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Sydney skyline   The only metropolises of this continent are located in Australia, with the exception of Auckland (New Zealand), on the other hand only three countries have more than one million inhabitants and therefore there are also few cities.

   60% of the population of Oceania lives in Australia and this is reflected in the ranking of the most populous cities, with six of the top ten urban centers found in this nation.

   The first capital is only in 8th place, as both major Australian cities and New Zealand's only metropolis do not have this status.


City Urban aggl.  Population Urban area Country Other cities in urban area
Melbourne 4,721,000 4,504,000 2,704 Kmē Australia  
Sydney 4,713,000 4,713,000 2,178 Kmē Australia  
Brisbane 2,897,000 2,276,000 2,652 Kmē Australia Gold Coast
Perth 2,040,000 2,040,000 1,722 Kmē Australia  
Auckland 1,463,000 1,463,000 541 Kmē New Zealand  
Adelaide 1,244,000 1,244,000 837 Kmē Australia  
Honolulu 845,000 351,000 440 Kmē Hawaii (United States)  
Canberra 479,000 479,000 402 Kmē Australia  
Wellington 433,000 216,000 194 Kmē New Zealand Lower Hutt
Port Moresby 383,000 383,000 98 Kmē Papua New Guinea  
Christchurch 381,000 381,000 202 Kmē New Zealand  
Newcastle 351,000 351,000 296 Kmē Australia  
Central Coast 326,000 326,000 334 Kmē Australia  
Wollongong 280,000 280,000 237 Kmē Australia  
Sunshine Coast 275,000 275,000 321 Kmē Australia  
Hobart 198,000 198,000 248 Kmē Australia  
Suva 186,000 94,000 40 Kmē Fiji Nasinu
Nouméa 182,000 94,300 46 Kmē New Caledonia (France) Dumbéa
Geelong 180,000 180,000 169 Kmē Australia  
Hamilton 179,000 179,000 119 Kmē New Zealand  
Townsville 173,000 173,000 261 Kmē Australia  
Cairns 155,000 155,000 254 Kmē Australia  
Tauranga 155,000 155,000 168 Kmē New Zealand  


* data on urban agglomerations updated to 2022 (estimates), those on population according to official data or more recent estimates of the national statistical services, when different from urban agglomerations.