Australia’s population officially peaks at 27.1 million people: ABS
One Australian state’s residents have fled in droves to other parts of the nation as more than 100,000 residents moved interstate.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ latest population data showed 112,838 people fled NSW and relocated to other parts of the nation, with another 73,239 moving overseas.
There was also a mass exodus from Queensland, with about 76,000 residents leaving the Sunshine State to move to other parts of Australia and almost 40,000 heading overseas.
Western Australia had the highest population growth, increasing by 3.1 per cent since last year, with 36,145 Australians heading west, while 86,443 people moved there from overseas.
Camera IconAustralia’s population hasgrown by 615,300 people since last year. NewsWire Credit: Supplied
But Sydney and Melbourne still attracted the highest number of migrants, with more than 440,000 moving to Australia’s biggest cities from other parts of the world.
ABS head of demography Beidar Cho said Australia’s population on March 31 this year was 27.1 million people, 615,300 more people than in 2023.
“Net overseas migration drove 83 per cent of this population growth, while births and deaths, known as natural increase, made up the other 17 per cent,” he said.
Camera IconSydney and Melbourne attracted the highest number of migrants. NewsWire/ Monique Harmer Credit: News Corp Australia
In March, annual net overseas migration was 509,800 people, down from a peak of almost 560,000 in September 2023.
Natural increase was 105,500 people, made up of 289,700 births and 184,200 deaths registered in Australia.
The fastest growing population was in Western Australia, up 3.1 per cent from the previous year, followed by Victoria, which grew by 2.7 per cent, and Queensland, which grew by 2.5 per cent.
Tasmania had the lowest growth, at 0.4 per cent.
NSW’s population grew by 2 per cent, the ACT increased by 1.8 per cent and South Australia’s increased by 1.5 per cent.
Tasmania had the lowest growth, at 0.4 per cent, and the Northern Territory population increased by 0.8 per cent.
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