Australia

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
2011-08-09 21,507,717

General Information


Official name Australia
Official name [native] Australia «English»
Capital Canberra
Capital [native] Canberra «English»
Region Australia and New Zealand
ISO code AU
Statistical agency Australian Bureau of Statistics

Name in Chinese 澳大利亚
Name in Arabic أستراليا
Name in Spanish Australia
Name in Russian Австралия
Name in French l'Australie

Administrative units

statecapitalarea (sq.km.)population
2001-06-30
estimate
population
2011-06-30
estimate
Australia Capital TerritoryCanberra2,351.5319,317367,752
New South WalesSydney801,321.76,575,2177,211,468
Northern TerritoryDarwin1,352,187.6197,768231,331
QueenslandBrisbane1,734,218.73,628,9464,474,098
South AustraliaAdelaide985,288.71,511,7281,638,232
TasmaniaHobart67,914.3471,795511,195
VictoriaMelbourne227,417.54,804,7265,534,526
Western AustraliaPerth2,531,572.01,901,1592,352,215
Other Territories-218.62,5843,116
total 7,702,490.619,413,24022,323,933
source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.
note: 2011 estimates are based on preliminary results of the 2011 census.
note: (A) = Area; (C) = City; (S) = ; (T) = ; (M) = Municipality; (R) = Region.

Expanded administrative units

state
local government area
capitalarea (sq.km.)population
2001-06-30
estimate
population
2011-06-30
estimate
Australia Capital TerritoryCanberra2,351.5319,317367,752
New South WalesSydney801,321.76,575,2177,211,468
Albury (C)  45,62149,467
Armidale Dumaresq (A)  24,80725,270
Ashfield (A)  40,52143,683
Auburn (C)  58,67878,286
Ballina (A)  38,15940,753
Balranald (A)  2,7732,361
Bankstown (C)  171,994190,637
Bathurst Regional (A)  35,70639,936
Bega Valley (A)  30,70332,999
Bellingen (A)  12,73112,886
Berrigan (A)  8,1388,282
Blacktown (C)  264,799312,479
Bland (A)  6,6556,018
Blayney (A)  6,5307,186
Blue Mountains (C)  77,02178,391
Bogan (A)  3,1813,020
Bombala (A)  2,6312,458
Boorowa (A)  2,4552,469
Botany Bay (C)  37,19341,674
Bourke (A)  3,9513,085
Brewarrina (A)  2,1651,895
Broken Hill (C)  21,09819,125
Burwood (A)  30,58034,305
Byron (A)  29,68930,825
Cabonne (A)  12,54713,188
Camden (A)  45,45458,376
Campbelltown (C)  150,154151,221
Canada Bay (A)  62,32279,905
Canterbury (C)  137,492144,751
Carrathool (A)  3,3162,668
Central Darling (A)  2,4512,108
Cessnock (C)  47,18852,493
Clarence Valley (A)  48,61751,252
Cobar (A)  5,1824,931
Coffs Harbour (C)  63,06270,933
Conargo (A)  1,8231,585
Coolamon (A)  4,1224,213
Cooma-Monaro (A)  9,75210,086
Coonamble (A)  4,8364,274
Cootamundra (A)  7,6957,501
Corowa Shire (A)  10,78511,302
Cowra (A)  13,09412,526
Deniliquin (A)  8,3337,317
Dubbo (C)  38,75440,491
Dungog (A)  8,4058,547
Eurobodalla (A)  33,94636,993
Fairfield (C)  189,034196,622
Forbes (A)  10,1439,471
Gilgandra (A)  4,7994,534
Glen Innes Severn (A)  8,8898,965
Gloucester (A)  4,9274,974
Gosford (C)  160,760167,693
Goulburn Mulwaree (A)  26,62328,285
Great Lakes (A)  32,20135,601
Greater Hume Shire (A)  10,53710,039
Greater Taree (C)  44,73847,955
Griffith (C)  24,60425,292
Gundagai (A)  3,7923,753
Gunnedah (A)  12,40512,515
Guyra (A)  4,4754,543
Gwydir (A)  5,7605,074
Harden (A)  3,8603,680
