Destinations
Australia: cities and how to get around
21 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Australia has 21 cities on this site, including the capital, Canberra. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do, built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
CapitalCanberra
Population25 million
Area7,686,850 km²
CurrencyDollar (AUD)
Dialling code+61
Driving sideLeft
Plug typesAS/NZS 3112
Emergency numberhttp://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2806478
Official languagesEnglish
Internet domain.au
Cities in Australia
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | New South Wales | 5,638,830 | SYD (9 km) | 2,587+ |
| Melbourne | Victoria | 5,435,590 | MEL (19 km) | 3,019+ |
| Brisbane | Queensland | 2,780,063 | BNE (13 km) | 1,111+ |
| Perth | Western Australia | 2,384,371 | PER (10 km) | 724 |
| Adelaide | South Australia | 1,469,163 | ADL (6 km) | 490 |
| Gold Coast | Queensland | 640,778 | OOL (20 km) | 1,887+ |
| Newcastle | New South Wales | 508,437 | NTL (16 km) | 135 |
| Sunshine Coast | Queensland | 398,840 | MCY (7 km) | 35 |
| Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | 367,752 | CBR (7 km) | — |
| Central Coast | New South Wales | 346,596 | SYD (60 km) | — |
| Logan City | Queensland | 345,098 | BNE (28 km) | — |
| Geelong | Victoria | 282,809 | AVV (15 km) | — |
| Wollongong | New South Wales | 280,153 | SYD (59 km) | — |
| Hobart | Tasmania | 254,930 | HBA (16 km) | — |
| Townsville | Queensland | 201,313 | TSV (4 km) | — |
| Cairns | Queensland | 153,075 | CNS (5 km) | — |
| Toowoomba | Queensland | 142,163 | WTB (16 km) | — |
| Darwin | Northern Territory | 139,902 | DRW (7 km) | — |
| Ballarat | Victoria | 111,973 | AVV (76 km) | — |
| Mandurah | Western Australia | 107,643 | PER (69 km) | — |
| Bendigo | Victoria | 103,034 | — | — |
Common questions
Which cities in Australia are covered?
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sunshine Coast and 13 more.
What currency does Australia use?
The Dollar (AUD).
Which side of the road does Australia drive on?
The left.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.