5,435,590
Higher than 99% of capital city areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Greater Melbourne · Capital City
Economy & Advantage in Greater Melbourne
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Greater Melbourne is one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, with a population of over 5.4 million people. Its growth is significantly stronger than most similar areas and is currently outstripping the Victorian average.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has grown by 9.3% since 2021, which is much higher than most similar areas. This growth rate is a little above the 8.0% seen across Victoria.
9.3%
Higher than 87% of capital city areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Greater Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/2GMEL/greater-melbourne/topic/economy-advantage