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Historical Population of Australia, 1788 to Future

Historical Population of Australia, 1788 to Future

This chart shows the historical population statistics of Australia - 1788 onwards.

Current population of Australia is: 22,065,671 Persons.

Estimated resident population

  • The preliminary estimated resident population (ERP) of Australia at 30 September 2009 was 22,065,671 persons.This was an increase of 451,900 persons (2.1%) since 30 September 2008 and 110,400 persons since 30 June 2009.
  • Preliminary natural increase recorded for the year ended 30 September 2009 (154,500) was 0.7% (or 1,100 persons) lower than the natural increase recorded for the year ended 30 September 2008 (155,600).
  • Preliminary net overseas migration for the year ended 30 September 2009 was 297,400 persons.

Population growth rates

  • Australia's population grew by 2.1% during the 12 months ended 30 September 2009. Natural increase and net overseas migration contributed 34% and 66% respectively to this total population growth.
  • All states and territories experienced positive population growth over the 12 months ended 30 September 2009. Western Australia recorded the largest percentage gain (2.9%) and Tasmania the smallest (1.0%).

Note:

  • Series A assumes high levels of fertility, life expectancy, overseas migration and interstate migration flows.
  • Series B assumes medium levels of fertility, life expectancy, overseas migration and interstate migration flows.
  • Series C assumes low levels of fertility, life expectancy, overseas migration and interstate migration flows.
  • Updated:September 2009 year.
15 years ago
Population
YearPersonsMaleFemale
Sep-200922,065,67110,987,12711,078,544
Dec-200821,722,82010,811,87610,910,944
Dec-200721,263,27110,572,79310,690,478
Dec-200620,873,66310,371,46210,502,201
Dec-200520,544,06410,203,16910,340,895
Dec-200420,252,13210,055,19210,196,940
Dec-200320,011,8829,933,85310,078,029
Dec-200219,770,9639,811,4479,959,516
Dec-200119,533,9729,691,6899,842,283
Dec-200019,272,6449,562,2999,710,345
Dec-199919,038,3389,449,2479,589,091
Dec-199818,814,2769,342,4139,471,863
Dec-199718,609,1159,245,2579,363,858
Dec-199618,420,3209,157,4449,262,876
Dec-199518,196,0549,052,7329,143,322
Dec-199417,951,4818,934,7709,016,711
Dec-199317,759,9998,841,7118,918,288
Dec-199217,581,2848,756,7118,824,573
Dec-199117,387,0238,663,5798,723,444
Dec-199017,169,7688,560,5338,609,235
Dec-198916,936,7238,446,6568,490,067
Dec-198816,687,0828,325,0688,362,014
Dec-198716,394,6418,181,7468,212,895
Dec-198616,138,7698,057,3208,081,449
Dec-198515,900,5667,940,0337,960,533
Dec-198415,677,2827,826,3687,850,914
Dec-198315,483,4967,730,4157,753,081
Dec-198215,288,8917,633,1797,655,712
Dec-198115,054,1177,514,3397,539,778
Dec-198014,807,3707,391,4277,415,943
Dec-197914,602,4817,293,3417,309,140
Dec-197814,430,8307,213,5747,217,256
Dec-197714,281,5337,145,4077,136,126
Dec-197614,110,1077,065,7797,044,328
Dec-197513,968,8817,002,2326,966,649
Dec-197413,831,9786,941,9406,890,038
Dec-197313,614,3446,835,4886,778,856
Dec-197213,409,2886,735,6796,673,609
Dec-197113,198,3806,632,8386,565,542
Dec-197012,663,4696,364,8776,298,592
Dec-196912,407,2176,238,3386,168,879
Dec-196812,145,5826,108,1856,037,397
Dec-196711,912,2535,992,2805,919,973
