Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and Oceania. The metropolis is located on Australia’s east coastline. It surrounds Port Jackson. It extends approximately 70 km (43.5 miles) along its perimeter towards the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Macarthur, and the Royal National Park. Sydney is comprised of 658 suburbs spread over 33 local government areas. The city’s residents are called “Sydneysiders.” The estimated population of Sydney was 5,367,206 as of June 2020. The townhouses are approximately 66% of the state’s total population. The city’s nicknames include the “Emerald City” and the “Harbour City.”

Melbourne is the capital of Australia’s state of Victoria and the most populous. It is also the second-most populated city in Oceania and Australia. Its name refers to the metropolitan area of Greater Melbourne covering 9,993 square km (3,858 square miles).

It occupies a large portion of Port Phillip Bay’s eastern and northern coastlines. It extends into the Mornington Peninsula and the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, Dandenong, and Macedon Ranges. The city has more than 5 million residents (19% of Australia’s population, according to 2020). Most of them live east of the city center. They are often called “Melburnians.”

Brisbane, the Land of the Turrbal Country, is Australia’s capital and third-most populous urban area. The population of Brisbane’s metropolitan region is approximately 2.6 million. It lies in the middle of the South East Queensland Metropolitan Region, which has an estimated population of 3.8 million.

The Brisbane central business area is located within the Brisbane River peninsula, approximately 15 km (9 miles) from Moreton Bay. This bay is part of the Coral Sea. The entire metropolitan area runs along the hills of the Brisbane River Valley, between Moreton Bay (the Taylor and D’Aguilar mountain peaks) and to the east. It covers several of Australia’s most populous LGAs (local government areas) — the City of Brisbane is the largest LGA.

Perth is the capital of Western Australia (WA) and the largest city. With a population of over 2.1 million people living in Greater Perth, it is Australia’s fourth most populous city. Perth is located in the South West Land Division, Western Australia. It includes most of the metropolitan area along the Swan Coastal Plain between the Darling Scarp and the Indian Ocean. The city has grown outward from the original British settlements along the Swan River. The port of Fremantle and the central business district are located on this land. Perth is situated on the ground where the Whadjuk Noongar, an Aboriginal group from southwest Western Australia, has lived for approximately 50,000 years.

Perth is the capital of Western Australia (WA) and the largest city. With a population of over 2.1 million people living in Greater Perth, it is Australia’s fourth most populous city. Perth is located in the South West Land Division, Western Australia. It includes most of the metropolitan area along the Swan Coastal Plain between the Darling Scarp and the Indian Ocean. The city has grown outward from the original British settlements along the Swan River. The port of Fremantle and the central business district are located on this land. Perth is situated on the ground where the Whadjuk Noongar, an Aboriginal group from southwest Western Australia, has lived for approximately 50,000 years.