New South Wales

===Population===
The estimated population of New South Wales at the end of June 2010 was 7.24&nbsp;million people. Population grew by 1.5% over the preceding year,<ref>[http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3101.0/ 3101.0 – Australian Demographic Statistics, June 2010].</ref> lower than the national rate of 1.7%.

62.9% of NSW's population is based in Sydney.<ref>[http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/39433889d406eeb9ca2570610019e9a5/0314304e999c07a0ca2572de00150218!OpenDocument 1338.1 – New South Wales in Focus, 2007].</ref>
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! bgcolor="#c0c0c0" | '''Rank'''
! bgcolor="#c0c0c0" | '''Statistical Division/District'''
! bgcolor="#c0c0c0" | '''June 2007 Population<ref name="3218.0">{{Cite web |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2006–07 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02006-07?OpenDocument}}</ref>'''
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| 1
| '''Sydney'''
| 4,336,374
|-
| 2
| [[List of suburbs in Greater Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]]
| 523,662 <!-- This figure refers to the area covered by the 5 LGAs that make up the Greater Newcastle area. The Newcastle, New South Wales article refers only to the area covered by the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie LGAs. There is no separate article for the Greater Newcastle area so the list of suburbs article will have to suffice. -->
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| 3
| [[Wollongong, New South Wales|Wollongong]]
| 280,159
|-
| 4
| [[Maitland, New South Wales|Maitland]]
| 61,431
|-
| 5
| [[Wagga Wagga]]
| 56,147
|-
| 6
| [[Tweed Heads, New South Wales|Tweed Heads]]
| 53,650
|-
| 7
| [[Coffs Harbour, New South Wales|Coffs Harbour]]
| 50,726
|-
| 8
| [[Tamworth, New South Wales|Tamworth]]
| 44,970
|-
| 9
| [[Albury, New South Wales|Albury]]
| 44,787
|-
| 10
| [[Port Macquarie, New South Wales|Port Macquarie]]
| 42,042
|-
| 11
| [[Orange, New South Wales|Orange]]
| 37,333
|-
| 12
| [[Queanbeyan, New South Wales|Queanbeyan]]
| 36,331
|-
| 13
| [[Dubbo]]
| 36,150
|-
| 14
| [[Nowra, New South Wales|Nowra]]-[[Bomaderry, New South Wales|Bomaderry]]
| 32,556
|-
| 15
| [[Bathurst, New South Wales|Bathurst]]
| 32,385
|-
| 16
| [[Lismore, New South Wales|Lismore]]
| 31,865
|}