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Australia
Official name:
Australia
Native name:
Australia
Capital:
Canberra
ISO country code
AU
Nat. statistical agency:
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Population (2010-07-01):
21,515,754 (CIA)
Area:
7,686,850 sq.km.
Region:
Australia and New Zealand
Census Results
1881-04-03 : 2,250,194
1891-04-05 : 3,174,392
1901-03-31 : 3,773,801
1911-04-02 : 4,455,005
1921-04-04 : 5,435,734
1933-06-30 : 6,629,839
1947-06-30 : 7,579,358
1954-06-30 : 8,986,530
1961-06-30 : 10,508,186
1966-06-30 : 11,550,462
1971-06-30 : 12,755,638
1976-06-30 : 13,548,448
1981-06-30 : 14,576,328
1986-06-30 : 15,602,156
1991-06-30 : 16,847,310
1996-08-09 : 17,892,423
2001-08-07 : 18,769,249
2006-08-08 : 19,855,288
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Australia
Administrative units
state
capital
area (sq.km.)
population
2001-06-30
estimate
population
2009-06-30
estimate
source:
Australian Bureau of Statistics
.
Australia Capital Territory
Canberra
2,351.5
319,317
352,189
New South Wales
Sydney
801,321.7
6,575,217
7,134,421
Northern Territory
Darwin
1,352,187.6
197,768
225,938
Queensland
Brisbane
1,734,218.7
3,628,946
4,425,103
South Australia
Adelaide
985,288.7
1,511,728
1,623,590
Tasmania
Hobart
67,914.3
471,795
503,292
Victoria
Melbourne
227,417.5
4,804,726
5,443,228
Western Australia
Perth
2,531,572.0
1,901,159
2,245,057
Other Territories
-
218.6
2,584
2,438
total
7,702,490.6
19,413,240
21,955,256
Main cities
name
population
1996-06-30
estimate
population
2001-06-30
estimate
population
2009-06-30
estimate
latitude /
longitude
Sydney
3,881,100
4,128,272
4,504,469
-33.88/151.22
Melbourne
3,283,300
3,471,625
3,995,537
-37.82/144.97
Brisbane
1,520,000
1,663,120
2,004,262
-27.50/153.02
Perth
1,295,100
1,393,002
1,658,992
-31.93/115.83
Adelaide
1,078,400
1,107,986
1,187,466
-34.93/138.60
Gold Coast-Tweed
354,100
441,879
582,565
-28.00/153.43
Newcastle
463,400
492,549
540,796
-32.92/151.75
Canberra-Queanbeyan
345,100
360,915
403,439
-35.27/149.08
Wollongong
255,700
269,597
288,984
-34.43/150.88
Sunshine Coast
156,400
186,391
245,309
-26.50/153.00
Hobart
195,700
197,282
212,019
Geelong
152,200
159,503
175,803
-38.16/144.35
Townsville
122,400
134,073
168,402
-19.25/146.80
Cairns
106,700
112,932
147,118
-16.92/145.77
Toowoomba
102,000
109,449
128,600
Darwin
95,800
106,842
124,760
Launceston
98,800
98,526
105,445
Albury-Wodonga
92,700
95,621
104,609
Ballarat
79,100
83,599
94,088
Bendigo
74,200
79,673
89,995
Mackay
..
64,767
83,680
Burnie-Devonport
79,200
77,480
82,102
Latrobe Valley
75,500
74,996
79,964
Rockhampton
..
67,369
77,017
source:
Australian Bureau of Statistics
.
note: population figures for cities are based on statistical districts/divisions.