519,389
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Perth - South West · Region (SA4)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
A 13.2% jump in population since 2021 makes Perth - South West one of the fastest-growing areas in the country. With over 519,000 people, it is now larger than about 88% of similar regions.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
Population growth has been among the highest for areas at this level, rising 13.2% since 2021. This is a little above the Western Australian figure of 10.7%.
519,389
Higher than 87% of region (sa4) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
13.2%
Higher than 96% of region (sa4) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Perth - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/507/perth-south-west/topic/economy-advantage