Last official estimated population of West Coast Municipality (as Local Government Area) was 4 162 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 0.02% of total Australian population and 0.79% of TAS population. Area of West Coast is 9 583.50 km², in this year population density was 0.43 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (-1.14%/yr), West Coast population in 2024 would be 3 841. [0]
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Population [people], population density [p./kmĀ²] and population change [%/year] [2]
[1996-2001] -2.58 %/Y
[2001-2002] -2.03 %/Y
[2002-2003] -2.14 %/Y
[2003-2004] -0.94 %/Y
[2004-2005] -0.89 %/Y
[2005-2006] -0.31 %/Y
[2006-2007] -1.38 %/Y
[2007-2008] -0.12 %/Y
[2008-2009] -0.85 %/Y
[2009-2010] -0.96 %/Y
[2010-2011] -3.32 %/Y
[2011-2012] -2.86 %/Y
[2012-2013] -3.73 %/Y
[2013-2014] -3.96 %/Y
[2014-2015] -2.12 %/Y
[2015-2016] -2.07 %/Y
[2016-2017] -1.14 %/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.