population.com.auLocal Government Areas (abbreviated as LGA) is one of the Non-ABS Structures it means it's not defined or maintained by the ABS, but for which the ABS is committed to providing a range of statistics. An ABS approximation of gazetted Local Government boundaries as defined by each State and Territory Local Government Department. These approximated boundaries are constructed from allocations of one or more whole Mesh Blocks. [1]
Population [people], population density [p./km²] and population change [%/year] [2]
1. Brisbane City, QLD (1209)
2. Gold Coast City, QLD (591)
3. Moreton Bay Regional Council, QLD (449)
4. Unincorporated Area, ACT (412)
5. Canterbury-Bankstown Area, NSW (368)
6. Blacktown City, NSW (357)
7. Central Coast City, NSW (339)
8. Casey City, VIC (327)
9. Logan City, QLD (321)
10. Sunshine Coast Regional Council, QLD (311)
11. Northern Beaches Area, NSW (269)
12. Greater Geelong City, VIC (246)
13. Parramatta City, NSW (243)
14. Wyndham City, VIC (241)
15. Sydney City, NSW (233)
16. Cumberland Area, NSW (231)
17. Sutherland Shire Area, NSW (228)
18. Stirling City, WA (220)
19. Liverpool City, NSW (218)
20. Whittlesea City, VIC (216)
List of LGA in ABC order (544 items):
[1] Read more about LGA and Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) on abs.gov.au
[2] Population data from Australian Bureau of Statistics (Population and density: 2017; change: 2016-2017) retrieved: 2018-11-26
[3] Digital Boundaries: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2016.