248,376
Lower than 56% of region (sa4) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Capital Region · Region (SA4)
Economy & Advantage in Capital Region
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A population growth rate of 4.1% means the Capital Region is growing a little slower than the New South Wales average. With a total population of 248,376, the area has seen steady but modest increases recently.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The region's 4.1% growth since 2021 is lower than most similar areas and sits 2.0 percentage points below the New South Wales figure of 6.1%.
4.1%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) 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 Capital Region [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/101/capital-region/topic/economy-advantage