New South Wales
StateData as of · Metro Power Rankings
State of Australia.
AsiaCapital: SydneyLanguage: English
Population
8.5M
Metros tracked
11
8.3M in metros (97%)
Composite score
105.9
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
At a glance
- Established
- 1788
- Area
- 801,150 km² (309,326 mi²)
- Population density
- 11/km² (27/mi²)
- Highest point
- Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 m (7,310 ft))
- Legislature
- Parliament of New South Wales
- Human Development Index
- 0.958 (2023)
- House seats
- 46
- Senate seats
- 12
- Rank in Australia
- 1st of 12 by composite score
- Area rank
- 5th of 8 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Sydney
Civic facts via Wikidata.
New South Wales metro footprint
11 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Select a metro for its rank and a link to its page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
11 tracked metros
#17Sydney★ Capital
5.5M · Continental Metro
70.9
#217Canberra
541K · Regional Hub
13.2
#242Gold Coast
781K · Regional Hub
11.7
645K · Established Metro
6.4
#633Wollongong
327K · Emerging Metro
3.6
#3364Coffs Harbour
151K · Local Metro
0.1
#3544Shoalhaven
111K · Local Metro
0.0
#3798Wagga Wagga
69K · Local Metro
0.0
#3890Albury
58K · Local Metro
0.0
#4008Orange (NSW)
45K · Local Metro
0.0
#4145Armidale
30K · Local Metro
0.0