National, state and territory population

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Statistics about the population and components of change (births, deaths, migration) for Australia and its states and territories

Reference period

September 2019

Released

19/03/2020

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Key statistics

Australia’s population was 25,464,116 people at 30 September 2019.
The quarterly growth was 98,545 people (0.4%).
The annual growth was 371,100 people (1.5%).
37.5% of annual growth was due to natural increase, and 62.5% was due to net overseas migration.

National

Annual population change

In the year ending 30 September 2019, Australia's population grew by 371,100 people (1.5%).

Annual population change(a)(b)
	Annual population change (%)
Sep-99	1.12
Dec-99	1.14
Mar-00	1.15
Jun-00	1.15
Sep-00	1.16
Dec-00	1.17
Mar-01	1.26
Jun-01	1.29
Sep-01	1.27
Dec-01	1.28
Mar-02	1.19
Jun-02	1.14
Sep-02	1.14
Dec-02	1.13
Mar-03	1.15
Jun-03	1.16
Sep-03	1.15
Dec-03	1.13
Mar-04	1.11
Jun-04	1.07
Sep-04	1.09
Dec-04	1.10
Mar-05	1.17
Jun-05	1.22
Sep-05	1.28
Dec-05	1.32
Mar-06	1.35
Jun-06	1.36
Sep-06	1.47
Dec-06	1.56
Mar-07	1.69
Jun-07	1.84
Sep-07	1.86
Dec-07	1.88
Mar-08	1.96
Jun-08	2.02
Sep-08	2.11
Dec-08	2.19
Mar-09	2.14
Jun-09	2.08
Sep-09	1.98
Dec-09	1.82
Mar-10	1.68
Jun-10	1.57
Sep-10	1.45
Dec-10	1.40
Mar-11	1.39
Jun-11	1.40
Sep-11	1.49
Dec-11	1.58
Mar-12	1.67
Jun-12	1.76
Sep-12	1.79
Dec-12	1.80
Mar-13	1.78
Jun-13	1.74
Sep-13	1.69
Dec-13	1.61
Mar-14	1.58
Jun-14	1.50
Sep-14	1.48
Dec-14	1.47
Mar-15	1.45
Jun-15	1.45
Sep-15	1.45
Dec-15	1.46
Mar-16	1.51
Jun-16	1.57
Sep-16	1.65
Dec-16	1.69
Mar-17	1.72
Jun-17	1.70
Sep-17	1.65
Dec-17	1.57
Mar-18	1.55
Jun-18	1.55
Sep-18	1.58
Dec-18	1.61
Mar-19	1.57
Jun-19	1.53
Sep-19	1.48

Annual population change(a)(b)

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Annual growth calculated at the end of each quarter.
All data to 30 June 2016 is final. Estimates thereafter are preliminary.

Australia's population growth is comprised of natural increase (births minus deaths) and net overseas migration (migration arrivals minus migration departures).

Components of quarterly population change

In the September 2019 quarter, natural increase:

was 32,300 people
decreased by 8,400 people since the previous quarter

In the September 2019 quarter, net overseas migration:

was 66,300 people
increased by 31,400 people since the previous quarter

Components of quarterly population change
	Total growth	Natural increase	Net overseas migration
Sep-15	88,276	34,757	50,381
Dec-15	80,310	37,909	39,273
Mar-16	118,844	42,678	73,013
Jun-16	87,482	39,007	43,566
Sep-16	108,946	35,289	73,657
Dec-16	89,831	36,238	53,593
Mar-17	128,671	39,902	88,769
Jun-17	83,505	36,173	47,332
Sep-17	100,022	30,290	69,732
Dec-17	71,468	35,640	35,828
Mar-18	125,281	40,176	85,105
Jun-18	84,057	36,498	47,559
Sep-18	110,321	36,493	73,828
Dec-18	78,430	34,100	44,330
Mar-19	118,581	32,012	86,569
Jun-19	75,551	40,676	34,875
Sep-19	98,545	32,264	66,281

Components of quarterly population change

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Components of annual population change

In the year ending 30 September 2019, natural increase:

was 139,100 people
decreased by 9,800 people (6.6%) since the previous year
contributed 37.5% to Australia's annual population growth

