Australia State Population Ranking
Population by State 1990 - 2025
Summary
In 2025, New South Wales led with 8.6M, ahead of Victoria at 7.1M.
New South Wales alone accounted for 31.1% of the 2025 total.
Australian Capital Territory grew the fastest since 2015, up 22.5%.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2025
| Rank | State | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South WalesNSW | 8.6M | +1.2% | 31.1% | — |
| 2 | VictoriaVIC | 7.1M | +1.8% | 25.6% | — |
| 3 | QueenslandQLD | 5.7M | +1.8% | 20.5% | — |
| 4 | Western AustraliaWA | 3M | +2.2% | 11.0% | — |
| 5 | South AustraliaSA | 1.9M | +1.1% | 6.9% | — |
| 6 | TasmaniaTAS | 576K | +0.2% | 2.1% | — |
| 7 | Australian Capital TerritoryACT | 484.8K | +1.3% | 1.8% | — |
| 8 | Northern TerritoryNT | 264.4K | +1.4% | 1.0% | — |
Data Source & License
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Data is retrieved from the original source and formatted by Data Race.
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