Australia: Western Australia
State
The population of Western Australia.
| Name | Status | Population Census 2001-08-07 | Population Census 2006-08-08 | Population Census 2011-08-09 | Population Census 2016-08-09 | Population Census 2021-08-11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia | Federal State | 1,828,294 | 1,959,088 | 2,239,170 | 2,474,410 | 2,660,026 |
Contents: Urban Centers and Localities
All urban centers and localities in Western Australia.
icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, country of birth, language, ethnic group, religion).| Name | Status | Population Census 2001-08-07 | Population Census 2006-08-08 | Population Census 2011-08-09 | Population Census 2016-08-09 | Population Census 2021-08-11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | Urban Center | 22,256 | 25,196 | 26,644 | 29,369 | 31,128 | → |
| Allanson | Locality | 570 | 610 | 607 | 551 | 515 | → |
| Augusta | Urban Center | 1,091 | 1,068 | 1,023 | 1,108 | 1,211 | → |
| Bakers Hill | Locality | 438 | 637 | 723 | 721 | 792 | → |
| Balgo | Locality | 456 | 460 | 507 | 354 | 472 | → |
| Balingup | Locality | ... | ... | 253 | 267 | 280 | → |
| Bardi (One Arm Point, Ardyaloon) | Locality | 310 | 214 | 333 | 368 | 325 | → |
| Bayulu | Locality | 253 | 259 | 321 | 328 | 308 | → |
| Beagle Bay | Locality | 293 | 199 | 287 | 346 | 307 | → |
| Beverley | Locality | 820 | 848 | 850 | 925 | 869 | → |
| Bickley | Locality | ... | ... | 455 | 424 | 449 | → |
| Bidyadanga (Lagrange Bay) | Locality | 510 | 425 | 596 | 622 | 593 | → |
| Binningup | Urban Center | 745 | 950 | 1,011 | 1,221 | 1,271 | → |
| Boddington - Ranford | Locality | 968 | 926 | 1,108 | 1,147 | 1,129 | → |
| Boyanup | Locality | 625 | 615 | 786 | 806 | 878 | → |
| Boyup Brook | Locality | 549 | 532 | 553 | 522 | 540 | → |
| Bremer Bay | Locality | 231 | 242 | 210 | 231 | 211 | → |
| Bridgetown | Urban Center | 2,099 | 2,324 | 1,517 | 1,449 | 2,300 | → |
| Brookton | Locality | 570 | 576 | 545 | 584 | 532 | → |
| Broome | Urban Center | 15,242 | 11,547 | 12,765 | 13,984 | 14,660 | → |
| Broomehill Village | Locality | ... | ... | 234 | 251 | 211 | → |
| Bruce Rock | Locality | 523 | 513 | 546 | 527 | 564 | → |
| Brunswick | Locality | 834 | 797 | 830 | 778 | 807 | → |
| Bullsbrook | Urban Center | 1,145 | 1,206 | 1,257 | 1,887 | 2,225 | → |
| Bullsbrook West | Locality | ... | ... | 379 | 365 | 370 | → |
| Bunbury | Urban Center | 45,153 | 54,482 | 64,384 | 71,094 | 75,196 | → |
| Burekup | Locality | 283 | 254 | 518 | 604 | 591 | → |
| Busselton | Urban Center | 13,863 | 15,386 | 21,405 | 25,325 | 27,233 | → |
| Cape Burney | Locality | ... | ... | 453 | 497 | 538 | → |
| Capel | Urban Center | 1,415 | 1,464 | 1,866 | 2,022 | 2,402 | → |
| Carmel | Locality | ... | ... | 388 | 429 | 401 | → |
| Carnamah | Locality | 359 | 359 | 286 | 296 | 314 | → |
| Carnarvon | Urban Center | 7,190 | 5,283 | 4,559 | 4,429 | 4,162 | → |
| Cervantes | Locality | 560 | 503 | 460 | 528 | 480 | → |
| Chidlow | Locality | 667 | 690 | 770 | 857 | 907 | → |
| Collie | Urban Center | 6,947 | 7,084 | 6,999 | 7,192 | 7,184 | → |
