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Biggest Cities in Australia Quiz

Can you name the most populous urban areas in Australia?

June 2017 estimates

Quiz by Quizmaster

Last updated: October 14, 2018

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Population	City
5,131,326	Sydney
4,850,740	Melbourne
2,408,223	Brisbane
2,050,138	Perth
1,313,927	Adelaide
693,321	Gold Coast / Tweed Heads
491,183	Newcastle / Maitland
447,457	Canberra / Queanbeyan
375,399	Sunshine Coast
299,203	Wollongong
260,138	Geelong

Population	City
226,884	Hobart
195,346	Townsville
165,925	Cairns
146,612	Darwin
145,631	Toowoomba
103,481	Ballarat
97,096	Bendigo
91,923	Albury / Wodonga
91,788	Mackay
90,427	Rockhampton
88,871	Launceston

NathanielMcVeagh

level 35

Jul 18, 2012

I got 8, and to be honest, apart from Adelaide which I missed, I probably wouldn't have got many more. Great quiz!

lolrobbielol

+10

level 56

Jul 18, 2012

Not being funny but Townsville is a poor, poor excuse for a town name

theLAYTshow

level 44

Jul 19, 2012

Ha, never thought of it before, but so true :)

thisisfun

level 35

May 26, 2014

Maybe townsville is a city. That'd be hilarious

MagentaDog790

level 38

Oct 31, 2015

it's just a mere town. (i'm a proud aussie)

someone2018

level 63

Dec 3, 2018

Ville does mean city in French.

britinaus

level 60

Apr 13, 2015

It's named after the town founder - Robert Towns. I live in Townsville. (It's a poor, poor excuse for a town to be honest)

Henning

level 68

Aug 26, 2015

I liked it there a lot (much more than Cairns), but that was also partially due to the great people at the hostel I stayed at :)

ChaosQuizzer

level 21

Jul 22, 2016

Why didn't they call it Robertstown then?

Malbaby

level 67

Oct 5, 2016

better than 'Townstown'

GeographyGeek42

level 52

Dec 3, 2018

I prefer Townstown. easy to remember. redundant. idiotic. that would be my criteria if I had to name a city.

kalbahamut

level 75

Oct 5, 2016

Isn't that where the Powerpuff Girls are from?

Gamer1162

level 63

Oct 5, 2016

Yes

RealDad12

level 53

Oct 5, 2016

Townsville IS a city.

thalassemia

level 29

Aug 14, 2012

Isn`t Townsville where the Powerpuff Girls live?

Ozchris

level 40

Jan 12, 2013

Good call! I think the Powerpuff Girl makers thought they were making up a name. I mean Townsville basically means townvillage... which is just silly.

kizzzzz

level 30

Jan 23, 2014

It's not so silly when you discover that the guy that founded the city was named "Robert Towns' hence "Towns'-ville.

SenileS

level 46

Jan 23, 2014

It is named after Robert Towns, the founding father.

kalbahamut

level 75

Oct 5, 2016

I wonder if Townsville is a suburb of The City, where The Tick fights crime.

OzlandGaming

level 14

Nov 25, 2013

I am Australian so I got above average, but I am still kicking myself for the ones I got wrong.

TheQuizzler

level 55

Mar 9, 2014

I'm American who's never been to Australia and managed to get seven but surprised I forgot Adelaide but somehow remembered Darwin and Hobart.

seokeunshichae

level 69

Oct 14, 2014

must not be a tennis fan...tons of tennis players have come from adelaide

ILuvCheetahz

level 8

May 10, 2014

Yes! I got them all and I am American!!!!!!!!!

randomdude

level 57

Sep 20, 2017

Meanwhile, I'm Australian and yet I only got 17/22, whereas I've gotten 100% on the city quizzes for the US, China, Brazil, Germany, Russia, etc.

jennywren21

level 45

Jul 21, 2014

What is the correct way to pronounce Queanbeyan?

Doggies

level 23

Jul 27, 2014

It's pronounced Quuen-be-yan. Also Queanbeyan is part of Canberra even though it's in NSW.

Doggies

level 23

Oct 16, 2014

I come from Canberra and was born in Queanbeyan so it's alright. Also, I meant Queen-be-yan not Quuen-be-yan. I also agree with counting Queanbeyan as not part of Canberra. It's like counting Gosford as part of Sydney.

