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AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

• In 2016-17, the SA2 with the largest population increase in the Australian Capital Territory (in terms of absolute numbers) was Moncrieff (up by 870 to reach 970 people) in the north. Other areas with large growth included Kingston (670) on the south-eastern banks of Lake Burley Griffin, the newly-developed western suburb of Coombs (650) and Lawson (550) in the north.

• Coombs was the fastest-growing SA2 in the Australian Capital Territory in 2016-17, up by 34%. This was followed by the neighbouring SA2 of Wright (15%), and Kingston (14%).

SA2s WITH LARGEST AND FASTEST POPULATION GROWTH, Australian Capital Territory
		ERP AT 30 JUNE	POPULATION CHANGE
		2017p	2016pr-2017p
SA2	STATE/TERRITORY	no.	no.	%
LARGEST GROWTH
Moncrieff	Australian Capital Territory	965	866	874.7
Kingston	Australian Capital Territory	5 311	666	14.3
Coombs	Australian Capital Territory	2 528	647	34.4
Lawson	Australian Capital Territory	691	546	376.6
Harrison	Australian Capital Territory	8 376	526	6.7
Franklin	Australian Capital Territory	7 062	470	7.1
Wright	Australian Capital Territory	3 306	441	15.4
Ngunnawal	Australian Capital Territory	10 968	391	3.7
Casey	Australian Capital Territory	6 220	370	6.3
Crace	Australian Capital Territory	4 850	329	7.3
FASTEST GROWTH(a)
Coombs	Australian Capital Territory	2 528	647	34.4
Wright	Australian Capital Territory	3 306	441	15.4
Kingston	Australian Capital Territory	5 311	666	14.3
Phillip	Australian Capital Territory	3 291	277	9.2
Crace	Australian Capital Territory	4 850	329	7.3
Civic	Australian Capital Territory	4 708	318	7.2
Franklin	Australian Capital Territory	7 062	470	7.1
Harrison	Australian Capital Territory	8 376	526	6.7
Casey	Australian Capital Territory	6 220	370	6.3
Greenway	Australian Capital Territory	1 986	98	5.2
(a) Excludes SA2s with a population of less than 1,000 at June 2016.

POPULATION CHANGE BY SA2, Australian Capital Territory - 2016-17