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Population change

State and territory highlights

Capital city growth

Inner-city growth

Outer suburban growth

Urban infill

Growth along the coast

Growth in inland areas

Population declines

Population change by Remoteness Areas

Population density

Centre of population


POPULATION CHANGE

Australia's estimated resident population (ERP) reached 22.62 million at 30 June 2011, increasing by 320,800 people since 30 June 2010. This represents an annual growth rate of 1.4%, the lowest since the year ended 30 June 2006 and lower than the annual average growth rate of 1.8% over the five years to June 2011.

All states and territories experienced population growth in 2010-11, with the largest population increases continuing to be in Australia's three most populous states. Victoria had the greatest growth (up by 84,200 people), followed by New South Wales (82,200) and Queensland (74,800). This is only the third time in the last ten years that Queensland has not had the largest growth of all states and territories.

For the fifth consecutive year, Western Australia had the fastest population growth rate at 2.4% in 2010-11, ahead of the Australian Capital Territory (1.9%), Queensland (1.7%), and Victoria (1.5%). The remaining states and territories had population growth rates below the Australian average, with the Northern Territory experiencing the slowest growth at 0.4%.

Population growth continued to be most prominent in inner-city areas, outer suburbs, urban infill areas and along the coast. Areas that have seen decline include inland, rural areas that have been affected by drought in the last few years.

The following commentary refers mainly to population changes in Local Government Areas (LGAs), however in some cases, selected Statistical Local Areas (SLAs) are referred to particularly where LGAs cover multiple SLAs, such as in Brisbane (C), or don't exist, such as in the Australian Capital Territory.

STATE AND TERRITORY HIGHLIGHTS

New South Wales

• Sydney SD reached 4.63 million people, an increase of 59,800 (1.3%), and continued to be the most populated capital city in Australia.
• In 2010-11, the six fastest-growing LGAs in New South Wales were all within Sydney SD, including Canada Bay (A) (3.0%) in the inner west, Camden (A) (2.8%) in the outer south-west, and Parramatta (C) (2.5%) in central western Sydney.
• Nine of the ten fastest growing LGAs outside Sydney SD were in inland New South Wales, led by Maitland (C) (2.1%) in the Hunter region, and Orange (C) (2.0%) in central western New South Wales.

Victoria

• Melbourne SD's growth of 66,900 people was the largest of all the Australian capital city SDs in 2010-11.
• The largest population growth in Victoria in 2010-11 continued to occur in the outer suburban fringes of Melbourne SD. Wyndham (C), located to the south-west of Melbourne's city centre, had the largest growth, increasing by 12,200 people (7.8%). This was followed by Whittlesea (C) (up 8,700 people or 5.6%), located to the north of Melbourne, and Melton (S) (6,000 or 5.6%), to the west.
• Within regional Victoria, the LGA of Greater Geelong (C), located south-west of Melbourne SD, had the largest increase in population (3,300 people) in 2010-11. This was followed by Ballarat (C) (1,900 people), in Victoria's west, and Greater Bendigo (C) (1,500) in central Victoria.

Queensland

• At June 2011, the three most populous LGAs in Australia were located in south-east Queensland. They were Brisbane (C), Gold Coast (C) and Moreton Bay (R).
• The LGA of Brisbane (C) had the largest increase in population in Australia between June 2010 and June 2011, with an increase of 14,100 people.
• The LGAs with the fastest growth in the state were outside of south-east Queensland, with Cook (S) growing by 6.4% and Gladstone (R) by 3.5%.

South Australia

• In 2010-11, the LGAs with the largest population growth in the state were Playford (C), in Adelaide's northern suburbs, which increased by 2,400 people, and Onkaparinga (C), in Adelaide's southern suburbs, which increased by 2,000 people.
• Playford (C) was also the fastest-growing LGA in the state, increasing by 3.0%.

Western Australia

• Strong population growth continued in 2010-11, especially in the outer suburban fringes of Perth SD. The LGA of Wanneroo (C) increased by 6,200 people and Rockingham (C) by 3,900.
• South West SD was the state's fastest-growing region (3.0%), followed by Pilbara SD (2.7%) and Perth SD (2.5%).

