population.com.auLast official estimated population of Newcastle City (as Local Government Area) was 162 358 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 0.66% of total Australian population and 2.041% of NSW population. Area of Newcastle is 186.80 km², in this year population density was 869.15 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (+1.03%/yr), Newcastle population in 2024 would be 174 400. [0]
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Population [people], population density [p./km²] and population change [%/year] [2]
[1996-2001] +0.54 %/Y
[2001-2002] +0.86 %/Y
[2002-2003] +0.98 %/Y
[2003-2004] +0.85 %/Y
[2004-2005] +0.75 %/Y
[2005-2006] +0.49 %/Y
[2006-2007] +1.30 %/Y
[2007-2008] +1.37 %/Y
[2008-2009] +0.89 %/Y
[2009-2010] +1.05 %/Y
[2010-2011] +1.35 %/Y
[2011-2012] +0.58 %/Y
[2012-2013] +0.66 %/Y
[2013-2014] +0.77 %/Y
[2014-2015] +0.63 %/Y
[2015-2016] +0.64 %/Y
[2016-2017] +1.03 %/Y
[0] Calculated with linear interpolation from officially estimated population
[1] Read more about LGA and Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) on abs.gov.au
[2] Population data from Australian Bureau of Statistics (Population and density: 2017; change: 2016-2017)
[3] Digital Boundaries: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2016.