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Up to the minute projection of Australia's population
National, state and territory population
Australia’s population was 25,687,041 people at 30 June 2020.
The quarterly growth was 29,300 people (0.1%).
The annual growth was 321,300 people (1.3%).
42.7% of annual growth was due to natural increase, and 57.3% was due to net overseas migration.
Reference period
June 2020
Regional population
People living in the capitals increased by 303,100 people or 1.8%.
Capital city growth accounted for 79% of total population growth.
Melbourne (113,500) and Sydney (87,100) had the largest growth.
Melbourne (2.3%) and Brisbane (2.1%) had the highest growth rates.
Reference period
2018-19 financial year
Births, Australia
There were 305,832 registered births in 2019, a decrease of 3.0% from 2018
For all Australian women, the total fertility rate was 1.66 births per woman
For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, the total fertility rate was 2.32 births per woman
Reference period
2019
Life tables
Life expectancy at birth was 80.9 years for males and 85.0 years for females in 2017-19
Victoria (81.8 years) had the highest male life expectancy
Australian Capital Territory (85.6 years) had the highest female life expectancy
Reference period
2017 - 2019
Regional internal migration estimates, provisional
85,500 people moved interstate in the three months to the end of June 2020.
14,800 less people moved interstate compared with the June 2019 quarter.
Capital cities had a net loss of 10,500 people from internal migration, the largest quarterly net loss on record.
Reference period
June 2020
Deaths, Australia
There were 169,301 registered deaths in 2019, an increase of 10,808 since 2018
The standardised death rate increased to 5.3 deaths, from 5.1 in 2018
Infant deaths increased by 21 deaths to 1,009
Reference period
2019
Regional population by age and sex
The median age for capital cities (36.0 years) was younger than the rest of Australia (41.2).
The oldest capital was Hobart with a median age of 39.6 years, while Darwin was the youngest (34.3).
Darwin was the only capital with more males than females.
Reference period
2019
Migration, Australia
For the year ending 30 June 2019:
There were over 7.5 million migrants living in Australia.
29.7% of Australia's population were born overseas.
Australia's population increased by 239,600 people due to net overseas migration.
404,000 people moved interstate, an increase of 2.9% from the previous year.
Reference period
2018-19 financial year
Historical population
The population increased from 4 million in 1901 to 24 million in 2016.
Australians living in urban areas increased from 60% in 1911 to 90%.
Fertility fell from 3.1 births per woman in 1921 to 1.8.
Life expectancy increased by 25 years since the early 1900s.
Reference period
2016
Population Projections, Australia
Australia's population in 2017 (24.6 million) is projected to reach between 37.4 and 49.2 million people by 2066.
The current average annual growth rate (1.7%) is projected to decline to between 0.9% and 1.4%.
The median age (37.2 years) is projected to increase to between 39.5 and 43.0 years.
Reference period
2017 (base) - 2066
Census of Population and Housing Destination Zones
This product contains the digital boundaries for the Destination Zones (DZNs) used in the 2016 Census of Population and Housing
Reference period
August 2016
Articles
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15 January 2021
Kiwi travel to Australia during COVID-19
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17 December 2020
Twenty years of population change
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17 December 2020
Population and COVID-19
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