3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2016 Quality Declaration 
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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

  • From June 2006 to June 2016, the SA2s with the largest population increases in the Australian Capital Territory were the outer northern SA2s of Harrison (up by 7,100 people), Bonner (6,900), Franklin (6,500), Casey (5,900) and Crace (4,500).
  • Belconnen, north-west of the city centre, was the fastest-growing SA2 (in that it had the strongest growth rate) in the Australian Capital Territory between 2006 and 2016, increasing by 120%. This was followed by Bruce (100%) and Macgregor (93%), also in the north-west.


SA2s WITH LARGEST AND FASTEST POPULATION GROWTH, Australian Capital Territory

ERP at 30 June
Population Change
2006
2016pr
2006-2016pr
SA2 State/Territory
no.
no.
no.
%

LARGEST GROWTH

HarrisonAustralian Capital Territory
709
7 850
7 141
1 007.2
BonnerAustralian Capital Territory
-
6 917
6 917
-
FranklinAustralian Capital Territory
74
6 592
6 518
8 808.1
CaseyAustralian Capital Territory
-
5 850
5 850
-
CraceAustralian Capital Territory
-
4 521
4 521
-
FordeAustralian Capital Territory
-
4 456
4 456
-
BelconnenAustralian Capital Territory
3 163
6 916
3 753
118.7
BruceAustralian Capital Territory
3 576
7 273
3 697
103.4
CivicAustralian Capital Territory
722
4 390
3 668
508.0
MacgregorAustralian Capital Territory
3 574
6 898
3 324
93.0

FASTEST GROWTH(a)

BelconnenAustralian Capital Territory
3 163
6 916
3 753
118.7
BruceAustralian Capital Territory
3 576
7 273
3 697
103.4
MacgregorAustralian Capital Territory
3 574
6 898
3 324
93.0
GungahlinAustralian Capital Territory
3 457
6 332
2 875
83.2
KingstonAustralian Capital Territory
2 562
4 645
2 083
81.3
GreenwayAustralian Capital Territory
1 157
1 888
731
63.2
PhillipAustralian Capital Territory
1 991
3 014
1 023
51.4
BraddonAustralian Capital Territory
3 762
5 689
1 927
51.2
BartonAustralian Capital Territory
1 016
1 498
482
47.4
WatsonAustralian Capital Territory
4 391
5 947
1 556
35.4

(a) Excludes SA2s with a population less than 1,000 at June 2006.


POPULATION CHANGE BY SA2, Australian Capital Territory - 2006-16
Map of Population change by SA2, ACT 2006-16