2,452,765
Higher than 68% of capital city areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Greater Perth · Capital City
Economy & Advantage in Greater Perth
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A growth rate of 11.9% since the last census marks Greater Perth as one of the fastest-growing major areas in the country. This rapid expansion is a defining feature of the region's current economic landscape, adding hundreds of thousands of people to the city's footprint.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Greater Perth has seen its population climb by 11.9% since 2021, the highest growth rate among similar areas. This is a little above the Western Australian figure of 10.7%.
11.9%
Higher than 99% 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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/5GPER/greater-perth/topic/economy-advantage