population.com.auLast official estimated population of Palm Island Shire (as Local Government Area) was 2 613 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 0.01% of total Australian population and 0.052% of QLD population. Area of Palm Island is 72.00 km², in this year population density was 36.29 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (+1.24%/yr), Palm Island population in 2024 would be 2 848. [0]
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Population [people], population density [p./km²] and population change [%/year] [2]
[1996-2001] +1.24 %/Y
[2001-2002] -0.88 %/Y
[2002-2003] -2.09 %/Y
[2003-2004] -2.13 %/Y
[2004-2005] -2.41 %/Y
[2005-2006] -1.57 %/Y
[2006-2007] +4.44 %/Y
[2007-2008] +4.76 %/Y
[2008-2009] +3.00 %/Y
[2009-2010] +4.16 %/Y
[2010-2011] +4.44 %/Y
[2011-2012] +0.04 %/Y
[2012-2013] -0.39 %/Y
[2013-2014] -0.08 %/Y
[2014-2015] +0.91 %/Y
[2015-2016] +1.22 %/Y
[2016-2017] +1.24 %/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.