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City profile · Australia · Oceania

Adelaide

South Australia · Australia
City population
1,469,163
#5
in Australia
#1
in South Australia
#328
worldwide
CanberraAdelaide
-34.929, 138.599 · 958 km from Canberra
City population
1,469,163
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Australia
#5
of 88 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#328
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Australia
5.3%
of the national population

About Adelaide

At 1.47 million people, this city accounts for 5.3% of Australia's national population. It ranks fifth among the country's largest cities and first within South Australia. Adelaide Hills, with a population of 72,260, lies 10 km away, while Mount Barker (21,554), Gawler (20,006), and Whyalla (20,880) sit 29 km, 39 km, and 231 km distant respectively.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Australia
#5of 88
LargestSmallest
Position in South Australia
#1of 6
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Australia
Region
South Australia
Rank in region
#1of 6
Distance to capital
958 km
to Canberra
Elevation
59 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Australia/Adelaide
Coordinates
-34.929, 138.599
Record updated
2026-06-24
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 88 in Australia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

10KMAdelaide Hills72K people29KMMount Barker22K people39KMGawler20K people231KMWhyalla21K people337KMMildura35K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Adelaide1.47M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Adelaide compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Adelaide1.47M

Adelaide Population FAQ

What is the population of Adelaide?

Adelaide has a city population of 1,469,163. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Adelaide?

Adelaide is in South Australia, Australia, 958 km from the capital, Canberra. Its coordinates are -34.929, 138.599.

How big is Adelaide compared with other cities in Australia?

It is the 5th largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Australia, holding 5.3% of the national population.

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