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Western Australia is the largest state of Australia, with an area of 2,527,013 square kilometres (975,685 sq mi),[1] and its fourth most populous, with a population of 2,660,026 as of the 2021 Australian census.[2] Official population statistics are created by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, who have a census every five years. The most recent census for which data has been released is the 2021 census.[3]

Urban centres by population

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Urban centres are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to be clusters with a population of 1,000 or higher of urban SA1's.[4] SA1's are areas that subdivide all of Australia, and have a population between 200 and 800 people and an average population size of 400.[5]

Rank Urban centre Region Population
2001 census[6] 2006 census[7] 2011 census[8] 2016 census[9] 2021 census[10]
1 Perth Perth Metropolitan Region, Peel 1,162,716 1,256,035 1,627,576 1,874,578 2,043,762
2 Bunbury South West 45,153 54,482 64,385 71,090 75,196
3 Geraldton Mid West 25,324 27,420 31,349 31,982 32,717
4 Albany Great Southern 22,256 25,196 26,643 29,373 31,128
5 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Goldfields–Esperance 28,196 28,242 30,841 29,875 29,068
6 Busselton South West 13,863 15,386 21,407 25,329 27,233
7 Karratha Pilbara 10,730 11,728 16,475 15,828 17,013
8 Port Hedland Pilbara 12,695 11,557 13,772 13,828 15,298
9 Broome Kimberley 15,242 11,547 12,766 13,984 14,660
10 Yanchep Perth Metropolitan Region 1,953 2,482 4,247 8,859 11,009
11 Esperance Goldfields–Esperance 9,365 9,536 9,919 10,421 10,218
12 Margaret River South West 3,627 4,415 5,314 6,392 7,430
13 Collie South West 6,947 7,084 6,998 7,192 7,184
14 Dunsborough South West 1,616 3,371 4,531 6,039 7,182
15 Northam Wheatbelt 6,136 6,009 6,580 6,548 6,679
16 Kununurra Kimberley 5,219 3,748 4,573 4,341 4,515
17 Newman Pilbara 3,516 4,245 5,478 4,567 4,239
18 Carnarvon Gascoyne 7,190 5,283 4,559 4,426 4,162
19 Manjimup South West 4,392 4,239 4,164 4,213 4,138
20 Pinjarra Peel 1,873 3,279 4,255 3,896 3,883
21 Narrogin Wheatbelt 4,419 4,238 4,219 4,274 3,745
22 Katanning Great Southern 3,676 3,808 3,745 3,702 3,641
23 Derby Kimberley 3,662 3,093 3,261 3,325 3,009
24 Denmark Great Southern 2,431 2,732 2,280 2,558 2,944
25 Tom Price Pilbara 3,095 2,721 3,134 2,956 2,874
26 Two Rocks Perth Metropolitan Region 1,508 1,628 1,853 2,269 2,853
27 Port Denison–Dongara Mid West 2,202 2,343 2,764 2,782 2,841
28 Exmouth Gascoyne 3,031 1,844 2,207 2,486 2,806
29 Harvey South West 2,547 2,606 2,667 2,750 2,797
30 Donnybrook South West 1,618 1,933 2,234 2,520 2,786
31 Capel South West 1,415 1,464 1,865 2,020 2,402
32 York Wheatbelt 2,014 2,088 2,387 2,548 2,399
33 Merredin Wheatbelt 2,802 2,550 2,586 2,636 2,384
34 Waroona Peel 1,770 1,864 2,157 2,397 2,368
35 Bridgetown South West 2,099 2,324 1,515 1,448 2,300
36 Mundijong Peel 806 877 1,429 1,484 2,284
37 Bullsbrook Perth Metropolitan Region 1,145 1,206 1,255 1,887 2,225
38 Drummond Cove Mid West 540 759 1,391 2,052 2,219
39 Cowaramup South West 375 569 795 1,546 2,119
40 Wickham Pilbara 1,724 1,825 1,651 1,572 2,016
41 Mount Barker Great Southern 1,721 1,761 1,795 1,905 1,898
42 Kambalda West Goldfields–Esperance 2,850 2,706 1,843 1,789 1,660
43 Little Grove Great Southern 1,281 1,363 1,540 1,703 1,655
44 Halls Creek Kimberley 1,264 1,211 1,443 1,546 1,605
45 Jurien Bay Wheatbelt 1,143 1,173 1,261 1,425 1,600
46 Moora Wheatbelt 1,716 1,605 1,650 1,577 1,591
47 Serpentine Peel 327 763 1,089 1,265 1,485
48 Paraburdoo Pilbara 1,202 1,607 1,509 1,359 1,319
49 Wagin Wheatbelt 1,281 1,427 1,365 1,358 1,311
50 Dampier Pilbara 1,469 1,370 1,341 1,104 1,282
51 Binningup South West 745 950 1,010 1,227 1,271
52 Kalbarri Mid West 2,125 1,332 1,277 1,349 1,270
53 Augusta South West 1,091 1,068 1,022 1,109 1,211
54 Boddington–Ranford Peel 968 928 1,107 1,147 1,129
55 Fitzroy Crossing Kimberley 1,450 928 1,144 1,141 1,022

