Council Populations

New South Wales

The population figures below are as at June 2006, and have been extracted from the ABS Website

Council June 2006
Blacktown City Council 279,759
Sutherland Shire Council 212,813
Wollongong City Council 194,590
Lake Macquarie City Council 191,955
Fairfield City Council 186,414
Bankstown City Council 176,817
Penrith City Council 176,661
Liverpool City Council 170,607
The Hills Shire Council 165,931
Sydney City Council 164,547
Gosford City Council 162,017
Hornsby Shire Council 157,387
Parramatta City Council 154,158
Newcastle City Council 149,075
Campbelltown City Council (NSW) 147,177
Wyong Shire Council 142,724
Warringah Council 139,476
Canterbury City Council 136,032
Randwick City Council 126,877
Ku-ring-gai Council 106,029
Ryde City Council 101,283
Rockdale City Council 96,640
Holroyd City Council 93,052
Shoalhaven City Council 92,196
Tweed Shire Council 82,955
Hurstville City Council 76,913
Blue Mountains City Council 76,080
Marrickville Council 75,525
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council 71,407
City of Canada Bay Council 68,883
Auburn Council 68,104
Coffs Harbour City Council 68,021
Willoughby City Council 67,434
Maitland City Council 64,793
Waverley Council 64,190
Shellharbour City Council 63,409
Port Stephens Council 63,408
North Sydney Council 62,407
Hawkesbury City Council 62,031
Wagga Wagga City Council 59,908
Pittwater Council 56,619
Tamworth Regional Council 55,899
Kogarah Municipal Council 55,119
Woollahra Municipal Council 53,667
Leichhardt Municipal Council 51,127
Camden Council 50,950
Clarence Valley Council 50,143
Albury City Council 48,629
Cessnock City Council 48,265
Greater Taree City Council 46,979
Wingecarribee Shire Council 44,379
Lismore City Council 44,225
Ashfield Council 41,309
Wollondilly Shire Council 41,300
Ballina Shire Council 40,266
Dubbo City Council 39,499
Manly Council 39,103
Queanbeyan City Council 37,885
The Council of the City of Botany Bay 37,586
Bathurst Regional Council 37,542
Orange City Council 37,009
Eurobodalla Shire Council 36,595
Great Lakes Council 33,982
Strathfield Municipal Council 33,592
Bega Valley Shire Council 32,429
Burwood Council 32,276
Lane Cove Municipal Council 31,989
Byron Shire Council 30,635
Kempsey Shire Council 28,474
Mosman Municipal Council 27,936
Goulburn Mulwaree Council 27,277
Griffith City Council 24,867
Armidale Dumaresq Council 24,533
Singleton Shire Council 23,005
Richmond Valley Council 22,172
Mid Western Regional Council 21,983
Lithgow City Council 20,650
Broken Hill City Council 20,139
Kiama Municipal Council 19,973
Nambucca Shire Council 18,633
Inverell Shire Council 16,152
Muswellbrook Shire Council 15,944
Parkes Shire Council 14,846
Moree Plains Shire Council 14,580
Hunter's Hill Council 13,838
Yass Valley Council 13,747
Narrabri Shire Council 13,680
Upper Hunter Shire Council 13,609
Cowra Shire Council 13,025
Bellingen Shire Council 12,985
Palerang Council 12,913
Cabonne Shire Council 12,907
Young Shire Council 12,488
Gunnedah Shire Council 11,966
Leeton Shire Council 11,742
Corowa Shire Council 11,454
Tumut Shire Council 11,260
Warrumbungle Shire Council 10,208
Greater Hume Shire Council 10,167
Cooma-Monaro Shire Council 10,166
Forbes Shire Council 9,755
Kyogle Council 9,686
Glen Innes Severn Council 9,095
Dungog Shire Council 8,432
Wellington Council 8,406
Berrigan Shire Council 8,337
Liverpool Plains Shire Council 7,849
Deniliquin Council 7,715
Cootamundra Shire Council 7,597
Snowy River Shire Council 7,554
Upper Lachlan Shire Council 7,347
Walgett Shire Council 7,199
Wentworth Shire Council 7,086
Lachlan Shire Council 6,927
Blayney Shire Council 6,891
Tenterfield Shire Council 6,787
Narromine Shire Council 6,776
Murray Shire Council (NSW) 6,699
Bland Shire Council 6,343
Narrandera Shire Council 6,233
Temora Shire Council 6,101
Junee Shire Council 6,050
Uralla Shire Council 5,989
Gwydir Shire Council 5,516
Oberon Council 5,260
Cobar Shire Council 5,112
Gloucester Shire Council 4,985
Gilgandra Shire Council 4,702
Wakool Shire Council 4,530
Guyra Shire Council 4,402
Coonamble Shire Council 4,342
Coolamon Shire Council 4,176
Gundagai Shire Council 3,851
Weddin Shire Council 3,793
Harden Shire Council 3,725
Tumbarumba Shire Council 3,692
Hay Shire Council 3,535
Walcha Council 3,327
Lockhart Shire Council 3,312
Bourke Shire Council 3,217
Bogan Shire Council 2,994
Carrathool Shire Council 2,911
Warren Shire Council 2,871
Bombala Council 2,645
Murrumbidgee Shire Council 2,607
Balranald Shire Council 2,546
Boorowa Council 2,390
Central Darling Shire Council 2,008
Brewarrina Shire Council 1,998
Conargo Shire Council 1,743
Jerilderie Shire Council 1,711
Urana Shire Council 1,305

