Australia’s population increase though overseas migration fell by more than a third in the 12 months to March.
The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed Australia’s population grew by 1.6 percent between March 2024 and March 2025.
ABS Head of Demography Beidar Cho said the national population at March 31 was just over 27,536,900 people, 423,400 more than the same time in 2024.
“We saw 315,900 people added to our population from overseas migration from March 2024 to March 2025,” Ms Cho said.
“This compares with 493,800 people in the previous 12 months.”
She said natural increase, the number of people born minus those who died, added 107,400 people, with both births and deaths registered in Australia growing by 2.1 percent.
“Western Australia had the fastest rise in population of 2.3 percent with Victoria and Queensland equal second highest, as both grew by 1.8 percent,” Ms Cho said.
“Tasmania saw the slowest growth over the 12-month period, with a 0.2 percent rise in population.”
