484,630
Lower than 61% of capital city areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Australian Capital Territory · Capital City
Economy & Advantage in Australian Capital Territory
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A population growth rate of 7.1% puts the Australian Capital Territory in the top half of similar areas. This steady increase has seen the total population reach 484,630 people.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by 7.1% since 2021, a figure that is about the same as the territory average and higher than most similar areas.
7.1%
Higher than 70% 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 Australian Capital Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/8ACTE/australian-capital-territory/topic/economy-advantage