Dec-196611,704,8435,890,6425,814,201
Dec-196511,505,4085,793,6295,711,779
Dec-196411,280,4295,682,9625,597,467
Dec-196311,055,4825,571,6135,483,869
Dec-196210,846,0595,470,0405,376,019
Dec-196110,642,6545,374,3045,268,350
Dec-196010,391,9205,253,0735,138,847
Dec-195910,160,9685,132,3635,028,605
Dec-19589,947,3585,026,0954,921,263
Dec-19579,744,0874,930,1604,813,927
Dec-19569,530,8714,828,8464,702,025
Dec-19559,311,8254,713,8174,598,008
Dec-19549,089,9364,597,6674,492,269
Dec-19538,902,6864,503,2784,399,408
Dec-19528,739,5694,425,5284,314,041
Dec-19518,527,9074,310,9334,216,974
Dec-19508,307,4814,191,4454,116,036
Dec-19498,045,5704,047,2523,998,318
Dec-19487,792,4653,908,5863,883,879
Dec-19477,637,9633,828,4623,809,501
Dec-19467,517,9813,766,6893,751,292
Dec-19457,430,1973,721,8663,708,331
Dec-19447,347,0243,682,7953,664,229
Dec-19437,269,6583,648,1593,621,499
Dec-19427,201,0963,619,6993,581,397
Dec-19417,143,5983,598,6443,544,954
Dec-19407,077,5863,570,5083,507,078
Dec-19397,004,9123,538,6603,466,252
Dec-19386,935,9093,507,5433,428,366
Dec-19376,871,4923,476,2863,395,206
Dec-19366,810,4133,448,0263,362,387
Dec-19356,755,6623,423,0383,332,624
Dec-19346,707,2473,401,8653,305,382
Dec-19336,656,6953,379,0493,277,646
Dec-19326,603,7853,355,4653,248,320
Dec-19316,552,6063,332,5773,220,029
Dec-19306,500,7513,311,7223,189,029
Dec-19296,436,2133,284,0953,152,118
Dec-19286,355,7703,247,4173,108,353
Dec-19276,251,0163,194,8583,056,158
Dec-19266,124,0203,126,8022,997,218
Dec-19256,003,0273,063,7612,939,266
Dec-19245,882,0022,999,5672,882,435
Dec-19235,755,9862,932,3102,823,676
Dec-19225,637,2862,867,8252,769,461
Dec-19215,510,9442,799,4152,711,529
Dec-19205,411,2972,751,7302,659,567
Dec-19195,303,5742,698,3782,605,196
Dec-19185,080,9122,516,5272,564,385
Dec-19174,982,0632,458,9352,523,128
Dec-19164,917,9492,437,3452,480,604
Dec-19154,969,4572,528,0762,441,381
Dec-19144,971,7782,577,5762,394,202
Dec-19134,893,7412,554,9312,338,810
Dec-19124,746,5892,478,2302,268,359
Dec-19114,573,7862,382,2322,191,554
Dec-19104,425,0832,296,3082,128,775
Dec-19094,323,9602,242,2152,081,745
Dec-19084,232,2782,193,9812,038,297
Dec-19074,161,7222,160,2132,001,509
Dec-19064,091,4852,126,7301,964,755
Dec-19054,032,9772,100,1181,932,859
Dec-19043,974,1502,072,7831,901,367
Dec-19033,916,5922,045,1441,871,448
Dec-19023,875,3182,028,0081,847,310
Dec-19013,824,9132,004,8361,820,077
Dec-19003,765,3391,976,9921,788,347
Dec-18993,715,9881,959,0741,756,914
Dec-18983,664,7151,937,6291,727,086
Dec-18973,617,7831,917,4601,700,323
Dec-18963,553,0981,887,1741,665,924
Dec-18953,491,6211,855,5391,636,082
Dec-18943,426,7601,824,2171,602,543
Dec-18933,361,8951,791,8151,570,080
Dec-18923,305,7531,766,7721,538,981
Dec-18913,240,9851,736,6171,504,368
Dec-18903,151,3551,692,8311,458,524
Dec-18893,062,4771,649,0941,413,383
Dec-18882,981,6771,610,5481,371,129
Dec-18872,881,3621,559,1181,322,244
Dec-18862,788,0501,510,9541,277,096
Dec-18852,694,5181,460,3941,234,124
Dec-18842,605,7251,411,9961,193,729
Dec-18832,505,7361,357,4231,148,313
Dec-18822,388,0821,289,8921,098,190
Dec-18812,306,7361,247,0591,059,677
Dec-18802,231,5311,204,5141,027,017
Dec-18792,162,3431,168,781993,562
Dec-18782,092,1641,132,573959,591
Dec-18772,031,1301,102,340928,790
Dec-18761,958,6791,061,477897,202
Dec-18751,898,2231,028,489869,734