Local government areas by population

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Western Australia is divided into local government areas, who maintain roads, provide waste collection services, parks, libraries among other things. They are classified as either Cities, Towns of Shires, depending on population.[11]

Rank Local government area Region Population
2011 census Ref. 2016 census Ref. 2021 census Ref.
1 City of Stirling Perth Metropolitan Region 195,702 [1] Edit this at Wikidata 210,208 [2] Edit this at Wikidata 226,369 [3] Edit this at Wikidata
2 City of Wanneroo Perth Metropolitan Region 152,077 [4] Edit this at Wikidata 188,212 [5] Edit this at Wikidata 209,111 [6] Edit this at Wikidata
3 City of Joondalup Perth Metropolitan Region 152,406 [7] Edit this at Wikidata 154,445 [8] Edit this at Wikidata 160,003 [9] Edit this at Wikidata
4 City of Swan Perth Metropolitan Region 108,461 [10] Edit this at Wikidata 133,851 [11] Edit this at Wikidata 152,974 [12] Edit this at Wikidata
5 City of Rockingham Perth Metropolitan Region 104,105 [13] Edit this at Wikidata 125,114 [14] Edit this at Wikidata 135,678 [15] Edit this at Wikidata
6 City of Gosnells Perth Metropolitan Region 106,585 [16] Edit this at Wikidata 118,073 [17] Edit this at Wikidata 126,376 [18] Edit this at Wikidata
7 City of Cockburn Perth Metropolitan Region 89,683 [19] Edit this at Wikidata 104,473 [20] Edit this at Wikidata 118,091 [21] Edit this at Wikidata
8 City of Melville Perth Metropolitan Region 95,700 [22] Edit this at Wikidata 98,083 [23] Edit this at Wikidata 103,523 [24] Edit this at Wikidata
9 City of Canning Perth Metropolitan Region 85,514 [25] Edit this at Wikidata 90,184 [26] Edit this at Wikidata 95,860 [27] Edit this at Wikidata
10 City of Armadale Perth Metropolitan Region 62,296 [28] Edit this at Wikidata 79,602 [29] Edit this at Wikidata 94,184 [30] Edit this at Wikidata
11 City of Mandurah Peel 69,903 [31] Edit this at Wikidata 80,813 [32] Edit this at Wikidata 90,306 [33] Edit this at Wikidata
12 City of Bayswater Perth Metropolitan Region 61,262 [34] Edit this at Wikidata 64,677 [35] Edit this at Wikidata 69,283 [36] Edit this at Wikidata
13 City of Kalamunda Perth Metropolitan Region 53,567 [37] Edit this at Wikidata 57,449 [38] Edit this at Wikidata 58,762 [39] Edit this at Wikidata
14 City of Kwinana Perth Metropolitan Region 29,227 [40] Edit this at Wikidata 38,918 [41] Edit this at Wikidata 45,867 [42] Edit this at Wikidata
15 City of South Perth Perth Metropolitan Region 40,739 [43] Edit this at Wikidata 41,989 [44] Edit this at Wikidata 43,405 [45] Edit this at Wikidata
16 City of Belmont Perth Metropolitan Region 35,209 [46] Edit this at Wikidata 39,682 [47] Edit this at Wikidata 42,257 [48] Edit this at Wikidata
17 City of Busselton South West 30,330 [49] Edit this at Wikidata 36,686 [50] Edit this at Wikidata 40,640 [51] Edit this at Wikidata
18 City of Greater Geraldton Mid West – – 38,634 [52] Edit this at Wikidata 39,489 [53] Edit this at Wikidata
19 Shire of Mundaring Perth Metropolitan Region 36,529 [54] Edit this at Wikidata 38,157 [55] Edit this at Wikidata 39,166 [56] Edit this at Wikidata
20 City of Albany Great Southern 33,650 [57] Edit this at Wikidata 36,583 [58] Edit this at Wikidata 38,763 [59] Edit this at Wikidata
21 Town of Victoria Park Perth Metropolitan Region 32,433 [60] Edit this at Wikidata 34,990 [61] Edit this at Wikidata 36,889 [62] Edit this at Wikidata
22 City of Vincent Perth Metropolitan Region 31,549 [63] Edit this at Wikidata 33,693 [64] Edit this at Wikidata 36,537 [65] Edit this at Wikidata
23 City of Bunbury South West 31,348 [66] Edit this at Wikidata 31,919 [67] Edit this at Wikidata 32,987 [68] Edit this at Wikidata
24 City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder Goldfields–Esperance 31,107 [69] Edit this at Wikidata 30,059 [70] Edit this at Wikidata 29,306 [71] Edit this at Wikidata