Northern Territory

The population figures below are 2008 figures that have been extracted from the Ausstats.

Council June 2006
Darwin City Council 73,754
City of Palmerston 28,030
Alice Springs Town Council 27,481
Litchfield Council 18,277
West Arnhem Shire Council 9,912
Katherine Town Council 9,653
East Arnhem Shire Council 7,924
Barkly Shire Council 6,999
Macdonnell Shire Council 6,718
Roper Gulf Shire Council 6,699
Victoria Daly Shire Council 6,644
Central Desert Shire Council 4,644
Tiwi Islands Shire Council 2,487
Coomalie Shire Council 1,268
Wagait Shire Council 326
Belyuen Shire Council 202

Queensland

The population figures below are 2009 figures that have been extracted from the OESR Queensland Regional Database.

Council June 2006
Brisbane City Council 1,052,458
Gold Coast City Council 515,157
Moreton Bay Regional Council 371,162
Sunshine Coast Regional Council 323,423
Logan City Council 277,623
Townsville City Council 181,743
Cairns Regional Council 164,356
Ipswich City Council 162,301
Toowoomba Regional Council 159,098
Redland City Council 140,691
Mackay Regional Council 116,123
Rockhampton Regional Council 114,105
Fraser Coast Regional Council 99,695
Bundaberg Regional Council 95,132
Gladstone Regional Council 59,644
Gympie Regional Council 48,101
Tablelands Regional Council 46,366
Scenic Rim Regional Council 37,446
Lockyer Valley Regional Council 35,633
Southern Downs Regional Council 35,456
Whitsunday Regional Council 34,195
South Burnett Regional Council 32,495
Western Downs Regional Council 31,366
Cassowary Coast Regional Council 30,992
Central Highlands Regional Council 30,403
Isaac Regional Council 22,417
Mount Isa City Council 21,838
Somerset Regional Council 21,608
Burdekin Shire Council 18,431
Banana Shire Council 15,700
Maranoa Regional Council 13,223
Charters Towers Regional Council 12,696
Hinchinbrook Shire Council 12,283
Goondiwindi Regional Council 11,188
North Burnett Regional Council 10,787
Torres Shire Council 4,913
Murweh Shire Council 4,871
Balonne Shire Council 4,847
Longreach Regional Council 4,298
Cook Shire Council 3,899
Torres Strait Island Regional Council 3,642
Cloncurry Shire Council 3,380
Barcaldine Regional Council 3,376
Weipa Town Council 3,320
Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council 2,628
Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council 2,282
Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council 2,187
Carpentaria Shire Council 2,123
Blackall Tambo Regional Council 2,069
Paroo Shire Council 1,946
Flinders Shire Council 1,834
Winton Shire Council 1,407
Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council 1,240
Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council 1,215
Aurukun Shire Council 1,209
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council 1,156
Mornington Shire Council 1,103
Quilpie Shire Council 1,016
Woorabinda Aboriginal Shire Council 965
Richmond Shire Council 962
Mckinlay Shire Council 944
Etheridge Shire Council 939
Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council 930
Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council 832
Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Council 676
Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council 619
Burke Shire Council 555
Boulia Shire Council 448
Bulloo Shire Council 374
Barcoo Shire Council 353
Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council 352
Diamantina Shire Council 319
Croydon Shire Council 273
Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council 266

