States & Territories
The resident population of the states and territories of Australia by census years.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1996-06-30 | Population Census (C) 2001-08-07 | Population Census (C) 2006-08-08 | Population Census (C) 2011-08-09 | Population Census (C) 2016-08-09 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | AUS | CW | Canberra | 7,688,126 | 17,752,829 | 18,769,249 | 19,855,288 | 21,507,719 | 23,401,892 | |||
| Australian Capital Territory | ACT | Terr | Canberra | 2,358 | 299,036 | 309,998 | 324,034 | 357,222 | 397,397 | 235800 | → | |
| Christmas Island | CHR | Terr | The Settlement | 136 | ... | 1,402 | 1,347 | 2,072 | 1,843 | 13600 | → | |
| Cocos Islands | COC | Terr | West Island | 14 | ... | 596 | 571 | 550 | 544 | 1400 | → | |
| Jervis Bay | JB | Terr | 68 | ... | 525 | 368 | 378 | 391 | 6800 | → | ||
| New South Wales | NSW | FSt | Sydney | 800,811 | 6,006,206 | 6,326,579 | 6,549,177 | 6,917,658 | 7,480,228 | 80081100 | → | |
| Norfolk Island | Terr | 39 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,748 | 3900 | → | |||
| Northern Territory | NT | Terr | Darwin | 1,348,094 | 175,342 | 188,075 | 192,898 | 211,945 | 228,833 | 134809400 | → | |
| Queensland | QLD | FSt | Brisbane | 1,730,172 | 3,247,363 | 3,522,044 | 3,904,532 | 4,332,739 | 4,703,193 | 173017200 | → | |
| South Australia | SA | FSt | Adelaide | 984,275 | 1,437,193 | 1,470,057 | 1,514,337 | 1,596,572 | 1,676,653 | 98427500 | → | |
| Tasmania | TAS | FSt | Hobart | 68,018 | 464,546 | 460,672 | 476,481 | 495,354 | 509,965 | 6801800 | → | |
| Victoria | VIC | FSt | Melbourne | 227,496 | 4,414,195 | 4,660,991 | 4,932,422 | 5,354,042 | 5,926,624 | 22749600 | → | |
| Western Australia | WA | FSt | Perth | 2,526,646 | 1,705,949 | 1,828,294 | 1,959,088 | 2,239,170 | 2,474,410 | 252664600 | → |
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (web).
Major Agglomerations
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2016-08-09 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney | NSW | 4,509,788 |
| 2 | Melbourne | VIC | 4,384,353 |
| 3 | Brisbane | QLD | 2,566,479 |
| 4 | Perth | WA | 1,945,439 |
| 5 | Adelaide | SA | 1,295,843 |
| 6 | Gold Coast | QLD | 727,005 |
| 7 | Newcastle | NSW | 463,048 |
| 8 | Canberra | ACT | 430,523 |
| 9 | Sunshine Coast | QLD | 365,633 |
| 10 | Central Coast | NSW | 324,983 |
Contents: Agglomerations
The resident population of all Australian agglomerations (so-called "significant urban areas") according the definition of the 2016 census by census years.
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2011-08-09 | Population Census (C) 2016-08-09 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | SA | 1,207,466 | 1,295,843 | 202436 | ||
| Albany | WA | 30,658 | 33,143 | 29722 | ||
| Albury (- Wodonga (Vic.)) | NSW | 82,082 | 89,015 | 62821 | ||
| Alice Springs | NT | 25,183 | 24,755 | 32751 | ||
| Armidale | NSW | 22,469 | 23,348 | 27469 | ||
| Bacchus Marsh | VIC | 17,156 | 20,345 | 19632 | ||
| Bairnsdale | VIC | 13,240 | 14,726 | 15501 | ||
| Ballarat | VIC | 91,791 | 99,887 | 34362 | ||
| Ballina | NSW | 23,508 | 24,856 | 7344 | ||
| Batemans Bay | NSW | 15,727 | 16,050 | 9433 | ||
| Bathurst | NSW | 32,483 | 35,016 | 21349 | ||
| Bendigo | VIC | 86,088 | 114,068 | 28744 | ||
| Bowral - Mittagong | NSW | 34,863 | 37,774 | 42182 | ||
| Brisbane | QLD | 1,997,007 | 2,566,479 | 506513 | ||
| Broken Hill | NSW | 18,519 | 17,709 | 17029 | ||
| Broome | WA | 12,765 | 13,984 | 5004 | ||
| Bunbury | WA | 65,604 | 72,395 | 22253 | ||
| Bundaberg | QLD | 67,337 | 76,284 | 30572 | ||
| Burnie | TAS | 26,864 | 26,488 | 13051 | ||
| Busselton | WA | 30,283 | 36,617 | 142326 | ||
| Cairns (incl. Northern Beaches) | QLD | 133,896 | 144,778 | 25429 | ||
| Camden Haven | NSW | 15,740 | 16,743 | 52491 | ||
| Canberra (- Queanbeyan (NSW)) | ACT | 391,683 | 430,523 | 48226 | ||
| Central Coast (Gosford) | NSW | 304,777 | 324,983 | 56623 | ||
| Coffs Harbour (incl. Sawtell) | NSW | 64,243 | 68,493 | 50553 | ||
