1,638,269
Higher than 58% of capital city areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Rest of Vic. · Capital City
Economy & Advantage in Rest of Vic.
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A growth gap of 3.9 percentage points separates Rest of Vic. from the wider state average. While the region supports over 1.6 million people, its recent expansion has been slower than much of Victoria.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by 4.2% since 2021, which is well below the 8.0% seen across Victoria and lower than most similar areas.
4.2%
Lower than 71% 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 Rest of Vic. [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/2RVIC/rest-of-vic/topic/economy-advantage