Australia: Perth

Contents: Perth

Significant Urban Area

2,172,759 Population [2021] – estimate

2,363,562 Population [2024] – estimate

3,893km² Area

607.1/km² Density [2024]

Contents: Statistical Areas of Significant Urban Area

The population of the statistical areas (level 2) in Perth agglomeration according to official estimates.

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Name	Status	Population Estimate 1991-06-30	Population Estimate 1996-06-30	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2006-06-30	Population Estimate 2011-06-30	Population Estimate 2016-06-30	Population Estimate 2021-06-30	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Alexander Heights - Koondoola	Statistical Area	8,694	10,484	12,329	12,023	12,318	12,351	12,077	12,268	→
Alkimos - Eglinton	Statistical Area	36	42	37	25	61	8,248	14,418	19,856	→
Applecross - Ardross	Statistical Area	9,606	9,806	9,847	10,473	11,401	11,592	12,063	12,850	→
Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale	Statistical Area	15,718	16,361	15,621	15,265	16,955	19,565	24,139	27,670	→
Aveley	Statistical Area	12	22	113	1,028	6,042	12,213	16,261	18,887	→
Balcatta - Hamersley	Statistical Area	15,180	14,874	14,832	14,791	15,861	15,990	16,578	17,649	→
Baldivis (North)	Statistical Area	247	273	437	1,297	4,257	8,644	12,073	15,666	→
Baldivis (South)	Statistical Area	1,368	1,512	2,423	4,964	12,263	24,060	27,027	30,259	→
Balga - Mirrabooka	Statistical Area	18,479	17,521	16,934	16,522	19,192	20,825	21,905	23,317	→
Ballajura	Statistical Area	10,893	19,084	20,749	19,986	20,311	19,342	19,192	19,667	→
Banjup	Statistical Area	875	2,975	6,093	8,954	14,911	18,056	22,562	25,803	→
Bassendean - Eden Hill - Ashfield	Statistical Area	13,874	13,882	14,055	13,896	15,179	15,613	16,500	17,145	→
Bateman	Statistical Area	3,846	3,894	3,809	3,680	4,010	3,840	3,949	4,138	→
Bayswater - Embleton - Bedford	Statistical Area	18,537	18,074	19,062	19,985	22,548	23,892	25,412	26,740	→
Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford	Statistical Area	14,884	15,341	15,982	16,519	18,584	19,527	21,094	22,803	→
Beechboro	Statistical Area	10,461	11,922	12,713	14,518	16,055	18,896	22,210	25,521	→
Beeliar - Wattleup	Statistical Area	1,788	2,190	4,528	5,501	6,933	8,515	10,467	12,153	→
Belmont - Ascot - Redcliffe	Statistical Area	8,088	8,779	10,849	11,807	14,104	14,889	15,697	16,688	→
Bentley - Wilson - St James	Statistical Area	15,058	14,736	16,712	18,050	20,919	21,057	21,462	23,893	→
Bibra Industrial	Statistical Area	18	18	18	18	17	7	21	21	→
Bibra Lake	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	→
Bicton - Palmyra	Statistical Area	10,806	11,675	12,833	12,794	13,802	14,288	15,257	16,132	→
Booragoon	Statistical Area	12,305	12,299	13,552	14,054	14,831	15,066	15,993	17,247	→
Brabham - Henley Brook	Statistical Area	121	223	1,157	2,817	2,763	5,991	11,597	15,852	→
Bull Creek	Statistical Area	8,812	8,594	8,550	8,033	8,073	8,114	8,280	8,650	→
Butler - Merriwa - Ridgewood	Statistical Area	546	3,125	5,286	11,946	20,178	24,180	24,594	25,639	→
Byford	Statistical Area	3,342	3,961	4,188	4,459	8,471	16,527	21,272	25,547	→
Calista	Statistical Area	5,919	6,574	6,642	6,630	7,700	7,836	7,697	7,790	→
Camillo - Champion Lakes	Statistical Area	6,190	5,919	5,594	5,218	5,511	5,686	5,997	6,661	→
Cannington - Queens Park	Statistical Area	9,173	9,455	10,196	11,808	15,858	18,894	21,477	24,183	→
Canning Vale Commercial	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	5	→
