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This is a list of cities/towns in South Australia by urban centre population.

Largest urban centres or localities by population

Adelaide
State capital
Blue Lake at Mt Gambier
Murray Bridge in the distance
Victor Harbor
View from Hummock Hill, Whyalla
Gawler St, Mt Barker
Aerial view of Port Lincoln
View of Port Pirie

Urban centres are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as being a population cluster of 1,000 or more people.[1] For statistical purposes, people living in urban centres are classified as urban. These figures represent the populations of the contiguous built-up areas of each city.

Suburbs of Adelaide are not included, with the exception of Gawler, Mount Barker, Crafers-Bridgewater and Nairne, which can all be seen as semi-rural suburbs but also as separate towns.


Rank Urban centre Population
2001 Census 		Population
2006 Census 		Population
2011 Census 		Population
2016 Census
1 Adelaide 1,066,103 1,040,719 1,103,979 1,165,632
2 Gawler 16,779 20,006 23,957 26,472
3 Mount Gambier 22,656, 23,494 25,199 26,148
4 Whyalla 21,211 21,122 21,736 21,501
5 Murray Bridge 12,998 14,048 15,967 16,804
6 Mount Barker 9,116 11,540 14,452 16,629
7 Victor Harbor 8,923 10,380 13,411 15,265
8 Crafers-Bridgewater 13,130 13,375 14,617 15,125
9 Port Lincoln 12,630 13,044 14,088 14,064
10 Port Pirie 13,254 13,206 13,819 13,740
11 Port Augusta 13,153 13,257 13,504 12,896
12 Goolwa 4,327 5,882 6,385 7,717
13 Nuriootpa 3,846 4,414 5,215 5,691
14 Strathalbyn 3,204 3,894 5,292 5,486
15 Naracoorte 4,745 4,888 4,908 5,074
16 Nairne 2,770 3,470 4,198 4,842
17 Millicent 4,430 4,771 4,798 4,734
18 Renmark 4,448 4,339 4,387 4,634
19 Kadina 3,742 4,026 4,470 4,587
20 Tanunda 3,836 4,153 4,214 4,324
21 Moonta 3,068 3,350 3,659 4,174
22 Berri 4,214 4,008 4,103 4,088
23 Wallaroo 2,710 3,053 3,795 3,988
24 Loxton 3,352 3,431 3,795 3,588
25 Roxby Downs 3,608 3,847 4,702 3,588
26 Clare 2,921 3,063 3,278 3,327
27 McLaren Vale 2,584 2,908 3,043 3,096
28 Angle Vale 1,229 1,359 2,363 2,818
29 Bordertown 2,440 2,581 2,549 2,669
30 Kapunda 2,301 2,480 2,484 2,598
31 Mannum 2,189 2,042 2,164 2,398
32 Hahndorf 1,836 1,805 2,092 2,180
33 Williamstown 1,280 1,432 1,882 2,163
34 Ceduna 2,564 2,304 2,289 2,157
35 Willunga 1,894 2,104 2,094 2,143
36 Lobethal 1,679 1,836 1,957 2,135
37 Freeling 1,137 1,325 1,591 2,052
38 Angaston 1,930 1,865 1,940 2,044
39 Barmera 1,942 1,928 1,914 1,935
40 Two Wells 634 717 1,764 1,926
41 Normanville 1,012 1,303 1,637 1,906
42 Balaklava 1,531 1,626 1,827 1,902
43 Woodside 1,565 1,826 1,842 1,870
44 Lyndoch 1,245 1,415 1,618 1,799
45 Kingscote 1,671 1,692 1,763 1,790
46 Kingston SE 1,475 1,630 1,612 1,648
47 Waikerie 1,769 1,744 1,633 1,632
48 Coober Pedy 2,438 1,472 1,584 1,625
49 Lewiston 2,059 2,742 1,545 1,589
50 Balhannah 1,488 1,501 1,597 1,546
51 Tumby Bay 1,223 1,351 1,474 1,417
52 Peterborough 1,679 1,689 1,486 1,416
53 Tailem Bend 1,391 1,457 1,405 1,410
54 Jamestown 1,356 1,407 1,406 1,392
55 Crystal Brook 1,266 1,185 1,278 1,324
56 Penola 1,219 1,317 1,337 1,312
57 Ardrossan 1,078 1,122 1,136 1,167
58 Quorn 988 1,068 1,206 1,131
59 McLaren Flat N/A 642 1,034 1,121
60 Mount Compass 498 695 1,042 1,119
61 Keith 1,130 1,089 1,069 1,076
62 Maitland 992 1,056 1047 1,029
63 Port Broughton 725 908 982 1,036

25 largest local government areas by population

Local government areas are the main units of local government in Australia. They may be termed cities, shires, councils or other names, but they all function similarly.

Rank Local government area Population
2016 census 		Population
2018 estimate[2] 		Growth
rate 		Stat. division/district
1. City of Onkaparinga 166,766 171,489 2.8% Adelaide
2. City of Salisbury 137,979 142,555 3.3% Adelaide
3. City of Port Adelaide Enfield 121,230 126,120 4.0% Adelaide
4. City of Charles Sturt 111,759 117,382 5.0% Adelaide
5. City of Tea Tree Gully 97,734 99,694 2.0% Adelaide
6. City of Playford 90,669 93,426 3.0% Adelaide
7. City of Marion 88,618 92,308 4.2% Adelaide
8. City of Mitcham 66,834 67,253 0.6% Adelaide
9. City of West Torrens 57,901 60,105 3.8% Adelaide
10. City of Campbelltown 50,164 51,469 2.6% Adelaide
11. City of Burnside 43,911 45,706 4.1% Adelaide
12. Adelaide Hills Council 38,863 39,794 2.4% Adelaide
13. City of Unley 37,721 39,145 3.8% Adelaide
14. City of Holdfast Bay 36,681 37,032 1.0% Adelaide
15. City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters 35,362 36,750 3.9% Adelaide
16. District Council of Mount Barker 33,397 35,545 6.4% Adelaide
17. City of Mount Gambier 26,276 27,176 3.4% Mount Gambier
18. Alexandrina Council 25,873 27,037 4.5% Alexandrina
19. Barossa Council 23,558 24,808 5.3% Barossa
20. City of Adelaide 22,063 24,794 12.3% Adelaide
21. Town of Gawler 23,034 24,018 4.3% Gawler
22. Rural City of Murray Bridge 20,858 22,165 6.3% Murray Bridge
23. City of Whyalla 21,828 21,766 -0.3% Whyalla
24. City of Prospect 20,527 21,259 3.6% Adelaide
25. Port Pirie Regional Council 17,364 17,630 1.5% Port Pirie

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Urban Centres and Localities (UCLs) and Significant Urban Areas (SUAs)" (PDF). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
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