Tasmania

• Latrobe (M) (up 2.3%) in the north and Kingborough (M) (2.0%) in the south were the fastest-growing LGAs in Tasmania.
• The LGAs with the largest growth were Kingborough (M) (up 680 people), Clarence (C) (660) and Brighton (M) (310), all within commuting distance of Hobart.

Northern Territory

• While Darwin SD had the slowest growth of all the Australian capital city SDs at 0.5%, it accounted for 75% of the territory's population growth, and was home to 56% of its population.
• Litchfield (M) recorded the largest growth of all Northern Territory LGAs, increasing by 320 people.

Australian Capital Territory

• In 2010-11, population growth was largest in northern suburban Canberra, especially in the SLAs of Franklin (1,200 people), Forde (1,000), Bonner (920) and Casey (870).
• For the fourth year in a row, the combined population of the northern SSDs (191,700 people) was greater than that of the combined southern SSDs (173,900).

CAPITAL CITY GROWTH

At 30 June 2011, more than 14.50 million people, close to two-thirds of Australia's population, resided in a capital city Statistical Division (SD). The combined population of capital city SDs increased by 224,400 in the 12 months to June 2011.

In 2010-11, Melbourne recorded the largest growth of all capital city SDs, increasing by 66,900 people, followed by Sydney (59,800), Perth (42,800), and Brisbane (34,800). Population growth in Melbourne SD equated to an average increase of close to 1,300 people per week, while the population of Sydney SD increased by over 1,100 people per week.

Population growth in Australia's capital city SDs occurred at a rate of 1.6% in 2010-11, faster than that in the remainder of Australia (1.2%). Perth SD had the fastest growth of all capital cities (up 2.5%), ahead of Canberra SD (1.9%) and Brisbane SD (1.7%). The slowest growth rates were in Darwin SD (0.5%), Adelaide SD (0.9%) and Greater Hobart SD (1.0%).

INNER-CITY GROWTH

The inner-city LGAs of Sydney (C) and Melbourne (C) had population increases among the largest in Australia in 2010-11, increasing by 3,500 and 2,500 people respectively. Perth (C) was the fastest-growing of all the inner capital city LGAs, increasing in population from 18,000 to 18,600 people or 3.7%. Within the Brisbane (C) LGA, the SLA of City - Inner was among the fastest-growing, increasing by 6.6%.

The 2010-11 growth rates in all capital city LGAs were lower than their average annual growth rates over the five years to June 2011.

OUTER SUBURBAN GROWTH

Many LGAs which had large and/or rapid growth were located on or near the boundaries of capital city SDs, where more land tends to be available for subdivision and housing development. In Melbourne SD, the population of outer suburban Wyndham (C) increased by 12,200 (7.8%) in the 12 months to June 2011. This was both the largest and fastest increase of all Victorian LGAs, and the fastest in the country. Strong growth was also experienced in Whittlesea (C) (up 8,700 people or 5.6%) and Melton (C) (6,000 people or 5.6%).

Among the New South Wales LGAs with the largest population increases in 2010-11 were outer suburban Blacktown (C) (up 5,800 people), Liverpool (C) (3,400) and The Hills Shire (2,600).

The LGAs of Wanneroo (C) and Rockingham (C), on the northern and south-western outskirts of Perth SD recorded strong growth in the year to June 2011, increasing by 6,200 and 3,900 people respectively.

In the Brisbane SD, the largest growth in 2010-11 occurred in the outer suburban SLAs of Ipswich (C) - East (2,900 people), Griffin-Mango Hill (1,800) and Ipswich (C) - Central (1,700).

Outer suburban areas in the smaller capital city SDs also experienced some of the strongest growth in their states or territories. The largest population increases of all LGAs in South Australia in 2010-11 were the outer Adelaide LGAs of Playford (C) (up 2,400) and Onkaparinga (C) (2,000). On the outskirts of Darwin, the population in the SLA of Palmerston (C) Bal increased by 480 and in Lee Point-Leanyer Swamp by 310. In Greater Hobart, the outer LGA of Kingborough (M) increased by 680 people, the largest increase in Tasmania; and in Canberra, the SLAs of Franklin and Forde had the largest growth, increasing by 1,200 and 1,000 people respectively.

