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50 Largest Australian Cities in 1940

Can you name the 50 largest cities in Australia as of the 1940 census? The population estimate and national subdivision of each city is provided to help you guess the correct answers.
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Population
State
Answer
1,235,267
New South Wales
Sydney
991,934
Victoria
Melbourne
312,619
South Australia
Adelaide
299,748
Queensland
Brisbane
207,440
Western Australia
Perth
104,485
New South Wales
Newcastle
60,406
Tasmania
Hobart
39,223
Victoria
Geelong
37,411
Victoria
Ballarat
32,833
Tasmania
Launceston
29,369
Queensland
Rockhampton
29,131
Victoria
Bendigo
26,925
New South Wales
Broken Hill
26,423
Queensland
Toowoomba
25,876
Queensland
Townsville
22,498
Queensland
Ipswich
17,326
Western Australia
Kalgoorlie
14,849
New South Wales
Goulburn
14,385
New South Wales
Cessnock
13,444
New South Wales
Lithgow
11,993
Queensland
Cairns
11,762
New South Wales
Lismore
11,677
South Australia
Port Pirie
11,631
New South Wales
Wagga Wagga
11,466
Queensland
Bundaberg
Population
State
Answer
11,415
Queensland
Maryborough
11,403
New South Wales
Wollongong
10,665
Queensland
Mackay
10,543
New South Wales
Albury
10,413
New South Wales
Bathurst
9,913
New South Wales
Tamworth
9,634
New South Wales
Orange
8,906
Victoria
Warrnambool
8,709
New South Wales
Fairfield
8,344
New South Wales
Dubbo
8,191
New South Wales
West Maitland
7,749
Queensland
Gympie
7,325
Australian Capital Territory
Canberra
6,978
Queensland
Charters Towers
6,794
New South Wales
Armidale
6,664
Queensland
Warwick
6,617
Victoria
Mildura
6,445
New South Wales
Katoomba
6,411
New South Wales
Grafton
6,315
New South Wales
Liverpool
6,107
New South Wales
Cabramatta
5,846
New South Wales
Parkes
5,786
Victoria
Hamilton
5,698
Victoria
Shepparton
5,631
Victoria
Maryborough
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