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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)

Table 2 Estimated resident population by remoteness, 2010–19

Remoteness area

Population 2010

Population 2015

Population 2020

Change

2019–20

Change

2010–20

People

%

People

%

People

%

People

%

People

%

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)

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

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)

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

–10a

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

Source: Adjusted from ABS (2021a)

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)

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)

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)

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