Population Population Growth
Population

Australia Population Growth

Estimated Resident Population by state and capital city. ABS ERP data plus natural increase from births and deaths.

27.61M
Population (2025)
+1.54%
Annual growth
+419K
New residents (2024→2025)
105K
Natural increase (2024)

Population by State — 2015 to 2025

Source: ABS Estimated Resident Population (ERP), Annual.

State & Territory Population

StatePopulationAnnual GrowthGrowth since 2015
New South Wales8,592,524+1.18%+12.8%
Victoria7,073,859+1.77%+17.5%
Queensland5,669,764+1.76%+18.7%
Western Australia3,044,382+2.22%+19.8%
South Australia1,902,665+1.09%+11.9%
Tasmania576,261+0.26%+11.9%
Australian Capital Territory484,630+1.30%+22.4%
Northern Territory264,556+1.41%+8.1%

Capital City Populations

CityPopulationAnnual Growth
Sydney5,638,830+1.35%
Melbourne5,435,590+1.97%
Rest of NSW2,953,694+0.86%
Rest of Qld2,836,240+1.42%
Brisbane2,833,524+2.10%
Perth2,452,765+2.43%
Rest of Vic.1,638,269+1.10%
Adelaide1,491,015+1.27%
Rest of WA591,617+1.40%
Australian Capital Territory484,630+1.30%
Rest of SA411,650+0.45%
Rest of Tas.321,011+0.30%
Hobart255,250+0.21%
Darwin159,284+1.74%
Rest of NT105,272+0.91%
Other Territories5,013+0.36%

Births vs Deaths — Natural Population Change

Source: ABS Births Summary + Deaths Summary. National totals, calendar year.

YearBirthsDeathsNatural Increase
2024292,318187,268+105,050
2023286,998183,131+103,867
2022300,684190,939+109,745
2021309,996171,469+138,527
2020294,369161,300+133,069
2019305,832169,301+136,531
2018315,147158,493+156,654
2017309,142160,909+148,233
2016311,104158,504+152,600
2015305,377159,052+146,325