South Australia

The population figures below are as at June 2006, and have been extracted from the ABS Website

Council June 2006
City of Onkaparinga 158,061
City of Salisbury 127,514
City of Port Adelaide Enfield 109,922
City of Charles Sturt 105,573
City of Tea Tree Gully 99,886
City of Marion 82,971
City of Playford 75,323
City of Mitcham 64,891
City of West Torrens 55,064
Campbelltown City Council (SA) 48,593
The City of Burnside 44,010
Adelaide Hills Council 39,703
City of Unley 38,146
The City of Norwood, Payneham & St Peters 35,893
City of Holdfast Bay 35,525
District Council of Mount Barker 29,149
Mount Gambier City Council 24,928
The Corporation of the City of Whyalla 22,801
Alexandrina Council 22,613
The Barossa Council 22,172
City of Prospect 20,710
Town of Gawler 20,257
The Rural City of Murray Bridge 19,101
Adelaide City Council 18,990
Port Pirie Regional Council 17,950
Port Augusta City Council 14,542
City of Port Lincoln 14,452
Light Regional Council 13,318
City of Victor Harbor 13,247
Wattle Range Council 12,508
District Council of the Copper Coast 12,496
District Council of Loxton Waikerie 12,068
District Council of Yorke Peninsula 11,670
Berri Barmera Council 11,283
District Council of Renmark Paringa 9,868
Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council 8,653
District Council of Grant 8,542
Mid Murray Council 8,451
Naracoorte Lucindale Council 8,440
District Council of Mallala 8,365
Corporation of the Town of Walkerville 7,258
Tatiara District Council 7,089
Wakefield Regional Council 6,679
The Coorong District Council 5,831
Northern Areas Council 4,856
District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula 4,731
Kangaroo Island Council 4,536
District Council of Yankalilla 4,497
Municipal Council of Roxby Downs 4,453
Regional Council of Goyder 4,284
District Council of Ceduna 3,731
District Council of Mount Remarkable 2,957
District Council of Tumby Bay 2,706
District Council of Barunga West 2,614
Kingston Regional Council 2,442
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara 2,363
Southern Mallee District Council 2,198
District Council of Streaky Bay 2,159
District Council of Peterborough 2,004
District Council of Coober Pedy 1,942
District Council of Cleve 1,921
Flinders Ranges Council 1,827
District Council of Robe 1,453
District Council of Franklin Harbour 1,339
Le Hunte 1,333
District Council of Karoonda East Murray 1,186
District Council of Elliston 1,161
District Council of Kimba 1,139
District Council of Orroroo Carrieton 949
Maralinga Tjarutja 110

Tasmanian Councils

The population figures below are as at June 2006, and have been extracted from the ABS Website

Council June 2006
Launceston Council 64,620
Clarence City Council 50,808
Hobart City Council 49,556
Glenorchy City Council 44,179
Kingborough Council 31,706
Devonport City Council 24,880
West Tamar Council 21,543
Central Coast Council 21,259
Burnie Council 19,701
Meander Valley Council 18,938
Huon Valley Council 14,442
Brighton Council 14,329
Waratah Wynyard Council 13,815
Northern Midlands Council 12,505
Sorell Council 12,131
Derwent Valley Council 9,692
Latrobe Council 8,888
Circular Head Council 8,188
Dorset Council 7,253
George Town Council 6,744
Break O'Day Council 6,218
Kentish Council 5,965
Southern Midlands Council 5,845
West Coast Council 5,171
Glamorgan Spring Bay Council 4,329
Tasman Council 2,317
Central Highlands Council 2,316
King Island Council 1,703
Flinders Council 881

