Melbourne 2024 Population. In its 2022 population statement, australia’s federal government said melbourne was projected to overtake sydney as australia’s largest city in just under 10 years’ time, in. Melbourne is projected to be the largest city in australia by 2071 with a projected population between 6.5 million and 9.9 million, surpassing sydney between 2032 and 2046.
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