Canning Vale (East)	Statistical Area	1,120	1,920	5,945	14,677	21,685	23,891	25,396	26,872	→
Canning Vale (West)	Statistical Area	521	4,417	7,626	9,531	10,718	10,400	10,400	10,705	→
Carramar	Statistical Area	300	1,612	3,897	7,154	11,832	17,214	19,345	21,455	→
Casuarina - Wandi	Statistical Area	1,800	2,610	2,908	3,060	3,275	6,471	9,470	12,381	→
City Beach	Statistical Area	6,973	6,696	6,704	6,504	6,815	6,936	7,017	7,279	→
Claremont	Statistical Area	7,556	7,440	7,413	7,606	8,112	8,638	9,544	10,564	→
Clarkson	Statistical Area	995	5,043	6,162	7,314	12,290	13,459	14,403	15,492	→
Cloverdale	Statistical Area	6,539	6,228	6,423	6,718	7,706	8,444	9,187	9,931	→
Como	Statistical Area	11,595	12,272	12,581	13,272	14,383	14,651	15,077	15,941	→
Coogee	Statistical Area	4,350	6,329	7,198	7,344	8,013	9,145	10,123	10,875	→
Coolbellup	Statistical Area	7,488	7,142	7,447	7,917	8,143	8,369	8,788	9,409	→
Cooloongup	Statistical Area	9,728	10,066	9,854	9,006	9,079	8,800	8,815	9,060	→
Cottesloe	Statistical Area	7,394	7,296	7,227	7,450	8,018	7,868	8,019	8,723	→
Craigie - Beldon	Statistical Area	12,326	11,472	10,935	10,141	10,174	10,212	10,894	11,585	→
Currambine - Kinross	Statistical Area	450	7,611	12,694	14,487	14,800	14,332	14,274	14,774	→
Dawesville - Bouvard	Statistical Area	1,342	1,906	2,867	4,451	5,815	7,337	8,754	10,198	→
Dianella (North)	Statistical Area	9,045	9,683	10,476	11,513	12,330	12,159	12,295	12,684	→
Dianella (South)	Statistical Area	9,540	10,214	11,050	11,369	12,513	13,000	13,396	14,562	→
Duncraig	Statistical Area	17,257	17,072	16,765	16,051	16,026	15,873	16,504	17,263	→
East Fremantle	Statistical Area	6,466	6,390	6,787	7,074	7,443	7,680	8,064	8,361	→
East Perth	Statistical Area	3,212	3,275	3,987	6,305	8,967	11,571	12,309	14,213	→
East Victoria Park - Carlisle	Statistical Area	11,864	12,335	13,042	13,755	16,023	17,275	17,906	19,561	→
Ellenbrook	Statistical Area	584	1,082	5,601	9,826	15,584	18,896	19,778	21,254	→
Falcon - Wannanup	Statistical Area	2,635	3,680	4,622	6,073	7,812	9,060	9,958	10,935	→
Floreat	Statistical Area	6,637	7,143	7,322	7,396	7,681	8,257	8,891	9,388	→
Forrestfield - Wattle Grove	Statistical Area	13,380	13,199	12,767	14,215	16,855	19,196	20,501	22,286	→
Fremantle	Statistical Area	11,641	11,655	12,641	13,291	14,332	15,646	17,365	19,584	→
Fremantle (South)	Statistical Area	12,527	13,313	13,292	12,959	14,438	14,995	15,912	16,920	→
Girrawheen	Statistical Area	11,133	9,881	9,139	8,338	8,774	9,035	9,222	10,057	→
Glen Forrest - Darlington	Statistical Area	6,959	7,151	7,323	7,165	7,410	7,326	7,433	7,697	→
Gosnells	Statistical Area	17,652	17,584	17,748	17,908	20,106	20,845	21,995	23,467	→
Greenfields	Statistical Area	4,173	7,597	9,118	9,819	10,400	10,139	10,196	10,785	→
Greenwood - Warwick	Statistical Area	17,099	15,637	14,768	13,971	14,201	13,780	14,141	14,800	→
Halls Head - Erskine	Statistical Area	5,679	9,038	11,623	14,881	18,047	19,145	20,597	22,086	→
Hamilton Hill	Statistical Area	10,452	10,172	10,246	9,675	10,504	10,818	11,731	12,679	→
Harrisdale	Statistical Area	114	117	108	100	3,946	9,442	12,079	13,792	→
Hazelmere - Guildford	Statistical Area	2,043	2,330	3,220	3,372	3,780	4,316	5,577	6,946	→
Heathridge - Connolly	Statistical Area	10,837	11,194	11,220	11,012	11,045	10,789	10,906	11,695	→
Helena Valley - Koongamia	Statistical Area	3,071	3,785	4,586	4,467	4,866	5,487	5,971	6,471	→
Henderson	Statistical Area	12	12	12	12	12	24	9	9	→
Herdsman	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	→