Victorian Councils

Council June 2006
Casey City Council 247,300
Greater Geelong City Council 216,300
Brimbank City Council 185,900
Monash City Council 176,000
Boroondara City Council 168,000
Hume City Council 167,500
Knox City Council 156,000
Whitehorse City Council 155,700
Moreland City Council 149,100
Yarra Ranges Shire Council 148,900
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council 148,300
Kingston City Council 147,200
Whittlesea City Council 146,100
Wyndham City Council 143,900
Darebin City Council 139,600
Greater Dandenong City Council 137,600
Glen Eira City Council 136,300
Frankston City Council 128,600
Banyule City Council 123,500
Manningham City Council 118,500
Moonee Valley City Council 111,200
Maroondah City Council 106,200
Greater Bendigo City Council 102,300
Melton Shire Council 100,000
Stonnington City Council 99,100
Bayside City Council 96,300
Port Phillip City Council 96,100
Ballarat City Council 94,000
Melbourne City Council 93,100
Hobsons Bay City Council 87,500
Yarra City Council 78,000
Latrobe City Council 75,300
Maribyrnong City Council 71,500
Cardinia Shire Council 68,600
Nillumbik Shire Council 63,800
Greater Shepparton City Council 63,400
Mildura Rural City Council 53,900
East Gippsland Shire Council 43,600
Wellington Shire Council 43,200
Macedon Ranges Shire Council 42,000
Baw Baw Shire Council 41,300
Campaspe Shire Council 38,800
Wodonga City Council 35,700
Mitchell Shire Council 34,100
Warrnambool City Council 33,400
Bass Coast Shire Council 29,600
Moira Shire Council 29,100
Wangaratta Rural City Council 28,700
Moorabool Shire Council 27,900
South Gippsland Shire Council 27,800
Surf Coast Shire Council 25,500
Swan Hill Rural City Council 22,100
Colac Otway Shire Council 21,800
Glenelg Shire Council 21,100
Horsham Rural City Council 20,000
Mount Alexander Shire Council 18,300
Golden Plains Shire Council 18,200
Southern Grampians Shire Council 17,600
Corangamite Shire Council 17,500
Moyne Shire Council 16,700
Indigo Shire Council 16,000
Hepburn Shire Council 14,800
Benalla Rural City Council 14,200
Murrindindi Shire Council 13,400
Central Goldfields Shire Council 12,900
Alpine Shire Council 12,800
Northern Grampians Shire Council 12,300
Ararat Rural City Council 11,900
Gannawarra Shire Council 11,700
Strathbogie Shire Council 10,000
Loddon Shire Council 8,100
Mansfield Shire Council 7,900
Yarriambiack Shire Council 7,700
Buloke Shire Council 7,000
Pyrenees Shire Council 6,900
Towong Shire Council 6,300
Hindmarsh Shire Council 6,200
West Wimmera Shire Council 4,600
Borough of Queenscliffe 3,300

Western Australian Councils

The population figures below are as at June 2006, and have been extracted from the ABS Website

