Australia Yearbook - 2001

142 Year Book Australia 2001
5.18 ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION IN MAJOR POPULATION CENTRES—As at 30 June(a)
Major population centre
’000
’000
%
Capital City Statistical Division
Sydney 3 769.6 4 041.4 1.4
Melbourne 3 213.0 3 417.2 1.2
Brisbane 1 455.2 1 601.4 1.9
Adelaide 1 071.7 1 092.9 0.4
Perth 1 246.3 1 364.2 1.8
Hobart 194.5 194.2 0.0
Darwin 79.0 88.1 2.2
Canberra 301.1 309.9 0.6
Other
Newcastle(c) 454.2 479.3 1.1
Gold Coast–Tweed(c) 321.9 391.2 4.0
Canberra–Queanbeyan(c) 337.4 348.6 0.7
Wollongong(c) 250.5 262.6 0.9
Sunshine Coast(c) 142.2 172.9 4.0
Geelong(c) 151.6 156.1 0.6
Townsville(c) 119.2 127.2 1.3
Cairns(c) 97.8 114.0 3.1
Launceston(c) 98.2 98.2 0.0
Albury–Wodonga(c) 91.1 94.3 0.7
Toowoomba City(d) 85.8 87.2 0.3
Ballarat(c) 78.5 81.1 0.6
Burnie–Devonport(c) 79.2 78.1 –0.3
Bendigo(c) 73.6 76.6 0.8
La Trobe Valley(c) 77.3 74.4 –0.8
Bathurst–Orange(c) 70.7 73.8 0.9
Mackay(c) 58.0 64.9 2.3
Rockhampton(c) 64.3 64.3 0.0
Hastings(e) 54.2 61.3 2.5
Coffs Harbour(e) 54.7 59.7 1.8
Wagga(e) 55.8 56.3 0.2
Bundaberg(c) 52.0 55.8 1.4
Greater Taree(e) 43.3 44.1 0.4
Mildura(c) 40.3 43.4 1.5
Lismore(e) 43.5 43.3 –0.1
Shepparton(c) 40.7 42.3 0.8
Gladstone(c) 35.7 39.1 1.9
Dubbo(e) 35.6 37.5 1.0
Tamworth(e) 35.9 35.9 0.0
Kalgoorlie/Boulder(e) 27.8 31.9 2.8
(a) Based on 1999 Statistical Local Area boundaries. (b) Average annual growth rate. (c) Statistical District. (d) Statistical
Subdivision. (e) Statistical Local Area.
Source: Australian Demographic Statistics (3101.0).
1994
1999
1994–99(b)