This is a list of cities in Oceania (including Australia and Western New Guinea) with a population of over 80,000. National and territorial capitals are shown in bold type. Capitals of Australian states and territories are shown in italics.
City Country Urban area Notes Image Melbourne 5,328,274 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Sydney 5,219,675 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Brisbane 2,745,086 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Perth 2,430,757 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Auckland Urban area provisional resident population, Adelaide 1,470,938 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Honolulu (Hawaii)853,252 Urban Area. National census, April 2020 Gold Coast-Tweed Heads 761,634 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Port Moresby 756,754 National census, June 2024 Newcastle–Maitland 541,634 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Canberra–Queanbeyan 521,049 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Sunshine Coast 424,741Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Christchurch Urban area provisional resident population, June 2025 Jayapura 398,478 National census, 2020 Central Coast 354,189 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Wollongong 322,343 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Geelong 314,481 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Sorong 284,410 National census, 2020 Hobart 233,736 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Wellington Urban area provisional resident population, Lae 203,056 National census, 2024 Hamilton Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, Townsville 190,551 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Suva-Nasinu 185,920 Urban Area. National census, December 2017 Cairns 164,149 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Tauranga Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, Toowoomba 153,781 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Darwin 145,019 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Honiara 129,569 National census, October 2019 Papeʻete (France)124,274 Urban area.The urban area of Pape'ete includes Faʼaʼā, Punaʻauiʻa, Pīraʻe, Ārue & Māhina National census, December 2022 Ballarat 120,939 Significant Urban Area, June 2025Kailua-Kāneohe (Hawaii)118,092Urban Area. National census, April 2020 Lower Hutt Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, Bendigo 106,493 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Dunedin Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population, Albury–Wodonga 102,435 Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Launceston 92,993 Significant Urban Area, June 2025Mackay89,761Significant Urban Area, June 2025 NouméaNew Caledonia (France)85,976 National census, April 2025Bunbury84,332Significant Urban Area, June 2025Rockhampton83,508Significant Urban Area, June 2025 Palmerston North Urban area provisional New Zealand resident population,
See also Lists of cities in Oceania List of metropolitan areas in Oceania by population
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