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Figure 41 Technology uptake, 1900–2010

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Table 1 Share of population across Australia’s 18 major cities, 2021

City	Population	Fraction of total (%)
Melbourne	4,969,305	19.3
Sydney	4,966,806	19.3
Brisbane	2,475,680	9.6
Perth	2,083,645	8.1
Adelaide	1,357,504	5.3
Gold Coast – Tweed Heads	709,495	2.8
Newcastle–Maitland	498,015	1.9
Canberra–Queanbeyan	464,995	1.8
Sunshine Coast	348,343	1.4
Wollongong	309,345	1.2
Geelong	282,412	1.1
Hobart	219,071	0.9
Townsville	183,322	0.7
Cairns	155,340	0.6
Toowoomba	139,526	0.5
Darwin	133,268	0.5
Ballarat	109,533	0.4
Bendigo	102,499	0.4
Total (major cities)	19,508,104	75.8
Total (Australia)	25,697,298	100.0

Source: Based on ABS (2021b)

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Table 2 Estimated resident population by remoteness, 2010–19

Remoteness area	People	%	People	%	People	%	People	%	People	%
Remoteness area	Population 2010		Population 2015		Population 2020		Change 2019–20		Change 2010–20
Major cities of Australia	15,501,847	70.4	16,981,989	71.3	18,586,095	72.3	265,606	1.4	3,084,248	19.9
Inner regional Australia	4,055,452	18.4	4,296,474	18.0	4,556,851	17.7	57,268	1.3	501,399	12.4
Outer regional Australia	1,968,332	8.9	2,035,718	8.5	2,062,597	8.0	7,826	0.4	94,265	4.8
Remote Australia	299,163	1.4	297,686	1.2	291,190	1.1	678	0.2	–7,973	–2.7
Very remote Australia	206,956	0.9	204,128	0.9	200,565	0.8	175	0.1	–6,391	–3.1
Total Australia	22,031,750	100.0	23,815,995	100.0	25,697,298	100.0	331,553	1.3	3,665,548	16.6

Source: Based on ABS (2021b)

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Table 3 Population density (people per square kilometre) and change in Australia’s most densely populated suburbs, 2011–19

State	Capital city	Suburbs and area	June 2011	June 2016	June 2019	Increase 2011–16 (%)	Increase 2016–19 (%)	Increase 2011–19 (%)
NSW	Greater Sydney	Pyrmont–Ultimo	13,500	15,700	16,600	16.3	5.7	23.0
		Potts Point Woolloomooloo	13,500	15,800	16,800	17.0	6.3	24.4
		Darlinghurst	12,800	14,200	15,100	10.9	6.3	18.0
Qld	Greater Brisbane	New Farm	5,900	6,300	6,700	6.8	6.3	13.6
		Kangaroo Point	5,800	6,600	7,400	13.8	12.1	27.6
		Fortitude Valley	4,618	4,980	7,100	7.8	42.6	53.7
Vic	Greater Melbourne	Inner-city Melbourne	9,200	17,500	21,900	90.2	25.1	138.0
Vic	Greater Melbourne	Carlton	8,400	11,300	13,600	34.5	20.4	61.9

NSW = New South Wales; Qld = Queensland; Vic = Victoria

Source: Amended as per ABS (2021b)

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Table 4 New residential dwellings in Australia by type, 2019–20

Year	Houses	Total units	Semidetached/terraces total	Total residential
2019	108,631	60,841	29,766	199,238
2020	103,841	49,604	26,297	179,743
Change 2019–20 (no.)	–4,790	–11,237	–3,469	–19,495
Proportional change (%)	–4	–18	–12	–10^a

Refers to apartments, units, semidetached and town house dwellings. Excludes ‘other’ category.

