This is a list of places in the Australian state of Victoria by population. The figures below broadly represent the populations of the contiguous built-up area of each city or town as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics . The population figures are drawn from the Australian Census Urban Centres and Localities data, where an "urban centre" is defined as a population cluster of 1,000 or more people. [ 1 ] Some urban centres include neighbouring towns; for example, the Mildura population in the table below includes Irymple . [ 2 ] Data from the most recent census Historical data series This table lists urban centres that have appeared in the top 50 in at least one census since 2001. Melbourne, the most populated city in Victoria. Looking east over Sturt Street and the CBD toward Bridge Mall from Ballarat Town Hall clock tower Pall Mall and Charing Cross in 1909. Bendigo had become a bustling city with a large transport network. 1 2 Due to increased residential development in Officer , which previously provided a non-urban buffer between Pakenham and the rest of the Melbourne metropolitan area, Pakenham began to be counted as part of the greater Melbourne urban centre starting from the 2016 census. 1 2 This figure is for Torquay only. 1 2 This figure is for Moe - Yallourn . 1 2 3 This figure is the sum of the populations of Portarlington, Indented Head and St Leonards, which were treated as three neighbouring but distinct urban centres prior to the 2016 census. Victoria portal Demographics of Australia List of cities in Australia List of places in New South Wales by population List of places in the Northern Territory by population List of places in Queensland by population List of places in South Australia by population List of places in Tasmania by population List of places in Western Australia by population ↑ "Urban Centre and Locality - Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS)" . Australian Bureau of Statistics. 19 October 2017 . Retrieved 19 January 2018 . ↑ "2016 Mildura - Buronga (Mildura Part), Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics" . www.abs.gov.au . Retrieved 16 April 2022 . ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016.2 - Census of Population and Housing: Selected Characteristics for Urban Centres and Localities, Victoria, 2001 ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder : 2006 Census - Persons in Dwellings - persons counted by Urban Centres/Localities ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder : 2011 Census - Persons and Relationships - persons counted by Urban Centres and Localities

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