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Biggest Cities in Australia Quiz
Can you name the most populous urban areas in Australia?
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| First submitted | July 12, 2012 |
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NathanielMcVeagh
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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
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level 55
Jul 18, 2012
Not being funny but Townsville is a poor, poor excuse for a town name
theLAYTshow
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level 44
Jul 19, 2012
Ha, never thought of it before, but so true :)
thisisfun
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level 35
May 26, 2014
Maybe townsville is a city. That'd be hilarious
MagentaDog790
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level 38
Oct 31, 2015
it's just a mere town. (i'm a proud aussie)
someone2018
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level 76
Dec 3, 2018
Ville does mean city in French.
Lachieplan
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level 39
Jun 19, 2019
It is technically a city, but not a capital one
britinaus
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level 65
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
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level 70
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
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level 21
Jul 22, 2016
Why didn't they call it Robertstown then?
Malbaby
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level 68
Oct 5, 2016
better than 'Townstown'
GeographyGeek42
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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
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level 77
Oct 5, 2016
Isn't that where the Powerpuff Girls are from?
Gamer1162
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level 64
Oct 5, 2016
Yes
RealDad12
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level 57
Oct 5, 2016
Townsville IS a city.
thalassemia
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level 29
Aug 14, 2012
Isn`t Townsville where the Powerpuff Girls live?
Ozchris
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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
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level 29
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
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level 46
Jan 23, 2014
It is named after Robert Towns, the founding father.
kalbahamut
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level 77
Oct 5, 2016
I wonder if Townsville is a suburb of The City, where The Tick fights crime.
OzlandGaming
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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
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level 58
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
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level 73
Oct 14, 2014
must not be a tennis fan...tons of tennis players have come from adelaide
ILuvCheetahz
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level 8
May 10, 2014
Yes! I got them all and I am American!!!!!!!!!
randomdude
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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
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level 47
Jul 21, 2014
What is the correct way to pronounce Queanbeyan?
Doggies
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level 23
Jul 27, 2014
It's pronounced Quuen-be-yan.
Also Queanbeyan is part of Canberra even though it's in NSW.
Doggies
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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
+1
level ∞
Jul 23, 2016
Just for the record, it is the Australian government that makes these distinctions, not me.
someone2018
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level 76
Nov 16, 2019
You ruined it for me. I just read it quickly as being Queenybean.
kalbahamut
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level 77
Dec 3, 2018
was this city named for Beyonce?
kalbahamut
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level 77
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
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level 77
Feb 10, 2017
I'd only heard of the Gold Coast in Africa. (Now Ghana.)
M2rk
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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
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level 61
Dec 18, 2014
Got 6. The main 5 and the capital city.
geographylover03
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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
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level 20
Jul 26, 2015
Got 18 and from Australia, that kinda sucks
QueenEverdeen
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level 7
Apr 7, 2016
Albury/Wodonga for the win!!!
mikeyq6
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level 33
Jul 23, 2016
Numbers are a somewhat out of date, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Australia_by_population
Quizmaster
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level ∞
Jul 23, 2016
Updated
Yamaneko
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level 72
Aug 15, 2016
Surprisingly lots of Queensland compared to NSW!
comjag
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level 77
Aug 30, 2016
Queensland is the most decentralised state in the country. The other states are dominated by large capitals.
Malbaby
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level 68
Oct 5, 2016
The population of Queensland is all along the coast, inland it's almost empty.
Yamaneko
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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
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level 64
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
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level 59
Dec 5, 2018
You could say the same thing about Japan and their population hasn't been affected greatly
AtilaFelipe
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level 41
Oct 5, 2016
12/22.
RealDad12
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level 57
Oct 5, 2016
I scored 21, but being Australian helps. Would never have thought of Mackay.
ander217
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level 77
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
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level 71
Dec 4, 2018
It's really just an outer suburb of Sydney
carteriswright
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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
+4
level 77
Oct 5, 2016
Don't worry, proud Aussies can be dumb Aussies too.
coro
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level 60
Oct 10, 2016
It's right on the Vic/NSW border.
manchesterutd10
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level 51
Oct 5, 2016
damn i need to refresh myself. only got 14
Matthew07
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level 37
Oct 5, 2016
Rockhamptom would rank tied for 415th in American cities
Malbaby
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level 68
Jan 8, 2017
While your counting where would it rank against Chinese Cities?
