% per year - Source frequency: quarterly · Methodology · Corrections
Australia's population growth rate was 1.4% as of January 2026. Annual percentage growth in Australia's total resident population. Population growth drives demand for housing, infrastructure, and services. It is a key driver of economic activity. Data is sourced from ABS National, State and Territory Population (Cat. 3101.0) and updated quarterly.
Ranked by latest value (context-dependent)
| Rank | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western AustraliaWA | 2.1% per year |
| 2 | QueenslandQLD | 1.6% per year |
| 3 | VictoriaVIC | 1.6% per year |
| 4 | Northern TerritoryNT | 1.5% per year |
| 5 | Australian Capital TerritoryACT | 1.3% per year |
| 6 | New South WalesNSW | 1.1% per year |
| 7 | South AustraliaSA | 1% per year |
| 8 | TasmaniaTAS | 0.6% per year |
Annual percentage growth in Australia's total resident population.
Population growth drives demand for housing, infrastructure, and services. It is a key driver of economic activity.
This data is sourced programmatically from official statistical APIs and data feeds (ABS National, State and Territory Population (Cat. 3101.0)), updated quarterly. The source link above points to the human-readable publication page, which presents the same underlying data in a different format (e.g. Excel workbook, PDF release). Our pipeline fetches the machine-readable version automatically and converts it to the standardised format shown here.
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