Generally, the largest growth outside capital city SDs occurred in Australia's coastal regions. Table 7.15 illustrates the changes in population of Australia's major regions over the five-year period 2005–10. Perth experienced the next highest average annual growth rate over this period (2.7%). However, in terms of percentage growth, Darwin was the fastest growing capital city between 20, with an average annual growth rate of 2.8% per year. The capital city SD of Melbourne experienced the largest increase in population of capital cities between 20, followed by Sydney and Brisbane. The density of Australia's population at June 2010 is shown in map 7.14.Īt June 2010, capital city Statistical Divisions (SDs) were home to 14.3 million people, or around two-thirds (64%) of Australia's population. At the other extreme, there were almost 250 SLAs in Australia with less than 1 person per sq km, close to one-third of which were located in Western Australia. Port Phillip (C) – St Kilda, which is on the shores of the bay just south of the city centre, with 6,400 people per sq km, North Sydney (A), with 6,200 people per sq km, and Sydney (C) – Inner, with 6,100 people per sq km, complete the list of Australian SLAs that had more than 6,000 people per sq km at June 2010. The most densely populated SLA in Victoria was Melbourne (C) – Inner with 8,000 people per sq km, making it the second most densely populated SLA in the country. The neighbouring Sydney (C) – West (7,900) and Waverley (A) (7,500), which is located just east of the Sydney (C) LGA and contains the beach-side suburbs of Bronte and Bondi, had the third and fourth highest population densities in Australia. This was Sydney (C) – East (with 8,800 people per sq km). Population density at June 2010 was highest in the city centres, particularly in the Sydney Statistical Division where the most densely populated Statistical Local Area (SLA) in Australia was located. The Northern Territory had a population density of only 0.2 people per sq km, the lowest of all the states and territories (reflecting more recent settlement, distance from areas settled earlier, large arid areas and, perhaps, climate). Of the states and territories, the Australian Capital Territory had the highest population density at June 2010 with 150 people per sq km (reflecting the fact that the city of Canberra constitutes a large proportion of the Australian Capital Territory's area) followed by Victoria with 24 people per sq km. The population within these regions is concentrated in urban centres, particularly the capital cities.Īustralia's population density at June 2010 was 2.9 people per square kilometre (sq km) compared with 2.6 people per sq km in 2005. Of the two regions, the south-east and east is by far the largest in area and population. Most of Australia’s population is concentrated in two widely separated coastal regions – the south-east and east, and the south-west. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION
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