Hawkesbury (C)  62,81464,234
Hay (A)  3,5993,097
Holroyd (C)  89,236103,869
Hornsby (A)  153,200163,865
Hunters Hill (A)  13,38213,880
Hurstville (C)  74,08882,569
Inverell (A)  15,75416,614
Jerilderie (A)  1,9221,534
Junee (A)  5,9056,091
Kempsey (A)  27,37429,188
Kiama (A)  19,95920,832
Kogarah (C)  52,46358,938
Ku-ring-gai (A)  107,655114,704
Kyogle (A)  9,8179,537
Lachlan (A)  7,5606,758
Lake Macquarie (C)  187,803195,909
Lane Cove (A)  32,08633,197
Leeton (A)  11,92511,406
Leichhardt (A)  50,45655,651
Lismore (C)  43,06444,282
Lithgow (C)  20,56820,790
Liverpool (C)  159,046188,083
Liverpool Plains (A)  8,0417,769
Lockhart (A)  3,5783,082
Maitland (C)  56,49269,646
Manly (A)  38,66542,531
Marrickville (A)  76,74381,489
Mid-Western Regional (A)  22,18023,000
Moree Plains (A)  16,23314,189
Mosman (A)  27,85129,475
Murray (A)  6,1567,159
Murrumbidgee (A)  2,6622,338
Muswellbrook (A)  15,22116,322
Nambucca (A)  18,17119,286
Narrabri (A)  14,53713,475
Narrandera (A)  6,7396,123
Narromine (A)  7,1176,929
Newcastle (C)  142,101154,896
North Sydney (A)  58,71367,033
Oberon (A)  5,2875,207
Orange (C)  36,99939,480
Palerang (A)  10,89614,835
Parkes (A)  15,04715,084
Parramatta (C)  147,882174,554
Penrith (C)  177,413184,681
Pittwater (A)  56,39060,260
Port Macquarie-Hastings (A)  65,37874,949
Port Stephens (A)  58,96567,058
Queanbeyan (C)  33,76539,826
Randwick (C)  125,223137,757
Richmond Valley (A)  21,18322,697
Rockdale (C)  92,676102,843
Ryde (C)  99,151108,371
Shellharbour (C)  59,86266,054
Shoalhaven (C)  87,65096,043
Singleton (A)  21,23023,456
Snowy River (A)  7,2077,752
Strathfield (A)  29,43337,141
Sutherland Shire (A)  213,828219,751
Sydney (C)  129,696183,494
Tamworth Regional (A)  53,97358,351
Temora (A)  6,3375,928
Tenterfield (A)  6,8977,024
The Hills Shire (A)  146,045176,986
Tumbarumba (A)  3,7353,440
Tumut Shire (A)  11,47011,272
Tweed (A)  74,57788,463
Upper Hunter Shire (A)  13,53814,206
Upper Lachlan Shire (A)  7,2717,378
Uralla (A)  6,0996,260
Urana (A)  1,4311,180
Wagga Wagga (C)  56,72261,509
Wakool (A)  4,9294,080
Walcha (A)  3,3073,122
Walgett (A)  8,3286,860
Warren (A)  3,3202,877
Warringah (A)  136,175147,611
Warrumbungle Shire (A)  10,8499,927
Waverley (A)  63,24168,567
Weddin (A)  3,8573,734
Wellington (A)  8,8018,937
Wentworth (A)  7,2146,787
Willoughby (C)  61,79571,637
Wingecarribee (A)  42,74046,042
Wollondilly (A)  38,42444,403
Wollongong (C)  189,776201,215
Woollahra (A)  53,00256,324
Wyong (A)  135,498153,992
Yass Valley (A)  12,10315,516
Young (A)  11,85012,514
-Unincorporated NSW  1,2201,116
Northern TerritoryDarwin1,352,187.6197,768231,331
Alice Springs (T) (T)  26,52028,449
Barkly (S) (S)  7,0597,889
Belyuen (S) (S)  221204
Central Desert (S) (S)  4,4884,306
Coomalie (S) (S)  1,0741,253
Darwin (C) (C)  68,71078,684
East Arnhem (S) (S)  8,28810,590
Katherine (T) (T)  9,44210,355
Litchfield (M) (M)  15,57320,039
MacDonnell (S) (S)  6,4046,761
Palmerston (C) (S)  22,12029,301
Roper Gulf (S) (S)  6,1557,097
Tiwi Islands (S) (S)  2,4553,002
Victoria-Daly (S) (S)  5,7756,850
Wagait (S) (S)  238415
West Arnhem (S) (S)  5,9887,214
-Unincorporated NT  7,2588,922
QueenslandBrisbane1,734,218.73,628,9464,474,098
