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Victoria is home to 5.4 million people, with 4 million of those living in the suburbs and surroundings which constitute the state's capital city of Melbourne (Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates for 2009). Victoria is Australia's second most populated state and Melbourne is the country's second largest city.
Victoria's 10 largest cities by population
| No. |
City |
Year
settled |
Population |
Distance by road
from Melbourne |
| 1. |
 Melbourne |
1835 |
3,400,000 |
- |
| 2. |
 Geelong |
1836 |
137,500 |
75 kilometres |
| 3. |
 Ballarat |
1838 |
78,500 |
113 kilometres |
| 4. |
 Bendigo |
1851 |
76,500 |
148 kilometres |
| 5. |
 Shepparton |
1855 |
38,800 |
176 kilometres |
| 6. |
 Mildura |
1887 |
30,000 |
541 kilometres |
| 7. |
 Wodonga |
1852 |
29,800 |
299 kilometres |
| 8. |
 Warrnambool |
1844 |
28,200 |
263 kilometres |
| 9. |
 Traralgon |
1844 |
22,000 |
157 kilometres |
| 10. |
 Wangaratta |
1838 |
16,900 |
235 kilometres |
- Populations are based on Australian Bureau of Statistics Census data from 2006
- Populations are specified for each city's urban area, not the entire municipality or statistical division
- Areas within Greater Melbourne are included in Melbourne's total and are not ranked separately
- Populations are rounded to either the next 100 or 500, except for Melbourne which is rounded to the next 100,000
- The year settled can be a contentious issue, as it can be interpreted to mean the first resident in the area or when a town was formally declared or established
- Some city/town names have changed over time, such as Bendigo which was originally known as Sandhurst until it was renamed in 1891
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