townsville 157,748 North Queensland Includes Thuringowa
5 Cairns 133,893 Far North Queensland
6 Toowoomba 131,257 Darling Downs Second–largest inland city in Australia, after Canberra
7 Mackay 74,219 Central Queensland
8 Rockhampton 61,724 Central Queensland Australia's Beef capital.
9 Bundaberg 49,750 Wide Bay–Burnett
10 Hervey Bay 48,680 Wide Bay–Burnett
11 Gladstone 32,073 Central Queensland
12 Maryborough 21,777 Wide Bay–Burnett
13 Mount Isa 20,570 Gulf Country
14 Gympie 17,285 Wide Bay–Burnett
15 Bongaree–Woorim 17,041 South East Queensland Situated on Bribie Island
16 Nambour 16,250 South East Queensland
17 Yeppoon 15,141 Central Queensland
18 Warwick 13,376 Darling Downs
19 Emerald 12,895 Central Queensland
20 Dalby 10,861 Darling Downs
21 Bargara–Innes Park 10,052 Wide Bay–Burnett
22 Kingaroy 9,586 Wide Bay–Burnett
23 Tannum Sands–Boyne Island 9,348 Central Queensland
24 Moranbah 8,626 Central Queensland
25 Bowen 8,604 North Queensland

Regions by population

Rank Region Population Largest city
1 South East Queensland 3,050,000 Brisbane
2 Wide Bay–Burnett 293,455 Bundaberg
3 Far North Queensland 275,058 Cairns
4 Darling Downs 241,537 Toowoomba
5 North Queensland 231,628 Townsville
6 Central Queensland 190,000 Mackay
7 Gulf Country 35,779 Mount Isa
8 South West Queensland 26,489 Roma
9 Central West Queensland 12,256 Longreach

See also

References

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