URBAN INFILL

Urban infill is the development of a site within an already-developed area, either by building housing on land that was previously vacant or used for non-residential purposes, or by replacing low-density housing with higher-density dwellings. Infill development is becoming more common on transport corridors, near commercial hubs and in suburbs where there are older houses on large blocks of land.

In 2010-11, urban infill contributed to a large population increase in Parramatta (C) (up 4,300 people), Canada Bay (A) (2,400) and Auburn (1,900). These LGAs are all located along the Parramatta River in western Sydney.

In Victoria, urban infill contributed to a large increase in population in a number of LGAs including Monash (C), located to the east of Melbourne, which increased by 1,600 people in the 12 months to June 2011.

GROWTH ALONG THE COAST

Outside of capital city SDs, the largest population growth generally occurred along the Australian coast in 2010-11. Several LGAs on Queensland's seaboard had large population increases including the Gold Coast (C) (up 9,600 people) and Sunshine Coast (R) (5,000) in south-east Queensland, and Townsville (C) (4,500) and Cairns (R) (2,600) in the north.

In the 12 months to June 2011, the neighbouring seaside LGAs of Lake Macquarie (C) and Newcastle (C) in the New South Wales Hunter region experienced the state's largest growth outside of Sydney SD (both up 1,800 people). Shoalhaven (C), on the coast to the south, also had large growth (up 1,300 people).

Many coastal LGAs in Western Australia were also among the fastest-growing in Australia in 2010-11, with rapid population growth occurring in Mandurah (C) (5.3%), Exmouth (S) (4.3%) and Capel (S) (4.0%).

GROWTH IN INLAND AREAS

Some LGAs in inland areas outside of capital city SDs also grew rapidly in the 12 months to June 2011. Moorabool (S) in Victoria to the west of Melbourne SD, experienced the fastest increase of all inland LGAs (up 3.0%). Other fast growing inland LGAs include Somerset (R) which adjoins Brisbane SD to the west, Chittering (S) which is north of Perth SD and Mitchell (S) which is north of Melbourne SD (all up 2.9%).

Large inland growth occurred in the LGA of Toowoomba (R) (up 2,200 people), to the west of Brisbane, and the regional cities of Ballarat (C) (1,900) and Greater Bendingo (C) (1,500), to the north-west of Melbourne.

POPULATION DECLINES

The largest declines in population were in the LGAs of Alice Springs (T) (down 370 people) in central Australia, and Wellington (A) (down 140) in western New South Wales. This was followed by Gannawarra (S) (down 130), in north-west Victoria, and Katherine (T) (also down 130), south of Darwin SD.

Other population losses mainly occurred in inland rural Australia, particularly in north-western parts of Victoria. These are agricultural areas that may have been affected by flooding or drought in the last few years, or mining areas and include Yarriambiack (S) and Northern Grampians (S) (both down 100), and Buloke (S) (down 90).

The fastest decline in population occurred in the LGA of West Coast (M) (down 2.1%), which contains many of Tasmania's mines, followed by Barunga West (DC) (1.9%) in South Australia, and Wellington (A) (1.5%) in New South Wales.

POPULATION CHANGE BY REMOTENESS AREAS

As at June 2011, 68.8% of the population resided in Australia's major cities, as defined in the Remoteness Structure of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (cat. no. 1216.0). In comparison, just 2.2% lived in remote or very remote Australia. Major cities and inner regional areas were the fastest-growing remoteness areas (RAs) in Australia (both 1.5%) in the 12 months to June 2011. The remaining RAs grew slower than Australia as a whole (1.4%), with remote areas growing at the slowest rate (0.7%).

The Australian Capital Territory had the greatest proportion of its population living in the major cities RA (99.8%) while Tasmania had the highest percentage (64.9%) living in inner regional Australia, which includes Hobart. The Northern Territory had the highest proportion of its population living in outer regional Australia (56.1%), which includes Darwin, as well as remote (20.9%) and very remote (23.0%) Australia.

In 2010-11, major cities were the fastest-growing RAs in the Australian Capital Territory (1.9%), Queensland (1.7%) and New South Wales (1.3%), while inner regional areas were the fastest-growing in Western Australia (3.7%), South Australia (1.1%) and Tasmania (0.8%). Victoria's major cities and inner regional areas each had growth of 1.6%. Very remote RAs had the fastest growth in the Northern Territory (1.1%).

ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION BY REMOTENESS STRUCTURE(a)
		ERP AT 30 JUNE		CHANGE
		2010r	2011p	2010r-2011p
		no.	no.	no.	%
NSW
	Major Cities	5 270 367	5 336 485	66 118	1.3
	Inner Regional	1 459 075	1 473 709	14 634	1.0
	Outer Regional	453 162	454 655	1 493	0.3
	Remote	32 932	32 856	-76	-0.2
	Very Remote	4 484	4 469	-15	-0.3
	Total	7 220 020	7 302 174	82 154	1.1
Vic.
	Major Cities	4 165 093	4 230 795	65 702	1.6
	Inner Regional	1 107 802	1 125 695	17 893	1.6
	Outer Regional	259 451	260 042	591	0.2
	Remote	4 714	4 678	-36	-0.8
	Total	5 537 060	5 621 210	84 150	1.5
Qld
	Major Cities	2 694 160	2 740 712	46 552	1.7
	Inner Regional	989 448	1 005 595	16 147	1.6
	Outer Regional	683 994	694 895	10 901	1.6
	Remote	87 064	87 972	908	1.0
	Very Remote	50 767	51 108	341	0.7
	Total	4 505 433	4 580 282	74 849	1.7
SA
	Major Cities	1 195 911	1 206 534	10 623	0.9
	Inner Regional	202 053	204 218	2 165	1.1
	Outer Regional	184 933	184 970	37	-
	Remote	46 461	46 541	80	0.2
	Very Remote	14 092	14 036	-56	-0.4
	Total	1 643 450	1 656 299	12 849	0.8
WA
	Major Cities	1 632 548	1 671 569	39 021	2.4
	Inner Regional	307 121	318 413	11 292	3.7
	Outer Regional	205 472	208 413	2 941	1.4
	Remote	98 686	100 507	1 821	1.8
	Very Remote	49 660	50 423	763	1.5
	Total	2 293 487	2 349 325	55 838	2.4
Tas.
	Inner Regional	328 584	331 270	2 686	0.8
	Outer Regional	168 259	168 907	648	0.4
	Remote	7 857	7 784	-73	-0.9
	Very Remote	2 581	2 558	-23	-0.9
	Total	507 281	510 519	3 238	0.6
NT
	Outer Regional	128 471	129 154	683	0.5
	Remote	48 618	48 246	-372	-0.8
	Very Remote	52 379	52 969	590	1.1
	Total	229 468	230 369	901	0.4
ACT
	Major Cities	358 203	364 982	6 779	1.9
	Inner Regional	641	639	-2	-0.3
	Total	358 844	365 621	6 777	1.9
Australia(b)
	Major Cities	15 316 282	15 551 077	234 795	1.5
	Inner Regional	4 395 119	4 459 939	64 820	1.5
	Outer Regional	2 083 742	2 101 036	17 294	0.8
	Remote	326 332	328 584	2 252	0.7
	Very Remote	176 040	177 658	1 618	0.9
	Total	22 297 515	22 618 294	320 779	1.4
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) See paragraphs 21 to 23 and paragraph 30 of the Explanatory Notes. Also see the Population Estimates by Remoteness Area Data Cube in the Downloads tab.
(b) Includes Other Territories.

POPULATION DENSITY

Population density varies greatly across Australia, ranging from very low in remote areas to very high in inner-city areas. Australia's population density at June 2011 was 2.9 people per square kilometre (sq km). Among the states and territories, the Australian Capital Territory had the highest population density at 160 people per sq km, followed by Victoria with 25, New South Wales with 9.1 and Tasmania with 7.5. The remaining states and territories all had population densities below the Australian figure, with the Northern Territory having the lowest at just 0.2 people per sq km.

Population density at June 2011 was highest in capital city SDs, particularly in Sydney SD. Six of the top ten most densely-populated SLAs were in Sydney SD, including Sydney (C) - East, which had the highest population density in Australia (8,900 people per sq km), the neighbouring Sydney (C) - West (8,000) and Waverley (A) (7,600), which is located just east of the Sydney (C) LGA and contains the beach-side suburbs of Bondi and Bronte.