Aurukun (S)  1,0951,449
Balonne (S)  5,5804,895
Banana (S)  15,83814,861
Barcaldine (R)  3,5513,286
Barcoo (S)  463365
Blackall Tambo (R)  2,4322,254
Boulia (S)  577496
Brisbane (C)  896,6491,089,743
Bulloo (S)  459424
Bundaberg (R)  78,94391,858
Burdekin (S)  18,51217,784
Burke (S)  500569
Cairns (R)  128,095162,740
Carpentaria (S)  2,2902,246
Cassowary Coast (R)  30,11328,627
Central Highlands (R)  25,06129,533
Charters Towers (R)  12,24212,461
Cherbourg (S)  1,2091,272
Cloncurry (S)  3,8273,410
Cook (S)  3,7074,494
Croydon (S)  288322
Diamantina (S)  326294
Doomadgee (S)  1,2011,404
Etheridge (S)  1,016915
Flinders (S)  2,0901,845
Fraser Coast (R)  74,20497,296
Gladstone (R)  46,36959,402
Gold Coast (C)  387,102513,954
Goondiwindi (R)  10,41910,840
Gympie (R)  38,80746,668
Hinchinbrook (S)  12,41011,852
Hope Vale (S)  8921,071
Ipswich (C)  125,451172,147
Isaac (R)  18,52423,212
Kowanyama (S)  1,0191,154
Lockhart River (S)  650529
Lockyer Valley (R)  28,66835,795
Logan (C)  237,236287,517
Longreach (R)  4,6264,308
Mackay (R)  91,084115,677
McKinlay (S)  1,0661,086
Mapoon (S)  209286
Maranoa (R)  12,61013,464
Moreton Bay (R)  286,532389,661
Mornington (S)  1,0101,246
Mount Isa (C)  21,14922,255
Murweh (S)  5,0324,758
Napranum (S)  800925
North Burnett (R)  10,65410,342
Northern Peninsula Area (R)  2,0952,568
Palm Island (S)  2,3132,651
Paroo (S)  2,2141,967
Pormpuraaw (S)  630742
Quilpie (S)  1,1071,022
Redland (C)  117,252143,628
Richmond (S)  1,150850
Rockhampton (R)  98,225112,383
Scenic Rim (R)  30,46437,415
Somerset (R)  18,08522,062
South Burnett (R)  28,19131,765
Southern Downs (R)  31,67234,619
Sunshine Coast (R)  247,167316,858
Tablelands (R)  40,80145,243
Toowoomba (R)  137,593154,931
Torres (S)  3,6003,609
Torres Strait Island (R)  4,3274,772
Townsville (C)  144,789180,389
Weipa (T)  2,1733,467
Western Downs (R)  29,27732,355
Whitsunday (R)  27,93132,408
Winton (S)  1,6161,388
Woorabinda (S)  1,034982
Wujal Wujal (S)  373292
Yarrabah (S)  2,2802,740
South AustraliaAdelaide985,288.71,511,7281,638,232
Adelaide (C)  13,28920,950
Adelaide Hills (DC)  38,77739,806
Alexandrina (DC)  18,16624,055
Anangu Pitjantjatjara (AC)  2,6722,807
Barossa (DC)  19,49722,436
Barunga West (DC)  2,5962,493
Berri and Barmera (DC)  11,32010,790
Burnside (C)  42,65344,040
Campbelltown (C)  46,81949,649
Ceduna (DC)  3,6403,662
Charles Sturt (C)  103,505108,456
Clare and Gilbert Valleys (DC)  8,3818,868
Cleve (DC)  1,8971,750
Coober Pedy (DC)  2,4241,776
Copper Coast (DC)  11,03313,041
Elliston (DC)  1,1551,055
Flinders Ranges (DC)  1,8111,734
Franklin Harbour (DC)  1,3051,288
Gawler (T)  18,34520,939
Goyder (DC)  4,2724,201
Grant (DC)  7,3897,948
Holdfast Bay (C)  33,68936,036
Kangaroo Island (DC)  4,2444,513
Karoonda East Murray (DC)  1,2811,049
Kimba (DC)  1,2341,100
Kingston (DC)  2,3482,319
Light (RegC)  10,54213,955
Lower Eyre Peninsula (DC)  4,2175,014
Loxton Waikerie (DC)  12,24711,457
Mallala (DC)  7,3928,463
Maralinga Tjarutja (AC)  13780
Marion (C)  79,05585,399
Mid Murray (DC)  8,4108,208
Mitcham (C)  62,37965,057
Mount Barker (DC)  23,80430,433
Mount Gambier (C)  23,84825,804
Mount Remarkable (DC)  3,0112,920
Murray Bridge (RC  17,09420,210