High Wycombe	Statistical Area	9,180	9,649	9,539	10,846	12,362	12,614	12,619	13,070	→
Hillarys	Statistical Area	5,712	8,369	9,868	10,642	11,423	11,355	11,536	11,918	→
Hocking - Pearsall	Statistical Area	3,510	3,742	4,386	7,449	10,325	11,890	13,552	14,610	→
Hope Valley - Postans	Statistical Area	361	273	582	169	130	65	80	80	→
Huntingdale - Southern River	Statistical Area	6,207	7,444	8,988	11,482	15,274	19,713	22,727	25,308	→
Iluka - Burns Beach	Statistical Area	192	1,147	3,170	4,247	6,664	9,092	10,048	10,918	→
Innaloo - Doubleview	Statistical Area	12,039	11,485	12,377	13,870	16,225	17,432	19,119	20,389	→
Jandakot	Statistical Area	459	1,177	2,130	2,849	2,947	2,711	2,523	2,636	→
Joondalup - Edgewater	Statistical Area	8,332	10,619	12,248	13,635	14,531	14,276	14,328	15,348	→
Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill	Statistical Area	13,694	13,738	14,628	14,884	15,360	15,409	15,627	16,169	→
Karnup	Statistical Area	299	330	529	675	744	1,425	2,168	2,524	→
Karrinyup - Gwelup - Carine	Statistical Area	17,136	17,408	17,572	18,457	20,174	21,013	23,402	24,375	→
Kelmscott	Statistical Area	10,325	10,054	10,025	9,803	10,643	10,742	10,963	11,193	→
Kewdale	Statistical Area	5,852	5,574	5,748	5,658	6,564	7,225	7,643	8,254	→
Kewdale Commercial	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	→
Kingsley	Statistical Area	14,692	15,062	14,311	13,856	13,969	13,505	13,598	13,812	→
Kings Park	Statistical Area	0	0	3	7	34	36	50	50	→
Kwinana Industrial	Statistical Area	14	14	14	14	13	25	25	25	→
Landsdale	Statistical Area	1,062	1,525	3,768	5,862	7,883	12,742	15,931	17,501	→
Leeming	Statistical Area	11,883	13,187	12,906	12,051	11,842	11,181	11,211	11,571	→
Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel	Statistical Area	12,249	11,910	11,809	11,478	11,915	11,982	12,057	12,302	→
Lockridge - Kiara	Statistical Area	5,562	5,844	7,943	8,234	8,563	10,991	12,983	14,418	→
Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin	Statistical Area	10,052	10,963	11,231	11,285	12,456	14,048	15,568	17,133	→
Madeley - Darch	Statistical Area	274	392	970	6,294	12,161	13,800	14,665	15,253	→
Malaga	Statistical Area	13	13	13	13	12	13	23	23	→
Mandurah	Statistical Area	8,295	7,850	8,148	8,121	9,065	9,491	10,617	11,508	→
Mandurah (East)	Statistical Area	2,439	3,043	4,039	4,972	5,150	6,019	6,802	7,627	→
Mandurah (North)	Statistical Area	1,719	3,646	5,502	7,477	13,071	18,251	22,076	25,334	→
Mandurah (South)	Statistical Area	5,438	6,765	7,523	8,478	9,735	10,397	11,701	12,612	→
Manning - Waterford	Statistical Area	9,181	9,387	9,770	10,880	11,711	11,890	12,049	12,992	→
Marangaroo	Statistical Area	6,110	9,959	11,101	10,771	11,208	10,884	10,822	10,874	→
Maylands	Statistical Area	9,608	9,328	10,247	10,971	13,245	13,271	13,790	14,971	→
Melville	Statistical Area	13,924	13,737	14,494	15,013	16,381	16,864	18,036	18,986	→
Middle Swan - Herne Hill	Statistical Area	4,675	5,286	5,193	5,159	5,514	5,606	5,871	6,389	→
Midland - Guildford	Statistical Area	9,248	8,717	8,466	8,618	10,088	11,018	11,508	12,081	→
Mindarie - Quinns Rocks - Jindalee	Statistical Area	1,932	5,721	11,269	15,120	18,445	19,441	21,507	23,802	→
Morley	Statistical Area	19,937	20,244	19,578	19,362	21,665	22,591	23,558	24,981	→
Mosman Park - Peppermint Grove	Statistical Area	9,257	9,591	10,011	10,451	10,828	10,875	11,116	12,063	→
Mount Hawthorn - Leederville	Statistical Area	9,082	9,120	9,097	9,806	10,931	11,254	12,266	13,168	→
Mount Lawley - Inglewood	Statistical Area	13,197	15,025	15,045	15,513	17,272	17,276	17,514	18,675	→
Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale	Statistical Area	5,752	6,376	6,678	7,080	7,689	8,143	8,498	8,922	→
Mullaloo - Kallaroo	Statistical Area	11,418	12,282	11,989	11,509	11,791	11,673	11,844	12,730	→
Mundaring	Statistical Area	9,946	11,086	11,780	12,601	13,269	13,136	13,739	14,224	→
Mundijong	Statistical Area	3,023	3,970	4,369	5,159	5,918	6,586	7,395	8,066	→
Murdoch - Kardinya	Statistical Area	11,585	12,910	12,932	12,379	12,927	12,846	12,894	14,047	→
Nedlands - Dalkeith - Crawley	Statistical Area	18,953	18,579	18,467	18,135	18,846	19,446	19,647	21,741	→
Neerabup National Park	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	0	7	4	4	→
Nollamara - Westminster	Statistical Area	12,367	11,451	11,546	12,134	16,079	18,675	20,585	22,419	→
Noranda	Statistical Area	9,224	9,106	8,888	8,574	8,608	8,280	8,232	8,526	→
North Coogee	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	592	2,535	3,857	4,744	→
North Perth	Statistical Area	7,150	7,477	7,647	8,267	9,091	9,197	10,021	10,780	→
Ocean Reef	Statistical Area	5,452	8,262	8,544	8,441	8,699	8,136	8,383	8,789	→
O'Connor	Statistical Area	0	0	0	0	5	20	7	7	→
Osborne Park Industrial	Statistical Area	7	7	7	7	9	18	229	278	→
Padbury	Statistical Area	9,558	9,474	9,248	8,503	8,882	8,519	8,898	9,519	→
Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood	Statistical Area	16,497	15,823	15,147	13,957	14,323	14,329	14,469	15,111	→
Parmelia - Orelia	Statistical Area	9,739	9,703	10,497	10,489	11,369	11,226	11,715	12,301	→
Perth Airport	Statistical Area	0	4	55	17	65	31	23	23	→
Perth (North) - Highgate	Statistical Area	5,812	5,925	7,214	8,068	10,427	11,693	11,882	13,406	→
Perth (West) - Northbridge	Statistical Area	2,407	2,454	2,988	5,346	8,584	10,547	12,628	15,268	→
Piara Waters - Forrestdale	Statistical Area	1,309	1,341	1,235	1,176	3,797	10,592	16,660	20,548	→
Pinjarra	Statistical Area	5,616	5,783	5,703	6,351	8,329	9,824	10,594	11,631	→
Port Kennedy	Statistical Area	506	3,664	7,231	13,325	14,781	14,194	13,938	14,418	→
Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne	Statistical Area	11,731	11,469	12,093	12,659	13,985	13,923	14,957	15,751	→
Rivervale	Statistical Area	6,967	6,637	6,844	7,360	8,919	10,852	11,318	12,481	→
Rockingham	Statistical Area	10,689	11,920	12,516	13,801	15,763	15,995	17,004	18,463	→
Rockingham Lakes	Statistical Area	16	16	16	16	16	10	3	3	→
Roleystone	Statistical Area	6,558	6,388	6,321	6,473	7,204	7,214	7,468	7,707	→
Safety Bay - Shoalwater	Statistical Area	10,407	10,719	11,405	10,685	11,877	11,903	12,415	13,131	→
Scarborough	Statistical Area	10,985	12,014	12,868	13,464	15,530	16,493	18,212	20,052	→
Seville Grove	Statistical Area	3,230	5,426	6,809	7,184	9,650	10,623	11,837	12,722	→
Singleton - Golden Bay - Secret Harbour	Statistical Area	1,744	3,912	6,364	10,208	16,296	20,199	23,054	25,471	→
Sorrento - Marmion	Statistical Area	8,969	9,972	10,148	9,904	10,204	10,063	10,494	10,992	→
South Lake - Cockburn Central	Statistical Area	9,441	10,033	10,750	11,163	11,783	11,854	12,153	12,878	→
South Perth - Kensington	Statistical Area	14,624	14,778	15,253	16,447	17,600	17,395	17,876	19,025	→
Spearwood	Statistical Area	9,741	9,223	9,660	9,342	9,763	10,488	11,631	12,592	→
Stirling - Osborne Park	Statistical Area	9,615	9,652	9,702	11,073	14,023	14,419	15,118	16,008	→
Stratton - Jane Brook	Statistical Area	386	3,923	5,876	6,879	7,057	7,060	7,283	7,634	→
Subiaco - Shenton Park	Statistical Area	12,902	12,799	13,218	14,692	16,122	17,231	18,174	19,944	→