Within Melbourne SD, the SLAs with the greatest population densities were Melbourne (C) - Inner (8,200 people per sq km) and nearby Port Phillip (C) - St Kilda (6,500). In Brisbane SD, New Farm (6,000) and Kangaroo Point (5,700) had the highest population densities.

At the other end of the scale, there were over 240 SLAs in Australia which had population densities of less than one person per sq km at June 2011, one-third of which were located in Western Australia.

In 2010-11, the five SLAs which recorded the largest increases in population density from the previous year were all in the Australian Capital Territory. These were Forde (an extra 540 people per sq km), Franklin (510), City (350), Casey (330) and Bonner (330). With the exception of the City SLA, these are all relatively newly developed areas.

CENTRE OF POPULATION

The centre of population is one way in which the spatial distribution of Australia's population can be described. This point marks the average latitude and longitude around which the population is distributed.

Australia's centre of population at June 2011 was approximately 44 kilometres east of the small service town of Ivanhoe, in the western New South Wales LGA of Central Darling (A). The centre of population moved approximately 11.9 kilometres north-west in the five years from June 2006 to June 2011. This shift reflects strong population growth in Queensland and Western Australia.

ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION, States and Territories - Capital City and Balance of State/Territory
		ERP AT 30 JUNE		CHANGE
		2010r	2011p	2010r-2011p
Part of S/T		no.	no.	no.	%
NSW
	Sydney SD	4 567 578	4 627 345	59 767	1.3
	Balance of state	2 652 442	2 674 829	22 387	0.8
	Total	7 220 020	7 302 174	82 154	1.1
Vic.
	Melbourne SD	4 070 514	4 137 432	66 918	1.6
	Balance of state	1 466 546	1 483 778	17 232	1.2
	Total	5 537 060	5 621 210	84 150	1.5
Qld
	Brisbane SD	2 039 379	2 074 222	34 843	1.7
	Balance of state	2 466 054	2 506 060	40 006	1.6
	Total	4 505 433	4 580 282	74 849	1.7
SA
	Adelaide SD	1 202 357	1 212 982	10 625	0.9
	Balance of state	441 093	443 317	2 224	0.5
	Total	1 643 450	1 656 299	12 849	0.8
WA
	Perth SD	1 696 043	1 738 807	42 764	2.5
	Balance of state	597 444	610 518	13 074	2.2
	Total	2 293 487	2 349 325	55 838	2.4
Tas.
	Greater Hobart SD	214 551	216 656	2 105	1.0
	Balance of state	292 730	293 863	1 133	0.4
	Total	507 281	510 519	3 238	0.6
NT
	Darwin SD	127 397	128 073	676	0.5
	Balance of territory	102 071	102 296	225	0.2
	Total	229 468	230 369	901	0.4
ACT
	Canberra SD	358 494	365 240	6 746	1.9
	Balance of territory	350	381	31	8.9
	Total	358 844	365 621	6 777	1.9
Other Territories		2 472	2 495	23	0.9
Australia
	Capital City	14 276 313	14 500 757	224 444	1.6
	Balance of Australia(a)	8 021 202	8 117 537	96 335	1.2
	Total	22 297 515	22 618 294	320 779	1.4
(a) Includes Other Territories.