ElSalvador
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level 49
Oct 5, 2016
got them all but Mackay and Rockhampton. Being a Vic, there were a few local ones (Geelong, Melbourne, Bendigo, Ballarat).
powdamonkeyy
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level 39
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
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level 58
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
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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
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level 64
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.
kalbahamut
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level 77
Nov 16, 2019
I don't know if this is true, but an Australian friend of mine said that she laughed out loud when she saw "Alice Springs Chicken" on the menu at Outback Steakhouse, because, to hear her describe it, Alice Springs is a tiny s#%$hole smack in the middle of the desert, definitely not known for its cuisine. Her words, not mine.
almightyjosh
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level 68
Oct 20, 2016
Oops, forgot Tasmania. That;s embarrassing
lucd13
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level 64
Jan 26, 2017
All but one. Can't believe I missed the Gong. SMH
Malbaby
+1
level 68
Feb 21, 2017
Good quiz, Not that easy, try my 'Australia Quiz' for an all round challenge.
USAmazing
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level 30
Apr 21, 2017
Thought I knew Australia well, but got only 18...
Jarl5
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level 56
May 23, 2017
Got the capitals and nothing else. Never heard of any of the other cities so I'm not too upset.
Geoboy9090
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level 21
Jun 10, 2017
broome, and wangaratta
Geoboy9090
+1
level 21
Jun 10, 2017
and coffs harbour
DonTheLamplighter
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level 74
Sep 28, 2017
Was hoping to see Wagga Wagga make a cameo on this quiz. :-(
Baalhammon
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level 52
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
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level 71
Dec 4, 2018
Of course Chattanooga and Mississippi are "normal" sounding place names
ahikerfromaustralia
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level 23
Oct 15, 2017
Jesus, how did I not get Hobart AND Canberra. Brain fade.
tasman
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level 59
Jan 26, 2018
Mandurah has a population of 80,813. Which means it surpasses Rockhampton.
Findlay
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level 69
Mar 19, 2018
The ABS counts Mandurah as part of the Perth metro area.
carrow
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level 42
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
+1
level 57
Mar 7, 2018
How did I miss Albury and Mackay? As an Australian, I should've damn well gotten them!
Findlay
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level 69
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
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level 54
Apr 8, 2018
Bendigo has just made the list of Australian cities that I'm aware of ...
Richard75
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level 26
Oct 25, 2018
Can't even spell Albury Ugh. or Launceston
someone2018
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level 76
Dec 3, 2018
Anyone who hasn't been to Australia get more than Han half of them?
RogerM
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level 79
Dec 3, 2018
Yes, but knowing a few rugby league towns helped a little.
Penguin
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level 41
Dec 3, 2018
me
svitapeneela
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level 64
Dec 3, 2018
So I got Launceston, but forgot Canberra. Oops
stubart409
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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
+2
level 39
Dec 3, 2018
The city of Townsville! ... is under attack by Mojo Jojo!
ballabrand
+1
level 36
Dec 3, 2018
Used to live in Wollongong, only got 11 right :/
GeographyGeek42
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level 52
Dec 3, 2018
only missed Sunshine Coast.
EytanMelech
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level 57
Dec 10, 2018
Forgot Melbourne! *facepalms*
Deadpool246
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level 48
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.
ALA02
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level 51
Mar 28, 2019
Aussie place names are so much better than American ones lol. Although they both steal a lot from us the British.
RhalezDavis
+1
level 43
May 7, 2019
I'm Victorian, and totally forgot Tasmania existed.
Lachieplan
+1
level 39
Jun 19, 2019
I’m Australian and missed Launceston. I can’t believe it
ABritishCat
+1
level 45
Jul 5, 2019
I made a quiz on this using citypopulation.de so it is more recent and accurate.
shockwave97
+1
level 41
Aug 13, 2019
I only know the cities from cricket matches.
payel123
+1
level 41
Sep 30, 2019
Can't believe I missed newcastle
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