| Cookernup | Locality | 266 | 299 | 325 | 350 | 435 | → |
| Coolgardie | Locality | 1,080 | 803 | 956 | 870 | 763 | → |
| Coolup | Locality | ... | ... | ... | 210 | 218 | → |
| Coral Bay | Locality | 1,019 | 190 | 256 | 214 | 245 | → |
| Corrigin | Locality | 733 | 688 | 648 | 741 | 625 | → |
| Cowaramup | Urban Center | 375 | 569 | 793 | 1,546 | 2,119 | → |
| Cranbrook | Locality | 262 | 280 | 268 | 294 | 288 | → |
| Cuballing | Locality | 232 | 335 | 367 | 355 | 384 | → |
| Cue | Locality | 296 | 273 | 226 | 174 | 135 | → |
| Cunderdin | Locality | 718 | 686 | 680 | 779 | 661 | → |
| Dalwallinu | Locality | 687 | 593 | 565 | 699 | 713 | → |
| Dampier | Urban Center | 1,469 | 1,370 | 1,343 | 1,106 | 1,282 | → |
| Dardanup | Locality | 354 | 370 | 430 | 449 | 545 | → |
| Darkan | Locality | 200 | 203 | 216 | 227 | 194 | → |
| Denham | Locality | 1,375 | 607 | 635 | 696 | 723 | → |
| Denmark | Urban Center | 2,431 | 2,732 | 2,281 | 2,557 | 2,944 | → |
| Derby | Urban Center | 3,662 | 3,093 | 3,261 | 3,324 | 3,009 | → |
| Djarindjin - Lombadina | Locality | ... | ... | 244 | 395 | 253 | → |
| Donnybrook | Urban Center | 1,618 | 1,933 | 2,236 | 2,516 | 2,786 | → |
| Dowerin | Locality | 354 | 352 | 373 | 378 | 357 | → |
| Drummond Cove | Urban Center | 540 | 759 | 1,390 | 2,053 | 2,219 | → |
| Dumbleyung | Locality | 272 | 223 | ... | 200 | 238 | → |
| Dunsborough | Urban Center | 1,616 | 3,371 | 4,530 | 6,034 | 7,182 | → |
| Dwellingup | Locality | 339 | 346 | 385 | 375 | 332 | → |
| Esperance | Urban Center | 9,365 | 9,536 | 9,920 | 10,420 | 10,218 | → |
| Exmouth | Urban Center | 3,031 | 1,844 | 2,208 | 2,486 | 2,806 | → |
| Fitzroy Crossing | Urban Center | 1,450 | 928 | 1,145 | 1,140 | 1,022 | → |
| Gabbadah | Locality | ... | 521 | 636 | 671 | 764 | → |
| Geraldton | Urban Center | 25,324 | 27,420 | 31,348 | 31,978 | 32,717 | → |
| Gingin | Locality | 542 | 531 | 742 | 851 | 902 | → |
| Gnarabup - Prevelly | Locality | 573 | 486 | 527 | 663 | 723 | → |
| Gnowangerup | Locality | 662 | 623 | 598 | 598 | 568 | → |
| Goode Beach | Locality | ... | ... | ... | ... | 258 | → |
| Goomalling | Locality | 447 | 499 | 526 | 524 | 463 | → |
| Greenbushes | Locality | 375 | 342 | 377 | 364 | 361 | → |
| Green Head | Locality | 240 | 249 | 256 | 293 | 293 | → |
| Guilderton | Locality | ... | ... | ... | 173 | 158 | → |
| Halls Creek | Locality | 1,264 | 1,211 | 1,445 | 1,550 | 1,605 | → |
| Harvey | Urban Center | 2,547 | 2,606 | 2,668 | 2,750 | 2,797 | → |
| Herne Hill | Locality | ... | 451 | 368 | 389 | 395 | → |
| Hopetoun | Locality | 357 | 586 | 786 | 576 | 783 | → |
| Jarrahdale | Locality | 434 | 599 | 690 | 754 | 782 | → |
| Jerramungup | Locality | 272 | 272 | 268 | 252 | 265 | → |
| Jigalong | Locality | 300 | 273 | 356 | 333 | 289 | → |
| Jurien Bay | Urban Center | 1,143 | 1,173 | 1,262 | 1,430 | 1,600 | → |
| Kalbarri | Urban Center | 2,125 | 1,332 | 1,276 | 1,351 | 1,270 | → |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder | Urban Center | 28,196 | 28,242 | 30,840 | 29,869 | 29,068 | → |