LGAs WITH LARGEST POPULATION CHANGES IN 2010-11
		ERP at 30 June		Change
		2010r	2011p	2010r-11p
National rank & LGA(a)	Part of S/T	no.	no.	no.	%
LARGEST INCREASES
1 Brisbane (C)	Brisbane	1 065 292	1 079 392	14 100	1.3
2 Wyndham (C)	Melbourne	156 322	168 552	12 230	7.8
3 Gold Coast (C)	Qld Bal	526 843	536 480	9 637	1.8
4 Whittlesea (C)	Melbourne	154 864	163 539	8 675	5.6
5 Moreton Bay (R)	Brisbane	381 566	389 684	8 118	2.1
6 Wanneroo (C)	Perth	150 103	156 337	6 234	4.2
7 Melton (S)	Melbourne	106 979	112 981	6 002	5.6
8 Casey (C)	Melbourne	255 251	261 198	5 947	2.3
9 Blacktown (C)	Sydney	307 280	313 057	5 777	1.9
10 Logan (C)	Brisbane	282 147	287 472	5 325	1.9
11 Sunshine Coast (R)	Qld Bal	330 318	335 273	4 955	1.5
12 Ipswich (C)	Brisbane	167 818	172 738	4 920	2.9
13 Townsville (C)	Qld Bal	185 420	189 931	4 511	2.4
14 Cardinia (S)	Melbourne	73 201	77 536	4 335	5.9
15 Parramatta (C)	Sydney	172 034	176 355	4 321	2.5
16 Stirling (C)	Perth	202 011	205 961	3 950	2.0
17 Rockingham (C)	Perth	104 129	108 022	3 893	3.7
18 Hume (C)	Melbourne	171 721	175 606	3 885	2.3
19 Mandurah (C)	WA Bal	70 412	74 127	3 715	5.3
20 Sydney (C)	Sydney	181 908	185 422	3 514	1.9
21 Liverpool (C)	Sydney	185 158	188 577	3 419	1.8
22 Greater Geelong (C)	Vic. Bal	219 716	223 047	3 331	1.5
23 Armadale (C)	Perth	60 982	64 284	3 302	5.4
24 Joondalup (C)	Perth	164 442	167 634	3 192	1.9
25 Swan (C)	Perth	112 958	116 068	3 110	2.8
LARGEST DECLINES
1 Alice Springs (T)	NT Bal	27 957	27 589	-368	-1.3
2 Wellington (A)	NSW Bal	8 860	8 725	-135	-1.5
3 Gannawarra (S)	Vic. Bal	11 598	11 467	-131	-1.1
4 Katherine (T)	NT Bal	10 093	9 967	-126	-1.2
5 West Coast (M)	Tas. Bal	5 247	5 139	-108	-2.1
6 Yarriambiack (S)	Vic. Bal	7 602	7 498	-104	-1.4
7 Wattle Range (DC)	SA Bal	12 615	12 512	-103	-0.8
8 Northern Grampians (S)	Vic. Bal	12 296	12 196	-100	-0.8
9 Buloke (S)	Vic. Bal	7 017	6 925	-92	-1.3
10 Southern Grampians (S)	Vic. Bal	17 503	17 411	-92	-0.5
11 Hindmarsh (S)	Vic. Bal	6 140	6 054	-86	-1.4
12 Central Goldfields (S)	Vic. Bal	12 876	12 792	-84	-0.7
13 Broken Hill (C)	NSW Bal	19 784	19 703	-81	-0.4
14 Loddon (S)	Vic. Bal	8 034	7 957	-77	-1.0
15 Port Pirie City and Dists (M)	SA Bal	18 242	18 169	-73	-0.4
16 West Wimmera (S)	Vic. Bal	4 584	4 521	-63	-1.4
17 Manjimup (S)	WA Bal	10 159	10 098	-61	-0.6
18 Towong (S)	Vic. Bal	6 333	6 276	-57	-0.9
19 Renmark Paringa (DC)	SA Bal	9 891	9 834	-57	-0.6
20 Brookton (S)	WA Bal	1 006	952	-54	-5.4
21 Kentish (M)	Tas. Bal	6 282	6 229	-53	-0.8
22 Walgett (A)	NSW Bal	7 222	7 171	-51	-0.7
23 Barunga West (DC)	SA Bal	2 632	2 581	-51	-1.9
24 Tea Tree Gully (C)	Adelaide	100 524	100 474	-50	-
25 Port Augusta (C)	SA Bal	14 774	14 725	-49	-0.3
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) National Rank based on population change between June 2010 and June 2011. See paragraphs 18 and 19 of the Explanatory Notes.

