Cities & Sizes
Five Largest Cities:
Rank Size Rule:
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Australia closely follows the rank-size rule, but not until after its first two largest cities. Sydney and Melbourne are almost the same in terms of their populations, both being about 4 million. The cities following Sydney and Melbourne, however, follow almost exactly the rank-size rule -- just a city behind. The rank-size rule can be proven valid in Australia.
Urban Facts Population: 23,888,000 Population Density: 3.1 people/sq. km % Urban Population: 89% % Urban Population Living in Slums: n/a Average % Change in Urban Population: 1.7% % with Improved Urban Sanitation: 100% % with Improved Urban Water Supply: 100% |