Dec-18741,849,3921,001,096848,296
Dec-18731,794,520972,907821,613
Dec-18721,742,847947,422795,425
Dec-18711,700,888928,918771,970
Dec-18701,647,756902,494745,262
Dec-18691,592,157875,139717,018
Dec-18681,539,552849,272690,280
Dec-18671,483,848819,127664,721
Dec-18661,443,955800,648643,307
Dec-18651,390,043773,278616,765
Dec-18641,325,183740,433584,750
Dec-18631,259,292704,259555,033
Dec-18621,206,918683,650523,268
Dec-18611,168,149669,373498,776
Dec-18601,145,585668,560477,025
Dec-18591,097,305644,376452,929
Dec-18581,050,828624,380426,448
Dec-1857970,287574,800395,487
Dec-1856876,729522,144354,585
Dec-1855793,260470,118323,142
Dec-1854694,917414,337280,580
Dec-1853600,992358,203242,789
Dec-1852513,796304,126209,670
Dec-1851437,665256,975180,690
Dec-1850405,356238,683166,673
Dec-1849373,362221,978151,384
Dec-1848332,328201,612130,716
Dec-1847308,797190,265118,532
Dec-1846293,249181,342111,907
Dec-1845279,148173,159105,989
Dec-1844264,287165,03499,253
Dec-1843250,848158,84692,002
Dec-1842240,984153,75887,226
Dec-1841220,968144,11476,854
Dec-1840190,408127,30663,102
Dec-1839169,939115,48054,459
Dec-1838151,868105,27146,597
Dec-1837134,48894,88139,607
Dec-1836125,12089,41735,703
Dec-1835113,35481,92931,425
Dec-1834105,55676,25929,297
Dec-183398,09571,66926,426
Dec-183283,93762,25421,683
Dec-183175,98157,03718,944
Dec-183070,03952,88517,154
Dec-182961,93446,94614,988
Dec-182858,19744,77813,419
Dec-182756,30043,05313,247
Dec-182653,88241,28912,593
Dec-182552,50540,28812,217
Dec-182448,07236,87111,201
Dec-182340,63230,20610,426
Dec-182237,36427,9159,449
Dec-182135,49226,1799,313
Dec-182033,54323,7849,759
Dec-181931,47221,36610,106
Dec-181825,85917,2868,573
Dec-181721,19214,1787,014
Dec-181617,55311,6905,863
Dec-181515,0639,8485,215
Dec-181414,0869,2954,791
Dec-181313,9579,1024,855
Dec-181212,6308,1324,498
Dec-181111,8757,6974,178
Dec-181011,5667,5853,981
Dec-180911,5607,6183,942
Dec-180810,2636,8223,441
Dec-18078,7945,9392,855
Dec-18067,9105,3892,521
Dec-18057,7075,3952,312
Dec-18047,5985,3132,285
Dec-18037,2385,1852,053
Dec-18027,0145,2081,806
Dec-18015,9454,3721,573
Dec-18005,2173,7801,437
Dec-17995,0883,8041,284
Dec-17984,5883,3671,221
Dec-17974,3443,1601,184
Dec-17964,1002,9531,147
Dec-17953,46600
Dec-17943,57900
Dec-17933,51400
Dec-17923,26400
Dec-17912,87300
Dec-17902,05600
Dec-178964500
Dec-178885900
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Source

  • Australian Bureau of Statistics 2010, Australian Demographic Statistics, Sep 2009, Cat.no. 3101.0, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra, viewed 25th March, 2010, <http://www.abs.gov.au>.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics 2008, Australian Historical Population Statistics, 2008, Cat.no. 3105.0.65.001, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra, viewed 10th August, 2009, <http://www.abs.gov.au>.
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics 2008, Australian Demographic Statistics, Dec 2008, Cat.no. 3101.0, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra, viewed 10th August, 2009, <http://www.abs.gov.au>.

Citation

ChartsBin statistics collector team 2010, Historical Population of Australia, 1788 to Future, ChartsBin.com, viewed 3rd December, 2024, <http://chartsbin.com/view/eoo>.
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