Australia is now officially a country with a population of 27 million.
Figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today show Australia’s population grew by 2.1 percent in the year to June 30, to reach 27.2 million, a jump of 552,000 since the same time last year.
ABS Head of Demography Beidar Cho said there were 666,800 overseas migration arrivals and 221,200 departures across 2023-24.
“This means that 445,600 people were added to our population for the year to 30 June 2024, continuing a recent downward trend in net overseas migration,” Ms Cho said.
She said natural increase, which was made up of births and deaths, was 106,400 people, up 3.4 percent from the previous year.
“There were 289,100 births and 182,700 deaths registered over the period, with births dropping 0.7 percent and deaths falling 2.9 percent.
“Western Australia had the fastest rise in population, growing 2.8 percent in the last year. This was followed by Victoria, which grew by 2.4 percent, and Queensland which rose 2.3 percent,” Ms Cho said.
She said Tasmania saw the least growth, with a 0.3 percent rise in population over the period.
