population.com.auLast official estimated population of Aurukun Shire (as Local Government Area) was 1 343 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 0.01% of total Australian population and 0.027% of QLD population. Area of Aurukun is 7 424.00 km², in this year population density was 0.18 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (+1.51%/yr), Aurukun population in 2024 would be 1 492. [0]
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Population [people], population density [p./km²] and population change [%/year] [2]
[1996-2001] +5.14 %/Y
[2001-2002] +3.26 %/Y
[2002-2003] -0.81 %/Y
[2003-2004] +0.91 %/Y
[2004-2005] -1.08 %/Y
[2005-2006] -0.82 %/Y
[2006-2007] +6.89 %/Y
[2007-2008] +7.56 %/Y
[2008-2009] +5.03 %/Y
[2009-2010] +3.80 %/Y
[2010-2011] +2.42 %/Y
[2011-2012] -1.86 %/Y
[2012-2013] -1.60 %/Y
[2013-2014] -1.33 %/Y
[2014-2015] -0.83 %/Y
[2015-2016] +0.15 %/Y
[2016-2017] +1.51 %/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.