<page_title> List of cities in Australia by population </page_title> <section_title> 50 largest local government areas by population </section_title> <table> <cell> 28 <col_header> Rank (2016) </col_header> <col_header> 2016 census </col_header> </cell> <cell> City of Townsville <col_header> Local government area </col_header> <col_header> 2011 census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 186,757 <col_header> Estimated resident population </col_header> <col_header> 2011 census </col_header> </cell> </table>
The city of Townsville has a population of 186,757 residents and is the 28th-largest LGA in Australia.