In the year ending 30 September 2019, net overseas migration:

was 232,100 people
decreased by 10,300 people (4.2%) since the previous year
contributed 62.5% to Australia's annual population growth

Components of annual population change(a)
	Total growth	Natural increase	Net overseas migration
Sep-99	209,299	123,529	99,661
Dec-99	213,590	122,915	104,210
Mar-00	216,186	122,809	106,552
Jun-00	216,538	122,077	107,275
Sep-00	218,360	121,035	109,456
Dec-00	221,826	121,831	111,441
Mar-01	238,470	120,435	128,796
Jun-01	245,899	120,306	135,673
Sep-01	243,067	121,430	131,490
Dec-01	245,425	118,978	136,076
Mar-02	228,169	119,918	117,651
Jun-02	220,509	119,120	110,556
Sep-02	219,764	115,874	112,733
Dec-02	218,980	117,024	110,475
Mar-03	223,278	115,779	115,694
Jun-03	225,527	116,899	116,498
Sep-03	224,558	118,327	113,833
Dec-03	221,714	118,944	110,104
Mar-04	217,477	120,541	104,002
Jun-04	211,985	118,817	99,966
Sep-04	216,248	119,865	103,135
Dec-04	218,848	119,133	106,425
Mar-05	232,448	121,098	118,020
Jun-05	244,122	126,994	123,763
Sep-05	255,050	130,362	130,819
Dec-05	265,540	134,156	137,009
Mar-06	271,579	133,543	143,153
Jun-06	274,122	131,973	146,753
Sep-06	297,555	136,595	166,253
Dec-06	316,004	139,793	182,196
Mar-07	344,685	146,327	205,033
Jun-07	376,656	151,225	232,796
Sep-07	381,878	151,295	238,660
Dec-07	388,574	153,327	244,030
Mar-08	406,111	154,155	261,444
Jun-08	421,577	154,432	277,338
Sep-08	441,889	154,320	298,648
Dec-08	459,504	155,794	315,687
Mar-09	452,748	154,693	310,921
Jun-09	442,454	156,343	299,866
Sep-09	422,039	158,728	278,259
Dec-09	389,998	159,237	246,900
Mar-10	362,421	161,691	218,063
Jun-10	340,097	162,566	196,058
Sep-10	316,314	161,846	175,318
Dec-10	306,846	157,978	172,038
Mar-11	304,661	157,003	173,149
Jun-11	308,274	155,714	180,372
Sep-11	328,369	154,518	194,040
Dec-11	349,728	156,050	206,240
Mar-12	372,185	157,854	219,276
Jun-12	393,441	158,822	231,947
Sep-12	401,151	158,708	239,848
Dec-12	405,826	163,064	240,248
Mar-13	402,061	162,153	237,462
Jun-13	394,664	161,958	230,329
Sep-13	386,309	162,611	221,214
Dec-13	369,754	158,791	208,379
Mar-14	363,189	158,305	202,191
Jun-14	347,557	156,976	187,778
Sep-14	342,670	155,718	183,735
Dec-14	342,554	156,565	182,345
Mar-15	339,436	154,285	181,080
Jun-15	340,309	151,779	184,033
Sep-15	341,370	150,622	184,227
Dec-15	344,250	148,985	186,730
Mar-16	357,796	151,267	195,976
Jun-16	374,912	154,351	206,233
Sep-16	395,582	154,883	229,509
Dec-16	405,103	153,212	243,829
Mar-17	414,930	150,436	259,585
Jun-17	410,953	147,602	263,351
Sep-17	402,029	142,603	259,426
Dec-17	383,666	142,005	241,661
Mar-18	380,276	142,279	237,997
Jun-18	380,828	142,604	238,224
Sep-18	391,127	148,807	242,320
Dec-18	398,089	147,267	250,822
Mar-19	391,389	139,103	252,286
Jun-19	382,883	143,281	239,602
Sep-19	371,107	139,052	232,055

Components of annual population change(a)

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Annual components calculated at the end of each quarter.