Quizmaster

level ∞

Jul 23, 2016

Just for the record, it is the Australian government that makes these distinctions, not me.

kalbahamut

level 75

Dec 3, 2018

was this city named for Beyonce?

kalbahamut

level 75

Oct 15, 2014

Got 9. and I don't think I've ever heard of any of those I missed. Maybe Newcastle. Toowoomba sounds familiar a bit. I've heard of the Gold Coast but didn't know it was the name of a city.

ander217

level 75

Feb 10, 2017

I'd only heard of the Gold Coast in Africa. (Now Ghana.)

M2rk

level 19

Nov 19, 2014

Woohoo! 100 precent (with 45 sec) I would be embarrassed if I didn't get them all since I am from Australia (tmba)

rawe

level 48

Dec 18, 2014

Got 6. The main 5 and the capital city.

geographylover03

level 34

Apr 30, 2015

I got 20/22 and I was very happy with that until I found out I had forgot Rockhampton and Geelong ones that I knew and had got the time before :(

S0kl0rd3mp3r0r

level 20

Jul 26, 2015

Got 18 and from Australia, that kinda sucks

QueenEverdeen

level 7

Apr 7, 2016

Albury/Wodonga for the win!!!

mikeyq6

level 32

Jul 23, 2016

Numbers are a somewhat out of date, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Australia_by_population

Quizmaster

level ∞

Jul 23, 2016

Updated

Yamaneko

level 72

Aug 15, 2016

Surprisingly lots of Queensland compared to NSW!

comjag

level 73

Aug 30, 2016

Queensland is the most decentralised state in the country. The other states are dominated by large capitals.

Malbaby

level 67

Oct 5, 2016

The population of Queensland is all along the coast, inland it's almost empty.

Yamaneko

level 72

Feb 2, 2017

Since the time I did the quiz, I have done some research about Australian cities, and I have to say that I did not expect that their urban areas were so HUUUUUGE in superficy. The Sydney one is about half the size of Belgium. So no wonder cities like Central Coast does not belong in that quiz, it must have been "swallowed" by the urban area of Sydney!

Gamer1162

level 63

Oct 5, 2016

Almost 8 million km of land and look at their city populations. I'm sure if a tsunami hit Australia, nearly half of the population would be gone.

tasman

level 58

Dec 5, 2018

You could say the same thing about Japan and their population hasn't been affected greatly

AtilaFelipe

level 23

Oct 5, 2016

12/22.

RealDad12

level 53

Oct 5, 2016

I scored 21, but being Australian helps. Would never have thought of Mackay.

ander217

level 75

Oct 5, 2016

Was so happy to remember Hawkesbury where my daughter studied abroad, then deflated when it was too small to make the list.

grantdon

level 71

Dec 4, 2018

It's really just an outer suburb of Sydney

carteriswright

level 35

Oct 5, 2016

A proud aussie, but have never even heard of Albury-Wodonga... Couldn't even tell ya which state it's in!

comjag

level 73

Oct 5, 2016

Don't worry, proud Aussies can be dumb Aussies too.

coro

level 57

Oct 10, 2016

It's right on the Vic/NSW border.

manchesterutd10

level 51

Oct 5, 2016

damn i need to refresh myself. only got 14

Matthew07

level 35

Oct 5, 2016

Rockhamptom would rank tied for 415th in American cities

Malbaby

level 67

Jan 8, 2017

While your counting where would it rank against Chinese Cities?

ElSalvador

level 43

Oct 5, 2016

got them all but Mackay and Rockhampton. Being a Vic, there were a few local ones (Geelong, Melbourne, Bendigo, Ballarat).

powdamonkeyy

level 40

Oct 5, 2016

Also, for anyone looking for an extra challenge, I've just made another quiz with the 50 largest urban centres, as listed by Wikipedia. Good luck! http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/25294/50-largest-urban-centres-in-australia

amangla

level 55

Oct 7, 2016

I knew the names of all of them when I looked back, got 20/22!!! But that's just because I live in Adelaide.