LGAs WITH FASTEST POPULATION CHANGES IN 2010-11
		ERP at 30 June		Change
		2010r	2011p	2010r-2011p
National rank & LGA(a)	Part of S/T	no.	no.	no.	%
FASTEST INCREASES
1 Wyndham (C)	Melbourne	156 322	168 552	12 230	7.8
2 Serpentine-Jarrahdale (S)	Perth	17 212	18 395	1 183	6.9
3 Cook (S)	Qld Bal	3 969	4 222	253	6.4
4 Cardinia (S)	Melbourne	73 201	77 536	4 335	5.9
5 Melton (S)	Melbourne	106 979	112 981	6 002	5.6
6 Whittlesea (C)	Melbourne	154 864	163 539	8 675	5.6
7 Armadale (C)	Perth	60 982	64 284	3 302	5.4
8 Mandurah (C)	WA Bal	70 412	74 127	3 715	5.3
9 Kwinana (T)	Perth	29 029	30 433	1 404	4.8
10 Exmouth (S)	WA Bal	2 487	2 595	108	4.3
11 Wanneroo (C)	Perth	150 103	156 337	6 234	4.2
12 Capel (S)	WA Bal	13 370	13 899	529	4.0
13 Rockingham (C)	Perth	104 129	108 022	3 893	3.7
14 Perth (C)	Perth	17 955	18 616	661	3.7
15 Ashburton (S)	WA Bal	6 730	6 977	247	3.7
16 Bass Coast (S)	Vic. Bal	30 924	32 056	1 132	3.7
17 Gladstone (R)	Qld Bal	60 204	62 319	2 115	3.5
18 Roebourne (S)	WA Bal	19 143	19 782	639	3.3
19 Augusta-Margaret River (S)	WA Bal	12 509	12 913	404	3.2
20 Harvey (S)	WA Bal	24 151	24 901	750	3.1
21 Playford (C)	Adelaide	79 795	82 219	2 424	3.0
22 Broome (S)	WA Bal	16 298	16 792	494	3.0
23 Canada Bay (A)	Sydney	78 598	80 954	2 356	3.0
24 Moorabool (S)	Vic. Bal	28 560	29 409	849	3.0
25 Cockburn (C)	Perth	91 312	94 003	2 691	2.9
FASTEST DECLINES
1 West Coast (M)	Tas. Bal	5 247	5 139	-108	-2.1
2 Barunga West (DC)	SA Bal	2 632	2 581	-51	-1.9
3 Wellington (A)	NSW Bal	8 860	8 725	-135	-1.5
4 Hindmarsh (S)	Vic. Bal	6 140	6 054	-86	-1.4
5 Balranald (A)	NSW Bal	2 472	2 438	-34	-1.4
6 West Wimmera (S)	Vic. Bal	4 584	4 521	-63	-1.4
7 Yarriambiack (S)	Vic. Bal	7 602	7 498	-104	-1.4
8 Alice Springs (T)	NT Bal	27 957	27 589	-368	-1.3
9 Buloke (S)	Vic. Bal	7 017	6 925	-92	-1.3
10 Katherine (T)	NT Bal	10 093	9 967	-126	-1.2
11 Gannawarra (S)	Vic. Bal	11 598	11 467	-131	-1.1
12 Southern Mallee (DC)	SA Bal	2 171	2 147	-24	-1.1
13 Lockhart (A)	NSW Bal	3 312	3 279	-33	-1.0
14 Loddon (S)	Vic. Bal	8 034	7 957	-77	-1.0
15 Towong (S)	Vic. Bal	6 333	6 276	-57	-0.9
16 Kentish (M)	Tas. Bal	6 282	6 229	-53	-0.8
17 Hay (A)	NSW Bal	3 343	3 315	-28	-0.8
18 Wattle Range (DC)	SA Bal	12 615	12 512	-103	-0.8
19 Northern Grampians (S)	Vic. Bal	12 296	12 196	-100	-0.8
20 Central Highlands (M)	Tas. Bal	2 320	2 303	-17	-0.7
21 Torres Strait Island (R)	Qld Bal	5 071	5 035	-36	-0.7
22 Walgett (A)	NSW Bal	7 222	7 171	-51	-0.7
23 Goyder (DC)	SA Bal	4 284	4 256	-28	-0.7
24 Central Goldfields (S)	Vic. Bal	12 876	12 792	-84	-0.7
25 Wentworth (A)	NSW Bal	7 108	7 065	-43	-0.6
(a) National rank based on population change between June 2010 and June 2011, excluding LGAs with a population of less than 2,000 at June 2010. See paragraphs 18 and 19 of the Explanatory Notes. Back to top