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This article is from the soc.culture.australian FAQ, by Stephen Wales with numerous contributions by others.

9.1.1 Geographic information

Source for all the following data: Australian Bureau of Statistics 1995
Year Book. n/a = not available.

City, state and territory populations are estimates as at June 1993.

State/Territory		Population	Capital			Population
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AUSTRALIA		17 661 468	Canberra		   298 600 
  
New South Wales		 6 008 578	Sydney			 3 719 000
Victoria		 4 462 064	Melbourne		 3 187 500
Queensland 		 3 112 597	Brisbane		 1 421 700
Western Australia	 1 677 616	Perth			 1 221 300
South Australia		 1 461 721	Adelaide		 1 070 200
Tasmania		   471 735	Hobart			   193 300
Aust. Capital Territory	   298 891	Canberra		   298 600
Northern Territory	   168 266	Darwin			    77 400
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EXTERNAL TERRITORIES
    
Norfolk Island		     2 000	Kingston		       n/a
Christmas Island	     1 275	Flying Fish Cove	       n/a
Cocos Islands		       586	Bantam			       n/a
Aust. Antarctic Terr.	    c. 100	Mawson			       n/a
Coral Sea Islands Terr.	         3	South Willis		         3
Heard and McDonald Is.	         0	-			         -
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