Highest Major Cities in Australia

Cities in Australia with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇦🇺 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Armidale21,312 people · New South Wales

1,053 m

Blue Mountains78,121 people · New South Wales

978 m

Orange41,920 people · New South Wales

868 m

Bathurst36,230 people · New South Wales

670 m

Goulburn24,565 people · New South Wales

642 m

Toowoomba142,163 people · Queensland

599 m

Alice Springs25,912 people · Northern Territory

583 m

Tuggeranong89,461 people · Australian Capital Territory

579 m

Canberra367,752 people · Australian Capital Territory

571 m

Warwick15,380 people · Queensland

462 m

Ballarat111,973 people · Victoria

445 m

Adelaide Hills72,260 people · South Australia

426 m

Kalgoorlie29,072 people · Western Australia

387 m

Tamworth43,874 people · New South Wales

384 m

Mount Isa18,317 people · Queensland

363 m

Mount Barker21,554 people · South Australia

322 m

Wallan15,004 people · Victoria

321 m

Broken Hill17,456 people · New South Wales

317 m

Dubbo43,516 people · New South Wales

264 m

Bendigo103,034 people · Victoria

221 m

Sunbury38,851 people · Victoria

220 m

Wahroonga17,652 people · New South Wales

206 m

Wollert24,407 people · Victoria

199 m

Engadine17,141 people · New South Wales

191 m

Roxburgh Park24,129 people · Victoria

188 m

Craigieburn65,178 people · Victoria

186 m

Hornsby22,462 people · New South Wales

186 m

Saint Ives18,384 people · New South Wales

168 m

Mernda23,369 people · Victoria

167 m

West Pennant Hills16,162 people · New South Wales

167 m

Wodonga38,949 people · Victoria

167 m

Muswellbrook16,000 people · New South Wales

164 m

Doreen27,122 people · Victoria

159 m

Cherrybrook18,588 people · New South Wales

157 m

Greenvale21,274 people · Victoria

155 m

Buderim28,774 people · Queensland

153 m

Wangaratta29,808 people · Victoria

151 m

South Morang24,989 people · Victoria

145 m

Mitcham16,795 people · Victoria

142 m

Ringwood19,144 people · Victoria

137 m

Hillside17,331 people · Victoria

136 m

Warragul19,856 people · Victoria

135 m

Horsham16,985 people · Victoria

133 m

Mill Park28,712 people · Victoria

133 m

Epping33,489 people · Victoria

131 m

Griffith20,569 people · New South Wales

128 m

Castle Hill39,284 people · New South Wales

126 m

Ferntree Gully27,398 people · Victoria

125 m

Mooroolbark23,059 people · Victoria

125 m

Lalor23,219 people · Victoria

123 m

Highlights

Within Australia, Armidale ranks first in 2026 with 1,053 m, followed by Blue Mountains (978 m) and Orange (868 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,053 m (Armidale) to 123 m (Lalor), with a median of 187 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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