CENSUS DAY! Population statistics Part 2 – Growth rate by state [INFOGRAPHIC]

With the release of the Census results today, we’ve put together a 3 part infographic series on Australia’s population.

Population growth rate by state

Australia’s national growth rate is currently at 1.4%. The table and infographic map below breaks this down to show how each state is faring. WA is Australia’s fastest growing state, growing at more than twice the national growth rate, twice the rate of Victoria and almost three times that of NSW.

STATE	POPULATION	GROWTH RATE
WA ACT QLD VIC NSW NT SA TAS	2,387,200 370,700 4,513,000 5,574,500 7,247,700 232,400 1,645,000 511,700	2.9% 1.8% 1.5% 1.4% 1.0% 0.8% 0.7% 0.4%

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