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Victoria is home to over 7 million people, with around 5.3 million of those living in the suburbs and surroundings which constitute the state's capital city of Melbourne (Australian Bureau of Statistics population estimate, 2024).

Victoria is Australia's second most populated state and Melbourne is the country's second largest city.

Victoria's 10 largest cities by population

Rank City Year settled Population Distance from Melbourne
1. Melbourne 1835 4,917,750 -
2. Geelong 1836 214,618 75 kilometres
3. Ballarat 1838 111,973 113 kilometres
4. Bendigo 1851 103,034 148 kilometres
5. Mildura 1887 53,758 541 kilometres
6. Shepparton 1855 53,565 176 kilometres
7. Wodonga 1852 37,393 299 kilometres
8. Warrnambool 1844 33,302 263 kilometres
9. Traralgon 1844 29,247 157 kilometres
10. Torquay 1866 22,685 97 kilometres

Note:

  • Populations are based on Australian Bureau of Statistics Census data from 2021
  • Populations are specified for each city's urban area, its surrounding suburbs and adjacent rural area, not the entire municipality
  • Areas within Greater Melbourne are included in Melbourne's total and are not ranked separately