Naracoorte and Lucindale (DC)  8,2738,310
Northern Areas (DC)  4,7854,562
Norwood Payneham St Peters (C)  33,74536,404
Onkaparinga (C)  151,010163,485
Orroroo/Carrieton (DC)  1,017887
Peterborough (DC)  2,0221,765
Playford (C)  68,65380,748
Port Adelaide Enfield (C)  101,972116,467
Port Augusta (C)  13,75614,527
Port Lincoln (C)  13,89914,519
Port Pirie City and Dists (M)  17,64017,593
Prospect (C)  19,21920,756
Renmark Paringa (DC)  9,8349,378
Robe (DC)  1,3851,416
Roxby Downs (M)  3,6334,829
Salisbury (C)  114,524132,499
Southern Mallee (DC)  2,3092,127
Streaky Bay (DC)  1,9892,177
Tatiara (DC)  7,0616,581
Tea Tree Gully (C)  99,71098,028
The Coorong (DC)  5,9175,659
Tumby Bay (DC)  2,5912,616
Unley (C)  36,62038,292
Victor Harbor (C)  11,10814,093
Wakefield (DC)  6,6036,730
Walkerville (M)  7,0367,262
Wattle Range (DC)  12,28411,727
West Torrens (C)  52,36456,960
Whyalla (C)  22,13922,580
Wudinna (DC)  1,4551,267
Yankalilla (DC)  3,8484,431
Yorke Peninsula (DC)  11,51311,189
-Unincorporated SA  5,9364,607
TasmaniaHobart67,914.3471,795511,195
Break O'Day (M)  5,7816,441
Brighton (M)  12,91515,675
Burnie (C)  18,88620,208
Central Coast (M)  21,02922,334
Central Highlands (M)  2,3162,348
Circular Head (M)  8,0478,379
Clarence (C)  49,59452,824
Derwent Valley (M)  9,3739,904
Devonport (C)  24,25725,657
Dorset (M)  7,3397,106
Flinders (M)  887804
George Town (M)  6,4916,906
Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M)  3,9894,407
Glenorchy (C)  44,00345,471
Hobart (C)  47,44650,393
Huon Valley (M)  13,84615,841
Kentish (M)  5,4996,312
King Island (M)  1,7241,646
Kingborough (M)  29,37934,691
Latrobe (M)  8,24110,199
Launceston (C)  62,33567,190
Meander Valley (M)  18,06619,637
Northern Midlands (M)  11,92612,688
Sorell (M)  11,00413,397
Southern Midlands (M)  5,7306,258
Tasman (M)  2,2592,457
Waratah/Wynyard (M)  13,62714,327
West Coast (M)  5,5164,908
West Tamar (M)  20,29022,787
VictoriaMelbourne227,417.54,804,7265,534,526
Alpine (S)  12,90412,103
Ararat (RC)  11,72111,297
Ballarat (C)  83,59995,007
Banyule (C)  118,696122,722
Bass Coast (S)  25,63130,024
Baw Baw (S)  36,39943,416
Bayside (C)  88,80896,101
Benalla (RC)  14,01713,754
Boroondara (C)  157,214166,818
Brimbank (C)  168,247191,084
Buloke (S)  7,3316,462
Campaspe (S)  36,34936,665
Cardinia (S)  47,01075,573
Casey (C)  181,562260,404
Central Goldfields (S)  13,08712,551
Colac-Otway (S)  21,00520,578
Corangamite (S)  17,55816,504
Darebin (C)  127,855143,057
East Gippsland (S)  39,43942,793
Frankston (C)  114,008130,055
Gannawarra (S)  12,05510,461
Glen Eira (C)  123,105137,566
Glenelg (S)  20,39219,843
Golden Plains (S)  15,10118,917
Greater Bendigo (C)  90,449101,868
Greater Dandenong (C)  128,516142,591
Greater Geelong (C)  194,478215,151
Greater Shepparton (C)  58,15061,737
Hepburn (S)  14,48814,506
Hindmarsh (S)  6,5965,870
Hobsons Bay (C)  83,36787,348
Horsham (RC)  18,58619,540
Hume (C)  135,986175,063
Indigo (S)  14,71615,376
Kingston (C)  133,887147,915
Knox (C)  147,433154,097
Latrobe (C)  70,64373,564
Loddon (S)  8,6047,514
Macedon Ranges (S)  37,67242,780
Manningham (C)  113,893116,958
Mansfield (S)  6,7818,031
Maribyrnong (C)  61,22675,297
Maroondah (C)  100,279107,144
