This is a list of cities and towns in the Australian state of New South Wales with a population of 5,000 or greater as at the 2021 Census. The below figures represent the populations of the contiguous built-up areas of each city or town.

Rank Urban centre Population RegionNew South Wales Local Planning Areas : New South Wales RegionsAustralian Bureau of Statistics Census Quickstats: 2001 Census - Urban Centres and Localities - QuickstatsAustralian Bureau of Statistics Census Quickstats: 2006 Census - Urban Centres and Localities - QuickstatsAustralian Bureau of Statistics Census Quickstats: 2011 Census - Urban Centres and Localities - QuickstatsAustralian Bureau of Statistics Census Quickstats: 2016 Census - Urban Centres and Localities - QuickstatsAustralian Bureau of Statistics Census Quickstats: 2021 Census - Urban Centres and Localities - Quickstats 1 Sydney 3,455,110 3,641,422 3,908,642 4,321,535 4,698,656 Greater Sydney 2 Newcastle 278,773 288,732 308,308 322,278 348,539 Hunter 3 Central Coast254,579 282,726 297,713 307,742 325,255 Central Coast 4 Wollongong 227,522 234,482 245,942 261,896280,153Illawarra-Shoalhaven 5 Maitland 53,39161,431 67,132 78,01589,597Hunter 6 Tweed Heads44,655 51,78855,553 59,776 63,721Northern Rivers 7 Albury42,005 43,787 45,627 47,974 53,677Riverina 8 Coffs Harbour 25,828 26,353 45,58048,225 51,069Mid North Coast 9 Wagga Wagga 44,272 46,735 46,913 48,26349,686Riverina 10 Port Macquarie37,696 39,219 41,491 44,814 47,793Mid North Coast 11 Orange31,923 31,544 34,992 37,18240,127Central West 12 Dubbo 30,860 30,574 32,327 34,339 38,783Orana 13 Queanbeyan29,752 34,084 35,878 36,348 37,511Southern Highlands 14 Bathurst26,920 28,992 31,294 33,58736,230 Central West 15 Tamworth32,440 33,475 36,131 33,88535,415 New England 16 Nowra - Bomaderry24,700 27,478 27,988 30,85333,583Illawarra-Shoalhaven 17 Blue Mountains28,126 —28,769 29,31930,049Greater Sydney 18 Lismore 27,193 27,069 27,474 27,56927,916Northern Rivers 19 Goulburn20,846 20,127 21,484 22,419 23,963Southern Highlands 20 Bowral - Mittagong16,582 18,953 19,726 21,394 23,762Southern Highlands 21 Cessnock17,791 18,316 20,013 21,725 23,211Hunter 22 Morisset - Cooranbong—16,918 18,741 22,150Hunter 23 Armidale20,068 19,485 19,818 20,386 21,312New England 24 Griffith15,937 16,182 17,616 18,874 20,799Riverina 25 Forster - Tuncurry 17,939 18,372 18,904 19,918 20,554Mid North Coast 26 Kurri Kurri12,317 12,532 13,057 16,792 20,015Hunter 27 Ballina16,517 16,477 15,963 16,506 18,532Northern Rivers 28 Taree16,621 16,517 17,820 18,117 18,110Mid North Coast 29 Broken Hill19,753 18,854 18,430 17,589 17,456Orana 30 Grafton17,380 17,501 16,598 16,787 17,155Northern Rivers 31 Kiama12,241 12,286 12,817 13,453 14,761Illawarra-Shoalhaven 32 Nelson Bay7,968 8,152 11,060 13,966 14,593Hunter 33 Ulladulla9,585 10,298 12,137 13,054 14,396Illawarra-Shoalhaven 34 Singleton 12,495 13,665 13,961 13,214 14,229Hunter 35 Raymond Terrace 12,42812,700 13,217 13,302 14,081Hunter 36 Batemans Bay10,181 10,845 11,334 11,29412,263Southern Highlands 37 Mudgee8,603 8,249 9,83010,96611,563Central West 38 Lithgow11,023 11,298 11,143 11,530 11,197Central West 39 Kempsey8,444 8,137 10,374 10,648 11,073Mid North Coast 40 St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point7,604 8,3439,242 10,143 11,000Illawarra-Shoalhaven 41 Muswellbrook 10,010 10,22211,042 10,404 10,901Hunter 42 Byron Bay5,919 4,981 4,956 9,246 10,538Northern Rivers 43 Medowie 6,278 7,828 8,342 8,994 10,019Hunter 44 Casino9,150 9,4009,629 9,982 9,968Northern Rivers 45 Parkes9,785 9,826 10,026 9,9649,832Central West 46 Murwillumbah7,543 7,952 8,523 9,245 9,812Northern Rivers 47 Inverell9,525 9,749 9,347 9,547 9,654New England 48 Moss Vale6,601 6,723 7,305 7,865 8,774 Southern Highlands 49 Gunnedah7,855 7,542 7,888 7,984 8,338New England 50 Cowra8,691 8,430 8,107 8,225 8,254 Central West 51 Merimbula4,865 3,8516,873 7,521 8,220 Southern Highlands 52 Camden Haven 6,460 6,891 7,177 7,532 8,037Mid North Coast 53 Wauchope 4,759 6,002 6,372 6,881 7,982Mid North Coast 54 Young6,821 7,141 6,960 7,170 7,712Southern Highlands 55 Lennox Head5,809 5,496 5,764 6,096 7,483Northern Rivers 56 Leeton6,898 6,828 6,733 6,931 7,437Riverina 57 Pottsville 2,576 3,298 5,735 6,550 7,209Northern Rivers 58 Moree9,247 8,083 7,720 7,383 7,070New England 59 Forbes7,096 6,954 6,806 7,035 6,837Central West 60 Estella — 2,433 3,471 6,782Riverina 61 Nambucca Heads6,121 5,873 6,222 6,327 6,668Mid North Coast 62 Moama2,818 3,331 4,198 5,620 6,654Riverina 63 Tumut6,197 5,9256,086 6,154 6,518Riverina 64 Cooma6,914 6,5876,301 6,379 6,447Southern Highlands 65 Deniliquin7,781 7,431 6,441 6,833 6,431Riverina 66 Yamba5,621 5,514 6,032 6,043 6,342Northern Rivers 67 Helensburgh 5,070 5,330 5,770 6,073 6,304Illawarra-Shoalhaven 67 Yass4,884 5,333 5,591 5,466 5,837Southern Highlands 68 Woolgoolga3,793 4,356 5,050 5,290 5,797Mid North Coast 69 Cootamundra5,486 5,566 5,579 5,669 5,732Riverina 70 Salamander Bay - Soldiers Point 4,957 5,232 5,101 5,279 5,605Hunter 71 Narrabri6,234 6,102 5,8905,903 5,499New England 72 North Richmond 3,548 3,635 3,668 3,885 5,467Greater Sydney 73 South West Rocks 4,110 4,069 4,816 5,0095,443Mid North Coast 74 Silverdale - Warragamba 4,163 4,466 4,365 4,541 5,364Greater Sydney 74 Glen Innes 5,707 5,944 5,173 5,161 5,184New England 75 Alstonville 4,751 5,006 4,990 5,066 5,182Northern Rivers 76 Tahmoor 4,131 4,236 4,126 4,562 5,014Greater Sydney 77 Scone 4,555 4,624 5,079 4,956 5,013Hunter

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See also

Demographics of Australia List of cities in Australia List of places in the Northern Territory by population List of places in Queensland by population List of places in South Australia by population List of places in Tasmania by population List of places in Victoria by population List of places in Western Australia by population

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