Regions by population

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Western Australia is made up of nine regions, as well as the Perth Metropolitan Region.

Rank Region Population Largest city
2013 estimate 2020 estimate
1 Perth Metropolitan Region 1,847,122 1,985,640[12] Perth
2 South West 170,000[13] 181,801[12] Bunbury
3 Peel 124,500[14][15] 146,239[12] Mandurah
4 Wheatbelt 75,000[16] 73,690[12] Northam
5 Pilbara 66,300[17] 62,841[12] Karratha
6 Great Southern 59,234[18] 61,351[12] Albany
7 Goldfields–Esperance 61,900[19] 53,914[12] Kalgoorlie–Boulder
8 Mid West 57,901[20] 52,769[12] Geraldton
9 Kimberley 39,900[21] 36,054[12] Broome
10 Gascoyne 9,899[22] 9,262[12] Carnarvon

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Area of Australia - States and Territories". Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Western Australia – 2021 Census Quickstats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ "About". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Design of UCL". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Statistical Area Level 1 (SA1)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2001 Census - Persons in Dwellings - persons counted by Urban Centres/Localities
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2006 Census - Persons in Dwellings - persons counted by Urban Centres/Localities
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2011 Census - Persons and Relationships - persons counted by Urban Centres and Localities
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2016 Census - Cultural Diversity - Persons (Place of Usual Residence) counted by Urban Centres and Localities
  10. ^ "Search Census data". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  11. ^ "About Local Government". WALGA. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Foundations for a Stronger Tomorrow : State Infrastructure Strategy : Draft for public comment" (PDF). Infrastructure Western Australia. p. 92. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  13. ^ "South West". Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Peel". Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Peel People" (PDF). Peel Development Commission. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Wheatbelt". Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Pilbara". Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  18. ^ "Great Southern: A Region in Profile" (PDF). Department of Primary Industry and Regional Development. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Goldfields–Esperance". Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  20. ^ "Mid West". Department of Primary Industry and Regional Development. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  21. ^ "Kimberley". Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  22. ^ "Gascoyne". Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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