31,282
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Upper Hunter · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Upper Hunter
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Growth has slowed significantly in the Upper Hunter, with the population rising by only 1.8% since the last census. This small increase is much lower than most similar areas and reflects a region that is expanding far more slowly than the rest of the state.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has reached 31,282 people, though this growth rate of 1.8% is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.1%.
1.8%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Upper Hunter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10604/upper-hunter/topic/economy-advantage