Melbourne (C)  55,742100,611
Melton (S)  52,830112,168
Mildura (RC)  49,61651,848
Mitchell (S)  28,40635,092
Moira (S)  26,81028,435
Monash (C)  163,141177,970
Moonee Valley (C)  105,442112,270
Moorabool (S)  25,08728,600
Moreland (C)  136,381155,087
Mornington Peninsula (S)  132,387149,156
Mount Alexander (S)  17,14217,803
Moyne (S)  15,76316,175
Murrindindi (S)  13,64013,174
Nillumbik (S)  60,81862,596
Northern Grampians (S)  13,05511,942
Port Phillip (C)  80,55297,854
Pyrenees (S)  6,6416,727
Queenscliffe (B)  3,2763,054
South Gippsland (S)  26,15927,506
Southern Grampians (S)  17,13216,510
Stonnington (C)  89,97899,118
Strathbogie (S)  9,6489,622
Surf Coast (S)  20,87226,493
Swan Hill (RC)  21,34920,830
Towong (S)  6,3115,958
Wangaratta (RC)  26,66427,110
Warrnambool (C)  29,62932,592
Wellington (S)  41,46241,945
West Wimmera (S)  4,8824,289
Whitehorse (C)  147,085157,740
Whittlesea (C)  118,118160,371
Wodonga (RC)  32,45636,043
Wyndham (C)  87,141166,038
Yarra (C)  68,94779,015
Yarra Ranges (S)  142,553148,754
Yarriambiack (S)  8,3117,153
-Unincorporated Vic  457772
Western AustraliaPerth2,531,572.01,901,1592,352,215
Albany (C)  31,23634,579
Armadale (C)  52,27365,281
Ashburton (S)  5,94510,488
Augusta-Margaret River (S)  10,18712,219
Bassendean (T)  14,02315,087
Bayswater (C)  56,82465,043
Belmont (C)  29,85137,350
Beverley (S)  1,5731,593
Boddington (S)  1,4402,261
Boyup Brook (S)  1,6421,614
Bridgetown-Greenbushes (S)  4,1884,411
Brookton (S)  1,044956
Broome (S)  13,19616,031
Broomehill-Tambellup (S)  1,2551,174
Bruce Rock (S)  1,127996
Bunbury (C)  30,49332,440
Busselton (S)  23,09931,211
Cambridge (T)  24,44526,775
Canning (C)  77,29890,892
Capel (S)  7,10714,906
Carnamah (S)  804552
Carnarvon (S)  6,7236,042
Chapman Valley (S)  8761,193
Chittering (S)  2,9364,509
Claremont (T)  9,1459,991
Cockburn (C)  69,20295,316
Collie (S)  9,0729,315
Coolgardie (S)  4,2674,121
Coorow (S)  1,3751,091
Corrigin (S)  1,2971,088
Cottesloe (T)  7,4118,177
Cranbrook (S)  1,0681,106
Cuballing (S)  722884
Cue (S)  394289
Cunderdin (S)  1,4521,344
Dalwallinu (S)  1,8821,303
Dandaragan (S)  2,9403,277
Dardanup (S)  8,95512,679
Denmark (S)  4,7155,417
Derby-West Kimberley (S)  8,4679,240
Donnybrook-Balingup (S)  4,6915,406
Dowerin (S)  837695
Dumbleyung (S)  750622
Dundas (S)  1,2571,180
East Fremantle (T)  6,7727,462
East Pilbara (S)  5,62812,489
Esperance (S)  13,31513,878
Exmouth (S)  2,3062,447
Fremantle (C)  25,71028,584
Geraldton-Greenough (C)  32,76437,822
Gingin (S)  4,2574,801
Gnowangerup (S)  1,5791,297
Goomalling (S)  9661,009
Gosnells (C)  83,474112,244
Halls Creek (S)  3,7514,031
Harvey (S)  18,45223,685
Irwin (S)  3,0593,647
Jerramungup (S)  1,2441,083
Joondalup (C)  156,056161,783
Kalamunda (S)  48,63256,462
Kalgoorlie/Boulder (C)  29,65132,154
Katanning (S)  4,4834,267
Kellerberrin (S)  1,2161,210
Kent (S)  638525
Kojonup (S)  2,2982,022
Kondinin (S)  1,0291,067
Koorda (S)  488445
Kulin (S)  906854
Kwinana (T)  21,75730,671
Lake Grace (S)  1,6091,404
Laverton (S)  1,2021,318
Leonora (S)  1,9982,690
Mandurah (C)  48,87773,605
Manjimup (S)  10,3099,428
Meekatharra (S)  1,4531,476
Melville (C)  96,982101,649
Menzies (S)  349411
Merredin (S)  3,7683,353
