Melbourne Takes Over Sydney's Crown as Australia's Greatest City - or isn't it?

For decades, Sydney was seen as Australia's largest city but the Australian Bureau of Statistics says that has now changed, as Melbourne overtakes Sydney as Australia's largest state.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 16: Fans at a Manchester United away kit promotional launch at Federation Square in Melbourne on 16th July 2022 (Photo credit should read Chris Putnam/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Credit: Future Publishing/Future Publishing via Getty Imag

The rivalry has been between Sydney and Melbourne for decades.

Sydney's population dominated Melbourne in 1902 and has remained so for over a hundred years - until now.

Melbourne has surpassed Sydney as Australia's largest city with more than five million residents.

Today, Melbourne has about 19,000 more people than Sydney, with a total of about five comma eight million.

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