Council Population
City of Stirling 193,300
City of Joondalup 157,203
Wanneroo City Council 124,887
Swan City Council 100,593
City of Melville Council 99,713
Gosnells City Council 97,408
Rockingham City Council 91,702
Canning City Council 83,006
Cockburn City Council 80,921
Mandurah City Council 60,560
Bayswater City Council 59,100
Armadale City Council 53,445
Kalamunda Shire Council 52,360
South Perth City Council 41,572
Mundaring Shire Council 37,039
Geraldton-Greenough City Council 35,727
Albany City Council 33,545
Belmont City Council 32,548
Bunbury City Council 31,638
Kalgoorlie-Boulder City Council 30,903
Victoria Park Town Council 30,149
Vincent Town Council 30,117
Busselton Shire Council 27,500
Fremantle City Council 26,777
Cambridge Town Council 25,400
Kwinana Town Council 25,109
Nedlands City Council 21,852
Harvey Shire Council 21,310
Roebourne Shire Council 18,240
Subiaco City Council 17,835
Serpentine-Jarrahdale Shire Council 14,914
Broome Shire Council 14,436
Bassendean Town Council 14,218
Esperance Shire Council 14,170
Perth City Council 13,486
Port Hedland Town Council 13,060
Murray Shire Council 12,917
Dardanup Shire Council 11,418
Augusta Margaret River Shire Council 11,360
Capel Shire Council 11,250
Northam Shire Council 10,381
Claremont Town Council 9,535
Manjimup Shire Council 9,187
Collie Shire Council 9,067
Mosman Park Town Council 8,894
Derby-West Kimberley Shire Council 7,917
Cottesloe Town Council 7,888
Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire Council 7,474
East Fremantle Town Council 7,079
Ashburton Shire Council 6,477
Carnarvon Shire Council 6,085
Donnybrook-Balingup Shire Council 5,092
Denmark Shire Council 4,982
Plantagenet Shire Council 4,775
Gingin Shire Council 4,629
Narrogin Town Council 4,565
Katanning Shire Council 4,482
Toodyay Shire Council 4,400
Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire Council 4,194
Coolgardie Shire Council 4,078
Chittering Shire Council 3,892
Waroona Shire Council 3,697
Halls Creek Shire Council 3,620
Merredin Shire Council 3,427
Northampton Shire Council 3,412
York Shire Council 3,352
Irwin Shire Council 3,347
Dandaragan Shire Council 3,097
Moora Shire Council 2,550
Ravensthorpe Shire Council 2,249
Exmouth Shire Council 2,224
Kojonup Shire Council 2,212
Wagin Shire Council 1,933
Beverley Shire Council 1,679
Peppermint Grove Shire Council 1,662
Ngaanyatjarraku Shire Council 1,650
Leonora Shire Council 1,620
Yilgarn Shire Council 1,557
Boyup Brook Shire Council 1,552
Lake Grace Shire Council 1,530
Boddington Shire Council 1,505
Christmas Island Shire Council 1,448
Wongan-Ballidu Shire Council 1,440
Gnowangerup Shire Council 1,410
Dalwallinu Shire Council 1,387
Meekatharra Shire Council 1,296
Cunderdin Shire Council 1,274
Kellerberrin Shire Council 1,270
Pingelly Shire Council 1,260
Nannup Shire Council 1,260
Corrigin Shire Council 1,213
Coorow Shire Council 1,196
Jerramungup Shire Council 1,185
Dundas Shire Council 1,153
Broomehill-Tambellup Shire Council 1,121
Bruce Rock Shire Council 1,107
Quairading Shire Council 1,098
Cranbrook Shire Council 1,062
Brookton Shire Council 1,040
Kondinin Shire Council 1,030
Goomalling Shire Council 1,003
Chapman Valley Shire Council 982
Mullewa Shire Council 950
Williams Shire Council 935
Victoria Plains Shire Council 920
Shark Bay Shire Council 917
Narembeen Shire Council 908
Kulin Shire Council 900
Morawa Shire Council 894
West Arthur Shire Council 890
Narrogin Shire Council 880
Cuballing Shire Council 829
Carnamah Shire Council 789
Laverton Shire Council 786
Wiluna Shire Council 770
East Pilbara Shire Council 750
Wickepin Shire Council 746
Dowerin Shire Council 740
Three Springs Shire Council 698
Dumbleyung Shire Council 662
Mount Marshall Shire Council 655
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council 621
Kent Shire Council 604
Mukinbudin Shire Council 588
Wyalkatchem Shire Council 580
Mount Magnet Shire Council 580
Perenjori Shire Council 540
Mingenew Shire Council 494
Koorda Shire Council 452
Woodanilling Shire Council 432
Tammin Shire Council 410
Trayning Shire Council 398
Wandering Shire Council 387
Cue Shire Council 362
Upper Gascoyne Shire Council 335
Yalgoo Shire Council 272
Nungarin Shire Council 259
Menzies Shire Council 249
Westonia Shire Council 230
Sandstone Shire Council 136
Murchison Shire Council 127

Related Pages

External Links & References

  1. OESR Queensland Regional Database
  2. Ausstats
  3. Google Data Explorer
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