Mingenew (S)  584489
Moora (S)  2,6942,550
Morawa (S)  985911
Mosman Park (T)  8,3399,363
Mount Magnet (S)  851690
Mount Marshall (S)  673483
Mukinbudin (S)  702503
Mullewa (S)  1,118729
Mundaring (T)  35,33438,448
Murchison (S)  160123
Murray (S)  10,87514,700
Nannup (S)  1,2181,301
Narembeen (S)  959834
Narrogin (S)  770897
Narrogin (T)  4,7504,357
Nedlands (C)  21,55822,144
Ngaanyatjarraku (S)  1,5561,544
Northam (S)  10,24310,804
Northampton (S)  3,3333,251
Nungarin (S)  275233
Peppermint Grove (S)  1,6491,658
Perenjori (S)  612925
Perth (C)  7,68818,377
Pingelly (S)  1,2111,192
Plantagenet (S)  4,6884,989
Port Hedland (T)  12,83015,832
Quairading (S)  1,1351,073
Ravensthorpe (S)  1,5042,193
Rockingham (C)  74,018109,101
Roebourne (S)  15,05823,927
Sandstone (S)  133113
Serpentine-Jarrahdale (S)  11,70418,474
Shark Bay (S)  922883
South Perth (C)  37,52143,963
Stirling (C)  175,808208,399
Subiaco (C)  15,60518,866
Swan (C)  85,094114,179
Tammin (S)  441415
Three Springs (S)  751635
Toodyay (S)  4,0684,527
Trayning (S)  392351
Upper Gascoyne (S)  355249
Victoria Park (T)  27,68834,442
Victoria Plains (S)  970926
Vincent (T)  27,00934,016
Wagin (S)  1,8711,884
Wandering (S)  332447
Wanneroo (C)  84,132160,332
Waroona (S)  3,5243,637
West Arthur (S)  906892
Westonia (S)  248279
Wickepin (S)  744767
Williams (S)  955931
Wiluna (S)  8981,241
Wongan-Ballidu (S)  1,5931,467
Woodanilling (S)  394425
Wyalkatchem (S)  675537
Wyndham-East Kimberley (S)  7,2118,371
Yalgoo (S)  325432
Yilgarn (S)  1,8251,658
York (S)  3,2333,439
Other Territories-218.62,5843,116
Jervis Bay Territory 67.8  
Territory of Christmas Island 136.7  
Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands 14.1  
total 7,702,490.619,413,24022,323,933
source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.
note: 2011 estimates are based on preliminary results of the 2011 census.
note: (A) = Area; (C) = City; (S) = ; (T) = ; (M) = Municipality; (R) = Region.

Main cities

namepopulation
1996-06-30
estimate
population
2001-06-30
estimate
population
2011-06-30
estimate
latitude /
longitude
Sydney3,881,1004,128,2724,605,992-33.88/151.22
Melbourne3,283,3003,471,6254,169,103-37.82/144.97
Brisbane1,520,0001,663,1202,146,577-27.50/153.02
Perth1,295,1001,393,0021,832,114-31.93/115.83
Adelaide1,078,4001,107,9861,262,940-34.93/138.60
Gold Coast-Tweed354,100441,879576,747-28.00/153.43
Newcastle463,400492,549540,002-32.92/151.75
Canberra-Queanbeyan345,100360,915418,292-35.27/149.08
Wollongong255,700269,597288,101-34.43/150.88
Sunshine Coast156,400186,391241,643-26.50/153.00
Hobart195,700197,282216,276 
Geelong152,200159,503174,086-38.16/144.35
Townsville122,400134,073167,636-19.25/146.80
Cairns106,700112,932146,477-16.92/145.77
Darwin95,800106,842129,062 
Toowoomba102,000109,449125,265 
Launceston98,80098,526107,746 
Albury-Wodonga92,70095,621103,209 
Ballarat79,10083,59995,007 
Bendigo74,20079,67389,666 
Mandurah....88,305 
Burnie-Devonport79,20077,48084,217 
Mackay..64,76783,350 
Latrobe Valley75,50074,99678,614 
Rockhampton..67,36975,648 
source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.
note: population figures for cities are based on statistical districts/divisions.