Last official estimated population of Perth City (as Local Government Area) was 27 340 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 0.11% of total Australian population and 1.055% of WA population. Area of Perth is 13.70 km², in this year population density was 1 995.62 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (+1.72%/yr), Perth population in 2024 would be 30 796. [0]
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Population [people], population density [p./kmĀ²] and population change [%/year] [2]
[1996-2001] +13.42 %/Y
[2001-2002] +6.99 %/Y
[2002-2003] +4.30 %/Y
[2003-2004] +8.53 %/Y
[2004-2005] +9.50 %/Y
[2005-2006] +9.28 %/Y
[2006-2007] +7.71 %/Y
[2007-2008] +9.13 %/Y
[2008-2009] +11.13 %/Y
[2009-2010] +4.35 %/Y
[2010-2011] +3.14 %/Y
[2011-2012] +7.70 %/Y
[2012-2013] +5.42 %/Y
[2013-2014] +3.87 %/Y
[2014-2015] +3.32 %/Y
[2015-2016] +3.00 %/Y
[2016-2017] +1.72 %/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.