| Colac | VIC | 11,776 | 12,250 | 5473 | ||
| Darwin | NT | 109,150 | 123,577 | 29466 | ||
| Devonport | TAS | 29,053 | 32,876 | 29039 | ||
| Dubbo | NSW | 33,992 | 36,090 | 18253 | ||
| Echuca (- Moama (NSW)) | VIC | 19,309 | 20,422 | 35092 | ||
| Emerald | QLD | 13,219 | 13,529 | 3923 | ||
| Esperance | WA | 11,433 | 12,111 | 0 | ||
| Forster - Tuncurry | NSW | 19,498 | 20,452 | 4954 | ||
| Geelong | VIC | 222,614 | 247,462 | 91879 | ||
| Geraldton | WA | 35,753 | 37,428 | 27068 | ||
| Gisborne | VIC | 18,012 | 20,215 | 36739 | ||
| Gladstone | QLD | 41,961 | 43,865 | 24020 | ||
| Gold Coast (- Tweed Heads (NSW); Southport) | QLD | 557,815 | 727,005 | 140276 | ||
| Goulburn | NSW | 21,485 | 22,890 | 6464 | ||
| Grafton | NSW | 18,360 | 18,673 | 10641 | ||
| Griffith | NSW | 17,901 | 19,143 | 5648 | ||
| Gympie | QLD | 19,515 | 35,182 | 6930 | ||
| Hervey Bay | QLD | 48,682 | 66,023 | 9316 | ||
| Hobart | TAS | 194,178 | 204,002 | 121264 | ||
| Horsham | VIC | 15,894 | 16,252 | 8307 | ||
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder | WA | 30,838 | 29,868 | 7509 | ||
| Karratha | WA | 16,474 | 15,825 | 13420 | ||
| Kempsey | NSW | 14,292 | 14,756 | 0 | ||
| Kingaroy | QLD | 9,809 | 10,288 | 0 | ||
| Launceston | TAS | 82,219 | 88,380 | 43540 | ||
| Lismore | NSW | 28,281 | 28,404 | 8854 | ||
| Lithgow | NSW | 12,251 | 12,814 | 11998 | ||
| Mackay | QLD | 77,318 | 96,050 | 20820 | ||
| Maryborough | QLD | 26,217 | 26,925 | 17073 | ||
| Melbourne | VIC | 3,859,590 | 4,384,353 | 567930 | ||
| Melton | VIC | 47,679 | 59,890 | 26588 | ||
| Mildura (- Buronga (NSW)) | VIC | 47,537 | 57,107 | 58924 | ||
| Moe - Newborough | VIC | 16,675 | 16,550 | 10528 | ||
| Morisset - Cooranbong | NSW | 21,777 | 23,682 | 34071 | ||
| Mount Gambier | SA | 27,754 | 28,680 | 19329 | ||
| Mount Isa | QLD | 20,569 | 18,342 | 6275 | ||
| Mudgee | NSW | 10,484 | 11,727 | 0 | ||
| Murray Bridge | SA | 16,706 | 17,557 | 9755 | ||
| Muswellbrook | NSW | 11,791 | 12,072 | 26242 | ||
| Nelson Bay (incl. Corlette) | NSW | 25,075 | 26,741 | 11553 | ||
| Newcastle | NSW | 435,215 | 463,048 | 101889 | ||
| Nowra - Bomaderry | NSW | 33,333 | 35,799 | 20244 | ||
| Orange | NSW | 36,464 | 38,739 | 14466 | ||
| Parkes | NSW | 10,939 | 10,983 | 23466 | ||
| Perth | WA | 1,700,973 | 1,945,439 | 336710 | ||
| Port Augusta | SA | 13,657 | 13,516 | 24930 | ||
| Port Hedland | WA | 13,769 | 13,832 | 11646 | ||
| Portland | VIC | 10,715 | 10,799 | 0 | ||
| Port Lincoln | SA | 15,222 | 15,686 | 13628 | ||
| Port Macquarie | NSW | 41,722 | 45,376 | 9625 | ||
| Port Pirie | SA | 14,044 | 14,007 | 7529 | ||
| Rockhampton | QLD | 73,679 | 76,975 | 57996 | ||
| Sale | VIC | 14,259 | 14,646 | 4563 | ||
| Shepparton - Mooroopna | VIC | 46,496 | 49,677 | 24888 | ||
| Singleton | NSW | 16,133 | 16,094 | 12722 | ||
| St Georges Basin - Sanctuary Point | NSW | 16,431 | 18,200 | 7695 | ||
| Sunshine Coast (Caloundra - Buderim - Noosa) | QLD | 270,777 | 365,633 | 163299 | ||
| Swan Hill | VIC | 10,431 | 10,907 | 0 | ||
| Sydney | NSW | 4,034,909 | 4,509,788 | 406367 | ||
| Tamworth | NSW | 38,737 | 41,012 | 24066 | ||
| Taree | NSW | 25,419 | 25,852 | 18665 | ||
| Toowoomba | QLD | 122,808 | 157,467 | 49812 | ||
| Townsville (incl. Thuringowa) | QLD | 162,272 | 190,531 | 69615 | ||
| Traralgon | VIC | 39,705 | 40,599 | 23513 | ||
| Ulladulla | NSW | 14,148 | 15,279 | 4677 | ||
| Ulverstone | TAS | 14,102 | 14,151 | 13005 | ||
| Victor Harbor | SA | 23,852 | 25,499 | 30882 | ||
| Wagga Wagga | NSW | 52,046 | 58,814 | 19159 | ||
| Wangaratta | VIC | 17,687 | 18,715 | 5758 | ||
| Warragul | VIC | 29,943 | 34,971 | 68006 | ||
| Warrnambool | VIC | 32,380 | 34,020 | 18261 | ||
| Warwick | QLD | 14,609 | 15,133 | 15915 | ||
| Whyalla | SA | 21,992 | 21,754 | 12132 | ||
| Wollongong | NSW | 268,945 | 285,688 | 57218 | ||
| Yanchep | WA | 6,617 | 11,853 | 0 | ||
| Yeppoon | QLD | 16,372 | 18,111 | 7856 |
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (web).