| Kalumburu | Locality | 335 | 413 | 469 | 410 | 388 | → |
| Kambalda East | Locality | ... | ... | 856 | 751 | 802 | → |
| Kambalda West | Urban Center | 2,850 | 2,706 | 1,845 | 1,791 | 1,660 | → |
| Karratha | Urban Center | 10,730 | 11,728 | 16,474 | 15,825 | 17,013 | → |
| Katanning | Urban Center | 3,676 | 3,808 | 3,744 | 3,701 | 3,641 | → |
| Kellerberrin | Locality | 818 | 866 | 869 | 878 | 798 | → |
| Kendenup | Locality | ... | ... | 388 | 392 | 422 | → |
| Kiwirrkurra | Locality | ... | ... | 214 | 162 | 180 | → |
| Kojonup | Locality | 1,123 | 1,122 | 1,130 | 1,162 | 878 | → |
| Kondinin | Locality | 293 | 311 | 282 | 233 | 226 | → |
| Koorda | Locality | 262 | 260 | 271 | 264 | 213 | → |
| Kulin | Locality | 284 | 353 | 331 | 303 | 294 | → |
| Kununurra | Urban Center | 5,219 | 3,748 | 4,574 | 4,343 | 4,515 | → |
| Lake Grace | Locality | 527 | 507 | 497 | 501 | 477 | → |
| Lancelin | Locality | 678 | 666 | 604 | 718 | 746 | → |
| Laverton | Locality | 439 | 316 | 415 | 337 | 407 | → |
| Ledge Point | Locality | ... | ... | ... | ... | 209 | → |
| Leeman | Locality | 542 | 396 | 356 | 349 | 351 | → |
| Leinster | Locality | 1,098 | 732 | 712 | 408 | 395 | → |
| Leonora | Locality | 1,072 | 401 | 778 | 559 | 567 | → |
| Little Grove | Urban Center | 1,610 | 1,693 | 1,539 | 1,701 | 1,655 | → |
| Looma | Locality | 285 | 393 | 376 | 529 | 412 | → |
| Manjimup | Urban Center | 4,392 | 4,239 | 4,166 | 4,218 | 4,138 | → |
| Marble Bar | Locality | 234 | 194 | 206 | 167 | 153 | → |
| Margaret River | Urban Center | 3,627 | 4,415 | 5,315 | 6,394 | 7,430 | → |
| Meekatharra | Locality | 945 | 798 | 737 | 571 | 675 | → |
| Merredin | Urban Center | 2,802 | 2,550 | 2,584 | 2,634 | 2,384 | → |
| Mindibungu (Billiluna) | Locality | 215 | 144 | 258 | 152 | 202 | → |
| Mingenew | Locality | 298 | 283 | 272 | 272 | 249 | → |
| Moora | Urban Center | 1,716 | 1,605 | 1,651 | 1,573 | 1,591 | → |
| Morawa | Locality | 625 | 597 | 657 | 506 | 443 | → |
| Mount Barker | Urban Center | 1,721 | 1,761 | 1,796 | 1,910 | 1,898 | → |
| Mount Magnet | Locality | 887 | 424 | 530 | 457 | 576 | → |
| Muchea | Locality | ... | 493 | 681 | 764 | 762 | → |
| Mukinbudin | Locality | 316 | 281 | 242 | 274 | 284 | → |
| Mullewa | Locality | 534 | 425 | 360 | 387 | 312 | → |
| Mundijong | Urban Center | 806 | 877 | 1,430 | 1,482 | 2,284 | → |
| Nannup | Locality | 522 | 501 | 502 | 581 | 538 | → |
| Narembeen | Locality | 385 | 469 | 462 | 472 | 423 | → |
| Narrogin | Urban Center | 4,419 | 4,238 | 4,220 | 4,275 | 3,745 | → |
| Newman | Urban Center | 3,516 | 4,245 | 5,479 | 4,567 | 4,239 | → |
| Norseman | Locality | 1,065 | 857 | 778 | 571 | 555 | → |
| Northam | Urban Center | 6,136 | 6,009 | 6,579 | 6,545 | 6,679 | → |
| Northampton | Locality | 801 | 813 | 865 | 801 | 821 | → |
| North Dandalup | Locality | 256 | 343 | 348 | 327 | 242 | → |
| North Pinjarra | Locality | ... | ... | ... | 951 | 989 | → |
| Nullagine | Locality | ... | ... | 179 | 187 | 147 | → |
| Ocean Beach | Locality | ... | ... | 709 | 775 | 822 | → |
| Onslow | Locality | 802 | 573 | 666 | 846 | 813 | → |
