New South Wales
StateState of Australia.
AsiaCapital: SydneyLanguage: English
Population
8.5M
Metros tracked
11
8.3M in metros (97%)
Composite score
105.8
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
At a glance
- Established
- 1788
- Area
- 801,150 km²
- Population density
- 11 /km²
- 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. Hover for rank, click to open the metro 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
70.8
#216Canberra
13.2541KRegional Hub
#242Gold Coast
11.7781KRegional Hub
6.4
#619Wollongong
3.6327KEmerging Metro
#3365Coffs Harbour
0.1151KLocal Metro
#3546Shoalhaven
0.0111KLocal Metro
#3799Wagga Wagga
0.069KLocal Metro
#3891Albury
0.058KLocal Metro
#4008Orange (NSW)
0.045KLocal Metro
#4146Armidale
0.030KLocal Metro
| Rank | Metro | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #17 | Sydney★ Capital | 5.5M | 70.8 | Continental Metro |
| #216 | Canberra | 541K | 13.2 | Regional Hub |
| #242 | Gold Coast | 781K | 11.7 | Regional Hub |
| #400 | Newcastle-Maitland | 645K | 6.4 | Established Metro |
| #619 | Wollongong | 327K | 3.6 | Emerging Metro |
| #3365 | Coffs Harbour | 151K | 0.1 | Local Metro |
| #3546 | Shoalhaven | 111K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3799 | Wagga Wagga | 69K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #3891 | Albury | 58K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4008 | Orange (NSW) | 45K | 0.0 | Local Metro |
| #4146 | Armidale | 30K | 0.0 | Local Metro |