Source: Adjusted from ABS (2021a)

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Table 5 Average floor area of new houses, Australian capital cities, 2005–06 to 2019–20

Greater capital city statistical area	2005–06 (m²)	2019–20 (m²)	2005–06 to 2019–20 change (m²)	2005–06 to 2019–20 change (%)
Greater Sydney	280	252	–28	–10
Greater Melbourne	230	253	23	10
Greater Brisbane	209	246	37	18
Greater Adelaide	208	223	15	7
Greater Perth	243	222	–21	–9
Australian capital cities	234	248	14	6

m² = square metre

Source: ABS (2020a)

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Table 6 Dwelling occupancy rate by capital city and other areas, 2017–18

Capital city or area	Mean number of persons in household	Mean number of bedrooms in dwelling
Australian Capital Territory	2.6	3.2
Greater Sydney	2.8	3.1
Rest of New South Wales	2.4	3.2
Greater Brisbane	2.7	3.3
Rest of Queensland	2.4	3.2
Greater Adelaide	2.5	3.0
Rest of South Australia	2.2	3.1
Greater Hobart	2.3	3.0
Rest of Tasmania	2.4	3.0
Greater Melbourne	2.7	3.1
Rest of Victoria	2.3	3.1
Greater Perth	2.7	3.4
Rest of Western Australia	2.4	3.4
Greater Darwin	2.9	3.1
Rest of Northern Territory	n/a	n/a
Total capital cities	2.7	3.2
Total rest of states or territories	2.4	3.2

n/a = data not available

Source: ABS (2019c)

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Table 7 Selected Australian Urban Observatory livability indicators for Australia’s 21 largest urban areas, 2018

Urban area	Access to jobs (proportion of people living and working in the same statistical area, and ranking)	Access to food (metres to nearest destination, and ranking)	Access to social infrastructure (number of destinations)
Adelaide	27% (18)	1,116 (3)	6
Albury–Wodonga	69% (7)	1,648 (17)	6
Ballarat	87% (4)	1,470 (12)	5
Bendigo	85% (5)	2,154 (20)	5
Brisbane	28% (17)	1,403 (9)	6
Cairns	68% (8)	1,578 (14)	4
Canberra	30% (15)	1,058 (2)	5
Darwin	43% (12)	1,419 (10)	5
Gold Coast – Tweed Heads	37% (13)	1,601 (15)	4
Geelong	69% (7)	1,390 (8)	6
Hobart	45% (11)	1,819 (18)	5
Launceston	84% (6)	1,039 (1)	5
Mackay	88% (3)	1,161 (4)	4
Melbourne	29% (16)	1,173 (6)	7
Newcastle–Maitland	52% (9)	1,628 (16)	5
Perth	31% (14)	1,279 (7)	5
Sunshine Coast	48% (10)	1,456 (11)	4
Sydney	31% (14)	1,164 (5)	7
Toowoomba	89% (2)	2,159 (21)	5
Townsville	94% (1)	1,919 (19)	4
Wollongong	48% (10)	1,526 (13)	6

Source: Adapted from AUO (2018)

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Table 8 Distance travelled by passenger by capital city, 1976–2020

Capital city	1976–77 (passenger km, billion)	2019–20 (passenger km, billion)	Net change (passenger km, billion)	Net change (%)
Adelaide	10.0	14.0	4.0	40
Brisbane	10.0	31.0	21.0	210
Canberra	2.0	5.0	3.0	150
Darwin	0.4	1.5	1.1	275
Hobart	1.5	3.0	1.5	100
Melbourne	27.0	57.0	30.0	111
Perth	10.0	24.0	14.0	140
Sydney	31.0	61.0	30.0	97

km = kilometre

Source: BITRE (2020b)

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Table 9 Livability indicator (access to transport) in Australia’s 21 largest urban areas, 2018

Urban area	Access to transport (percentage of dwellings within 400 metres of public transport with a reasonable service, and ranking)
Adelaide	57% (3)
Albury–Wodonga	4% (17)
Ballarat	43% (6)
Bendigo	34% (8)
Brisbane	33% (9)
Cairns	15% (15)
Canberra	65% (1)
Darwin	23% (12)
Gold Coast – Tweed Heads	25% (11)
Geelong	38% (7)
Hobart	23% (12)
Launceston	13% (16)
Mackay	1% (19)
Melbourne	48% (4)
Newcastle–Maitland	31% (10)
Perth	46% (5)
Sunshine Coast	22% (13)
Sydney	61% (2)
Toowoomba	3% (18)
Townsville	20% (14)
Wollongong	33% (9)

Source: Adapted from AUO (2018)

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