HectorVortac

level 49

Oct 7, 2016

I often challenge fellow Americans to name 10 cities in Australia. Much of what I know about the place comes from... a board game! But it certainly didn't help with Alice Springs or Woomera this time.

svitapeneela

level 62

Oct 8, 2016

I was surprised Alice Springs wasn't on there, 'cos it's quite famous, so I assumed it was quite big. Obviously not... Impressed I got Rockhampton though - I remember it being on a black velvet wallhanging in my dad's bathroom when I was about 7.

almightyjosh

level 67

Oct 20, 2016

Oops, forgot Tasmania. That;s embarrassing

lucd13

level 61

Jan 26, 2017

All but one. Can't believe I missed the Gong. SMH

Malbaby

level 67

Feb 21, 2017

Good quiz, Not that easy, try my 'Australia Quiz' for an all round challenge.

USAmazing

level 30

Apr 21, 2017

Thought I knew Australia well, but got only 18...

Jarl5

level 57

May 23, 2017

Got the capitals and nothing else. Never heard of any of the other cities so I'm not too upset.

Geoboy9090

level 21

Jun 10, 2017

broome, and wangaratta

Geoboy9090

level 21

Jun 10, 2017

and coffs harbour

DonTheLamplighter

level 70

Sep 28, 2017

Was hoping to see Wagga Wagga make a cameo on this quiz. :-(

Baalhammon

level 49

Nov 23, 2017

As a result of doing pretty bad in this quiz I had a look at a map of Australia and my eyes instantly zoomed onto a town called "Wagga Wagga". You just can't make this shit up

grantdon

level 71

Dec 4, 2018

Of course Chattanooga and Mississippi are "normal" sounding place names

ahikerfromaustralia

level 22

Oct 15, 2017

Jesus, how did I not get Hobart AND Canberra. Brain fade.

tasman

level 58

Jan 26, 2018

Mandurah has a population of 80,813. Which means it surpasses Rockhampton.

Findlay

level 70

Mar 19, 2018

The ABS counts Mandurah as part of the Perth metro area.

carrow

level 25

Dec 8, 2018

I agree that Mandurah should be considered part of Perth, but I also think Geelong should be considered part of Melbourne.

RealDad12

level 53

Mar 7, 2018

How did I miss Albury and Mackay? As an Australian, I should've damn well gotten them!

Findlay

level 70

Mar 19, 2018

You can see Queensland's dispersed population compared to the capital-metro focused populations of the other states and territories. Eight of these are in Queensland, compared to six in New South Wales. And that's only if you count Gold Coast-Tweed and Canberra-Queanbeyan towards NSW, though in each case the NSW portion wouldn't make the list. And whilst Albury is a majority of the population of Albury-Wodonga, it would be smaller than Rocky with the Victorian population taken away. So really only three unambiguous NSW entries. Victoria manages 5 (including the aforementioned Albury-Wodonga) and Tassie scores 2. Everyone else can only manage 1 entry.

greggyboy

level 53

Apr 8, 2018

Bendigo has just made the list of Australian cities that I'm aware of ...

Richard75

level 26

Oct 25, 2018

Can't even spell Albury Ugh. or Launceston

someone2018

level 63

Dec 3, 2018

Anyone who hasn't been to Australia get more than Han half of them?

RogerM

level 77

Dec 3, 2018

Yes, but knowing a few rugby league towns helped a little.

Penguin

level 37

Dec 3, 2018

svitapeneela

level 62

Dec 3, 2018

So I got Launceston, but forgot Canberra. Oops

stubart409

level 57

Dec 3, 2018

Got them all with 2:03 to spare. Ipswich should be on this list, though. I'm guessing it is counted as part of Brisbane, even though it is a separate city.

gccwang24

level 26

Dec 3, 2018

The city of Townsville! ... is under attack by Mojo Jojo!

ballabrand

level 33

Dec 3, 2018

Used to live in Wollongong, only got 11 right :/

GeographyGeek42

level 52

Dec 3, 2018

only missed Sunshine Coast.

ItsDaBunnyYT

level 43

Dec 10, 2018

Forgot Melbourne! *facepalms*

Deadpool246

level 49

Dec 19, 2018

There is a lot of debate over the size of Sydney, especially since the boundary goes 120km north of the CBD to include the highly populated Central Coast area, yet Geelong is not considered a part of Melbourne despite being only 75km away, so if Sydney did not count Central Coast and Melbourne did count Geelong, Melbourne would be much bigger than Sydney. Not saying you should change it though.