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Encyclopedia > Cities of New South Wales

The major population area of New South Wales is located along the coast between Newcastle to the north and Wollongong to the south. This population area accounts for most of the state's population which also includes Sydney, Australia's largest city and the urban region of the Central Coast. There are various regional cities which are located along the coast and inland. Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Newcastle CBD Newcastle is the seventh largest and the second oldest city in Australia [1] and the second largest in the state of New South Wales. ... Wollongong is the 3rd largest city in the state of New South Wales, Australia, after Sydney and Newcastle. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4. ... Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Central Coast is an urban region in the Australian state of New South Wales, located on the coastline north of Sydney and south of Lake Macquarie and Newcastle. ...


Cities with large influence on their regional area include:

Smaller centres and large towns with influence on their immediate area (most centres may be incorporated as cities in the future due to increasing population and dominance)[citation needed] include: Albury is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the Northern side of the Murray River. ... Armidale (population 28,000) is a university and cathedral city in northern New South Wales, Australia, in Armidale Dumaresq Council. ... Bathurst is a regional centre in the state of New South Wales, Australia approximately 200km west of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council Local Government Area. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... For the state electoral district, see Electoral district of Coffs Harbour. ... Aerial image of Dubbo viewed from the southeast For the seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, see Electoral district of Dubbo. ... Location of Goulburn in New South Wales (red) Court house opened 1887 Goulburn is a provincial cathedral city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... </ref> | est = 1851 | elevation = 5 | maxtemp = 25. ... Left Bank Cafe, Spinks Park. ... Lithgow is a city of approximately 18750 persons situated in central-west New South Wales, Australia and is also a Local Government Area. ... Orange is a provincial city and Local Government Area of New South Wales, Australia. ... Queanbeyan sign Queanbeyan is a city in south eastern New South Wales, Australia. ... Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Taree is a city on the Mid North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. ... Wagga Wagga (pronounced wogga wogga, informally called Wagga) is a city in New South Wales, Australia. ...

Ballina is a town (2001 population: 16,599) and the seat of the Ballina Shire Council Local Government Area on the North Coast, New South Wales, Australia. ... Batemans Bay (postcode: 2536, ) is a town and a bay in the South Coast region of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Location of Bega in New South Wales (red) Bega is a town in the south-east area of the state of New South Wales in Australia. ... Tallow Beach looking south from the lighthouse the Byron Bay Lighhouse, providing a nice shade. ... Casino is a town of approximately 11000 persons in northern New South Wales. ... Cooma is a town in the south of New South Wales, Australia. ... Cowra is a town in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia in Cowra Shire. ... Gunnedah is a town and Local government area (see Gunnedah Shire Council) in north-western New South Wales, Australia. ... Lands Office at Forbes built 1898; an all timber building in the Federation style de Havilland Vampire monument next to Lake Forbes Forbes is a town and Local Government Area (see Shire of Forbes) in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia, located on the Newell Highway between Parkes... Forster is a large coastal town in northern New South Wales, Australia. ... Kempsey is a town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia in Kempsey Shire Council. ... Leeton is a town and Local Government Area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. ... Moree is a large town in northern New South Wales, Australia. ... Location of Mudgee in New South Wales (red) Mudgee is a town in central New South Wales, Australia. ... Narrabri is a town of about 8000 people and the seat of Narrabri Shire Council Local Government Area in north-central New South Wales, Australia. ... Nowra shops Nowra park Nowra is the commercial and main administrative centre for the City of Shoalhaven region in New South Wales, Australia. ... Parkes is a town with a population of approximately 10,500 (as of 2004) located in New South Wales, Australia. ... Apartments in Port Macquarie at twilight - Hollingworth Street, Westport. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Tumut is a town and the centre of a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. ... Young is a town in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia and is the centre of Young Shire. ...

Largest Local Government Areas in New South Wales by Population

Rank Local Government Area Provisional estimated resident population, 2005
Council Seat
1 City of Blacktown 283,458 Blacktown
2 Sutherland Shire 215,053 Sutherland
3 City of Wollongong 192,402 Wollongong
4 City of Lake Macquarie 190,320 Speers Point
5 City of Fairfield 187,790 Wakeley
6 City of Penrith 177,955 Penrith
7 City of Bankstown 177,000 Bankstown
8 City of Liverpool 170,192 Liverpool
9 City of Gosford 163,304 Gosford
10 Baulkham Hills Shire 161,068 Castle Hill
11 Hornsby Shire 157,204 Hornsby
12 City of Parramatta 151,860 Parramatta
13 City of Campbelltown 150,589 Campbelltown
14 City of Sydney 148,657 Sydney
15 City of Newcastle 146,967 Newcastle
16 Wyong Shire 143,393 Wyong
17 City of Warringah 139,656 Dee Why
18 City of Canterbury 134,126 Campsie
19 City of Randwick 126,034 Randwick
20 City of Ku-ring-gai 108,697 Gordon
21 City of Ryde 99,550 Ryde
22 City of Rockdale 95,351 Rockdale
23 City of Shoalhaven 93,615 Nowra
24 City of Holroyd 91,941 Merrylands
25 Tweed Shire 80,935 Tweed Heads
26 City of Blue Mountains 76,561 Katoomba
27 City of Hurstville 76,036 Hurstville
28 City of Marrickville 75,114 Petersham
29 Port Macquarie-Hastings 70,581 Port Macquarie
30 City of Coffs Harbour 67,442 Coffs Harbour


 
 

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