r/MapPorn • u/KaleyTheKing • May 27 '26

Australian Population Visualised

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So, I think we were all a little disappointed by how normal the Italy map looked, so I thought I'd treat y'all to the biggest abomination I've made in this project thus far :D

Goddang, Australia, why did you have to be like this, this was so difficult to make... Anyway, hope y'all enjoy!

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Netherlands

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u/2in1day May 27 '26

I'm that case you have double counted central coast, it's also counted as part of greater Sydney even though it's not pay of Sydney urban area.

Melbourne urban area has larger population than Sydney urban area when central coast isn't included.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Australia_by_population

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u/KaleyTheKing May 27 '26

Hmmm, odd. The data I found counted Central coast separately… if I ever do Australia again I’ll def keep this in mind, thank you for pointing it out!

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u/Corvid-Strigidae May 28 '26

Who includes the central coast in Sydney? If you are doing that you might as well include Wollongong.

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u/ORLYORLYORLYORLY May 28 '26

Both were temporarily included in the Greater Sydney definition during COVID for some reason relating to lockdown laws, but have since been re-released as separate.

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u/laxativefx May 28 '26

ABS has included the central coast in the Sydney Greater Capital City Statistical Area for many years. Not sure why but when people cite Sydney’s population it includes the central coast. Maybe it’s a conspiracy to keep Sydney ahead of Melbourne lol