| Pannawonica | Locality | 618 | 686 | 653 | 694 | 685 | → |
| Papulankutja | Locality | ... | ... | 189 | 174 | 162 | → |
| Paraburdoo | Urban Center | 1,202 | 1,607 | 1,508 | 1,361 | 1,319 | → |
| Pemberton | Locality | 907 | 757 | 778 | 724 | 617 | → |
| Peppermint Grove Beach | Locality | 340 | 374 | 384 | 466 | 518 | → |
| Perenjori | Locality | ... | 209 | ... | 203 | 176 | → |
| Perth (incl. Rockingham, Mandurah, Ellenbrook, Baldivis) | Major Urban Area | 1,305,985 | 1,442,488 | 1,668,426 | 1,875,857 | 2,043,762 | → |
| Pingelly | Locality | 731 | 814 | 842 | 814 | 722 | → |
| Pinjarra | Urban Center | 1,873 | 3,279 | 4,257 | 3,898 | 3,883 | → |
| Point Samson | Locality | 322 | 274 | 298 | 212 | 235 | → |
| Port Denison - Dongara | Urban Center | 2,202 | 2,343 | 2,766 | 2,788 | 2,841 | → |
| Port Hedland | Urban Center | 12,695 | 11,557 | 13,770 | 13,828 | 15,298 | → |
| Quairading | Locality | 586 | 596 | 649 | 611 | 582 | → |
| Ravensthorpe | Locality | 344 | 438 | 391 | 289 | 350 | → |
| Roebourne | Locality | 950 | 857 | 811 | 630 | 700 | → |
| Rottnest Island | Locality | 460 | 128 | 114 | 338 | 166 | → |
| Serpentine | Urban Center | 327 | 763 | 1,088 | 1,268 | 1,485 | → |
| Southern Cross | Locality | 897 | 710 | 763 | 634 | 523 | → |
| Tambellup | Locality | 289 | 297 | 348 | 373 | 281 | → |
| Three Springs | Locality | 471 | 395 | 393 | 384 | 356 | → |
| Tjuntjuntjara | Locality | ... | ... | 205 | 182 | 64 | → |
| Tom Price | Urban Center | 3,095 | 2,721 | 3,136 | 2,952 | 2,874 | → |
| Toodyay | Locality | 669 | 1,069 | 967 | 981 | 953 | → |
| Two Rocks | Urban Center | 1,508 | 1,628 | 1,855 | 2,264 | 2,853 | → |
| Wagin | Urban Center | 1,281 | 1,427 | 1,364 | 1,355 | 1,311 | → |
| Walpole | Locality | 299 | 321 | 370 | 330 | 336 | → |
| Wangkatjungka | Locality | ... | ... | ... | 258 | 231 | → |
| Warakurna | Locality | ... | ... | ... | 266 | 185 | → |
| Warburton | Locality | 474 | 571 | 473 | 574 | 511 | → |
| Warmun | Locality | 315 | 210 | 298 | 364 | 457 | → |
| Waroona | Urban Center | 1,770 | 1,864 | 2,155 | 2,395 | 2,368 | → |
| Wickepin | Locality | 209 | 244 | 261 | 282 | 266 | → |
| Wickham | Urban Center | 1,724 | 1,825 | 1,651 | 1,570 | 2,016 | → |
| Williams | Locality | 329 | 338 | 368 | 407 | 424 | → |
| Wiluna | Locality | 211 | 202 | 290 | 235 | 240 | → |
| Wongan Hills | Locality | 778 | 745 | 785 | 723 | 725 | → |
| Wooroloo | Locality | 237 | 254 | 341 | 470 | 445 | → |
| Wundowie | Locality | 904 | 944 | 987 | 944 | 868 | → |
| Wyalkatchem | Locality | 367 | 344 | 316 | 301 | 304 | → |
| Wyndham | Locality | 784 | 669 | 788 | 605 | 745 | → |
| Yanchep | Urban Center | 1,953 | 2,482 | 4,246 | 8,862 | 11,009 | → |
| Yarloop | Locality | 621 | 545 | 481 | 221 | 357 | → |
| York | Urban Center | 2,014 | 2,088 | 2,389 | 2,544 | 2,399 | → |
| Yungngora | Locality | 245 | 288 | 283 | 407 | 434 | → |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (web).
Explanation: Different methods of counting and boundaries changes impair the comparability between population figures of different censuses. The 2021 figures refer to 2021 boundaries.