Success - Hammond Park	Statistical Area	1,081	1,638	2,492	6,182	11,449	15,480	18,130	20,712	→
Swanbourne - Mount Claremont	Statistical Area	6,747	7,416	7,976	8,272	8,462	9,107	9,913	10,500	→
Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale	Statistical Area	12,298	12,463	12,497	12,223	12,597	12,400	13,299	14,302	→
Tapping - Ashby - Sinagra	Statistical Area	809	1,038	1,958	6,134	13,219	13,697	14,003	14,873	→
The Vines	Statistical Area	1,991	2,922	3,627	4,381	5,679	10,204	12,895	15,135	→
Thornlie	Statistical Area	22,111	23,230	23,768	23,087	24,330	23,987	24,586	25,696	→
Trigg - North Beach - Watermans Bay	Statistical Area	7,133	6,750	6,996	7,041	7,467	7,981	8,223	8,734	→
Tuart Hill - Joondanna	Statistical Area	9,325	9,733	10,171	10,382	12,031	12,531	13,245	14,303	→
Two Rocks	Statistical Area	1,066	1,256	1,726	1,916	2,279	3,074	3,967	4,737	→
Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood	Statistical Area	9,692	10,647	11,031	11,672	14,595	15,220	16,399	18,279	→
Waikiki	Statistical Area	4,914	10,075	11,424	11,413	12,533	12,785	12,969	13,513	→
Wanneroo - Sinagra	Statistical Area	7,591	8,091	9,485	11,277	13,886	14,655	15,161	16,139	→
Warnbro	Statistical Area	4,283	9,094	11,986	11,643	11,806	10,977	11,118	11,624	→
Wellard (West) - Bertram	Statistical Area	0	968	1,164	3,624	8,210	14,435	18,673	22,095	→
Welshpool	Statistical Area	20	20	20	20	29	26	15	15	→
Wembley Downs - Churchlands - Woodlands	Statistical Area	11,768	11,634	12,150	12,478	13,430	14,468	15,531	16,459	→
Wembley - West Leederville - Glendalough	Statistical Area	14,455	14,495	15,061	16,068	17,784	18,727	19,764	21,430	→
Willagee	Statistical Area	4,027	3,800	4,383	4,545	5,039	5,098	5,624	6,075	→
Willetton	Statistical Area	19,692	19,405	18,734	17,996	18,375	18,690	19,943	21,179	→
Winthrop	Statistical Area	5,091	6,877	6,961	6,707	6,676	6,162	6,193	6,526	→
Woodvale	Statistical Area	6,421	10,075	10,502	10,171	9,796	9,604	9,853	10,240	→
Yanchep	Statistical Area	2,202	2,596	2,126	2,577	4,587	9,095	11,383	13,455	→
Yangebup	Statistical Area	5,504	6,326	6,182	6,363	7,548	7,749	7,887	8,223	→
Yokine - Coolbinia - Menora	Statistical Area	13,350	13,688	13,935	14,494	15,757	16,453	17,649	18,580	→
Perth	Significant Urban Area	1,218,403	1,333,347	1,443,089	1,562,246	1,817,023	2,001,025	2,172,759	2,363,562

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: All areas according to the definition of 2021. The population structure presents census results; unlike the estimates, they are not adjusted for underenumeration.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males	1,034,714
Females	1,063,528

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years	472,632
18-64 years	1,294,396
65+ years	331,217

Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years	15,811
80-89 years	66,824
70-79 years	148,417
60-69 years	213,378
50-59 years	258,685
40-49 years	279,288
30-39 years	321,009
20-29 years	274,311
10-19 years	256,270
0-9 years	264,252

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Australia	1,245,356
New Zealand	58,886
British Isles	213,524
Chinese Asia	36,937
South Asia	86,157
South-East Asia	125,874
Other country	235,090

Language (C 2021)
English	1,551,617
Other language	441,469

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Indigenous	41,139
Non-Indigenous	1,969,814

Religion (C 2021)
Christian	877,907
Muslim	62,857
Buddhist	52,834
Hindu	49,648
Jew	5,410
Other religion / belief	26,985
Secular / no religion	885,592