Births and deaths

Overseas migration arrivals and departures

States and territories

Annual population change

All states and territories, except the Northern Territory, had positive population growth over the year ending 30 September 2019.
Victoria had the highest growth rate (2.0%).
The Northern Territory had the lowest growth rate (-0.6%).

Annual population change by state and territory

	Population at 30 Sep 2019 ('000)	Change over previous year ('000)	Change over previous year (%)
New South Wales	8,118.0	102.0	1.3
Victoria	6,629.9	129.6	2.0
Queensland	5,115.5	84.7	1.7
South Australia	1,756.5	15.4	0.9
Western Australia	2,630.6	29.3	1.1
Tasmania	535.5	5.3	1.0
Northern Territory	245.6	-1.4	-0.6
Australian Capital Territory	428.1	6.2	1.5
Australia(a)	25,464.1	371.1	1.5

a. Includes Other Territories comprising Jervis Bay Territory, Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island.

State and territory population change is comprised of natural increase, net overseas migration, and net interstate migration (interstate arrivals minus interstate departures).

Components of annual population change

For the year ending 30 September 2019:

natural increase was the major contributor to population change in Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory
net interstate migration loss was the largest component of population change in the Northern Territory
net overseas migration was the major contributor to population change in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania.

Components of annual population change by state and territory
	Natural increase	Net interstate migration	Net overseas migration
NSW	42,598	-22,245	81,665
Vic.	35,849	11,629	82,113
Qld	30,041	23,281	31,370
SA	5,386	-4,189	14,175
WA	17,902	-5,653	17,071
Tas.	1,173	1,616	2,535
NT	2,518	-4,295	389
ACT	3,587	-144	2,725

Components of annual population change by state and territory

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Natural increase by state and territory

	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT
Births	99,026	76,102	61,592	19,431	33,159	5,779	3,652	5,602
Deaths	56,428	40,253	31,551	14,045	15,257	4,606	1,134	2,015
Natural increase	42,598	35,849	30,041	5,386	17,902	1,173	2,518	3,587

Net overseas migration by state and territory

	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT
Overseas arrivals	187,480	164,178	90,732	25,713	46,261	5,375	4,858	9,418
Overseas departures	105,815	82,065	59,362	11,538	29,190	2,840	4,469	6,693
Net overseas migration	81,665	82,113	31,370	14,175	17,071	2,535	389	2,725

Net interstate migration by state and territory

	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT
Interstate arrivals	97,392	89,766	108,421	24,893	32,105	14,264	14,317	22,434
Interstate departures	119,637	78,137	85,140	29,082	37,758	12,648	18,612	22,578
Net interstate migration	-22,245	11,629	23,281	-4,189	-5,653	1,616	-4,295	-144

Notes

Changes to this issue

The ABS is aiming to reduce data which is duplicated elsewhere on the website. Below is a summary of the tables which will no longer appear in Australian Demographic Statistics (3101.0) and where the data can be found.

Table 9: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population, by age and sex–States and territories–at 30 June 2016 is published in Estimates and Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians (cat no 3238.0)
Table 15: Projected population, States and territories is published in Population Projections, Australia (cat no 3222.0)
Table 16: Estimated and projected resident Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population, States and territories is published in Estimates and Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians (cat no 3238.0)
Table 17: Projected Households–States and territories–at 30 June is published in Household and Family Projections, Australia (cat no 3236.0)

There will be no reduction in the available output, and the remaining table numbers will not change.

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Population components prior to September 2016 will not sum to total population growth due to intercensal difference. Components for September 2016 onwards will sum to total population growth as the intercensal difference for this period will not be known until after the 2021 Census.

Intercensal difference is the difference between the preliminary ERP for 30 June in a Census year (carried forward from the previous Census base using births, deaths and migration data) and the final ERP for the same time point (based on the new Census). The intercensal difference by age and sex for each state and territory is spread evenly across the intercensal quarters. Thus intercensal difference acts as a balancing item that when combined with births, deaths and migration equals total population growth for that period.

For more information see Australian Demographic Statistics, Dec 2017 Feature Article: Final rebasing of Australia's population estimates using the 2016 Census.

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Australia's population grew by 1.5 per cent

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