Silly exercise: US and Australian Cities Ranked By Population
On the long drive across the Nullarbor, I often wondered why many Americans have only heard of one city in Australia: Sydney.
And that got me thinking: how big are Australian cities in comparison to American cities?
So, here in ranked order, is the combined list of US and Australian cities with their populations. US data is from 1998, and Australian is from 1996, but the list still gives a good indication of relative size.
Mind that the US data is defined on city limits, so some 'small' American cities that are really tiny in real estate don't show up …
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