List of places in Victoria by population

This is a list of places in the Australian state of Victoria by population.

Methodology The figures below broadly represent the populations of the contiguous built-up area of each city or town as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The population figures are drawn from the Australian Census Urban Centres and Localities data, where an "urban centre" is defined as a population cluster of 1,000 or more people. Some urban centres include neighbouring towns; for example, the Mildura population in the table below includes Irymple.

Data from the most recent census

2021rankUrban centrepopulation1 Melbourne4,585,5372 Geelong 180,2393 Ballarat 105,3484 Bendigo100,6495 Melton (Melbourne)76,3466 Shepparton - Mooroopna49,8627Sunbury (Melbourne)38,0108Wodonga37,8399 Mildura35,65210 Warrnambool32,89411 Traralgon27,62812 Torquay - Jan Juc22,99813 Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads22,03514 Bacchus Marsh21,69215 Wangaratta19,71216 Warragul19,13417 Horsham16,28918 Drysdale - Clifton Springs16,19919 Lara15,77220 Moe - Newborough15,75821 Drouin14,76422 Wallan14,74123 Sale14,10024 Morwell14,06825 Echuca13,76426 Bairnsdale13,73427 Colac12,34828 Leopold12,31929 Gisborne10,99930 Swan Hill10,86931 Castlemaine10,57732 Portland10,45033 Benalla9,74234 Hamilton9,57735Portarlington - St Leonards9,04836 Kilmore8,78637 Healesville8,69838 Yarrawonga8,58039 Wonthaggi8,43040 Maryborough7,76941 Ararat7,01542Cowes6,79743Lakes Entrance6,52744Bannockburn6,17845Inverloch6,04646 Seymour6,01647Kyabram6,01048Stawell5,62749Leongatha5,61850Whittlesea5,497

Historical data series This table lists urban centres that have appeared in the top 50 in at least one census since 2001. Urban centreAustralian Bureau of Statistics 2016.2 - Census of Population and Housing: Selected Characteristics for Urban Centres and Localities, Victoria, 2001Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2006 Census - Persons in Dwellings - persons counted by Urban Centres/LocalitiesAustralian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2011 Census - Persons and Relationships - persons counted by Urban Centres and LocalitiesAustralian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2016 Census - Cultural Diversity - Persons (Place of Usual Residence) counted by Urban Centres and LocalitiesRankPopulationRankPopulationRankPopulationRankPopulationRankPopulation Melbourne13,160,1711 3,375,341 1 3,707,530 1 4,196,2011 4,585,537 Geelong 2129,668 2 135,965 2 143,921 2 157,1032 180,239 Ballarat 372,766 3 77,766 3 85,936 3 93,7613 105,348 Bendigo468,480 4 75,420 4 82,795 4 92,3844 100,649 Melton (Melbourne)632,007 6 35,194 5 45,625 5 54,4555 76,346 Shepparton - Mooroopna535,754 5 38,247 6 42,742 6 46,1946 49,862Pakenham (Melbourne)1911,283 12 18,621 8 32,913 –N/ADue to increased residential development in Officer, which previously provided a non-urban buffer between Pakenham and the rest of the Melbourne metropolitan area, Pakenham began to be counted as part of the greater Melbourne urban centre starting from the 2016 census.–N/ASunbury (Melbourne)1025,086 9 29,071 7 33,062 8 34,4257 38,010Wodonga827,659 8 29,538 9 31,605 7 35,1318 37,839 Mildura727,963 7 30,761 10 31,363 9 33,4459 35,652 Warrnambool926,669 10 28,015 11 29,286 10 30,70710 32,894 Traralgon1119,569 11 21,474 12 24,590 11 25,48211 27,628 Torquay - Jan Juc307,943This figure is for Torquay only.29 9,46319 13,336 15 16,942 12 22,998 Ocean Grove - Barwon Heads1712,582 16 13,701 14 16,091 13 18,208 13 22,035 Bacchus Marsh1812,107 19 13,046 17 14,914 14 17,30314 21,692 Wangaratta1216,310 13 16,732 13 17,376 12 18,56715 19,712 Warragul2210,405 21 11,333 20 13,081 18 14,27416 19,134 Horsham1513,210 15 13,945 16 15,261 16 15,63017 16,289 Drysdale - Clifton Springs289,033 25 9,880 26 10,929 24 12,48318 16,199 Lara269,18524 10,312 25 11,192 21 13,32719 15,772 Moe - Newborough1315,352This figure is for Moe - Yallourn.14 15,15915 15,293 17 15,06220 15,758 Drouin405,800 36 6,656 30 9,369 26 11,88921 14,764 Wallan 503,958 45 5,321 36 7,810 34 8,52122 14,741 Sale1612,793 18 13,090 21 12,764 20 13,50723 14,100 Morwell1413,505 17 13,399 18 13,689 19 13,54024 14,068 Echuca2010,926 20 12,399 22 12,611 23 12,90225 13,764 Bairnsdale2110,557 22 11,033 23 11,820 22 12,95026 13,734 Colac2310,164 23 10,560 24 11,416 25 11,89027 12,348 Leopold356,722 31 7,937 29 9,608 27 11,88228 12,319 Gisborne 464,228 38 6,285 34 8,056 31 9,82229 10,999 Swan Hill249,738 27 9,705 28 9,876 28 10,60330 10,869 Castlemaine346,822 34 7,082 33 9,124 30 9,93331 10,577 Portland259,566 26 9,708 27 9,959 29 10,05932 10,450 Benalla298,593 30 8,951 32 9,328 32 9,29633 9,742 Hamilton279,119 28 9,493 31 9,344 33 8,89234 9,577Portarlington - St Leonards 444,67747 4,947This figure is the sum of the populations of Portarlington, Indented Head and St Leonards, which were treated as three neighbouring but distinct urban centres prior to the 2016 census.42 6,069 41 6,88335 9,048 Kilmore 553,521 48 4,699 41 6,142 39 6,95336 8,786 Healesville327,132 33 7,216 35 7,992 35 8,48337 8,698 Yarrawonga 494,016 43 5,727 40 6,793 37 7,84738 8,580 Wonthaggi376,136 37 6,362 37 7,279 36 7,91739 8,430 Maryborough317,471 32 7,549 38 7,174 38 7,495 40 7,769 Ararat337,043 35 7,066 39 7,023 40 6,92441 7,015Cowes 563,494 52 4,137 52 4,310 50 4,94442 6,797Lakes Entrance 425,476 42 5,644 43 5,967 42 6,07143 6,527Bannockburn 1061,518 79 2,426 61 3,512 49 4,99744 6,178Inverloch 533,737 57 3,532 51 4,456 48 5,06645 6,046 Seymour366,441 40 5,915 44 5,915 44 5,84246 6,016Kyabram 415,527 44 5,378 46 5,643 43 5,899 47 6,010Stawell396,142 41 5,755 45 5,737 45 5,52148 5,627Leongatha 474,220 50 4,306 48 4,894 47 5,11749 5,618Whittlesea 2,37062 3,41255 3,95256 3,91750 5,497 Cobram 454,543 46 4,995 47 5,420 46 5,37651 5,389 Kyneton 484,121 51 4,176 50 4,461 51 4,86653 5,151Churchill434,89849 4,56849 4,75052 4,56756 4,679 Gallery

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List of places in Victoria by population

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