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Population of West Coast

Last official estimated population of West Coast (as Statistical Area Level 3) was 17 443 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 0.07% of total Australian population and 3.312% of TAS population. Area of West Coast is 19 026.00 km², in this year population density was 0.92 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (-0.57%/yr), West Coast population in 2024 would be 16 759. [0]


West Coast historical population from 1991 to 2017 [2]

See also:

Population of Australia
Tasmania population
  ↳ West and North West
↳ nearby SA3 areas:
- Burnie - Ulverstone
- Devonport
- Meander Valley - West Tamar
- Launceston
- Central Highlands (Tas.)

West Coast on population maps [3]

Click to enlarge. West Coast is located in the center of the images.

Population [people], population density [p./km²] and population change [%/year] [2]

  View borders » (new window) [4]

Annual growth rate in %:

[1991-1992] -1.36 %/Y
[1992-1993] -0.87 %/Y
[1993-1994] -2.72 %/Y
[1994-1995] -2.54 %/Y
[1995-1996] -0.06 %/Y
[1996-1997] -1.64 %/Y
[1997-1998] -1.84 %/Y
[1998-1999] -1.92 %/Y
[1999-2000] -1.49 %/Y
[2000-2001] -0.83 %/Y
[2001-2002] -0.83 %/Y
[2002-2003] +0.02 %/Y
[2003-2004] -0.27 %/Y
[2004-2005] -0.14 %/Y
[2005-2006] +0.15 %/Y
[2006-2007] -0.20 %/Y
[2007-2008] +0.16 %/Y
[2008-2009] -0.19 %/Y
[2009-2010] -0.42 %/Y
[2010-2011] -1.17 %/Y
[2011-2012] -1.50 %/Y
[2012-2013] -1.50 %/Y
[2013-2014] -1.52 %/Y
[2014-2015] -1.29 %/Y
[2015-2016] -1.10 %/Y
[2016-2017] -0.57 %/Y


Population pyramid for West Coast (2017)[2]

Female 
Alter
 Male

126 
85+
 79

177 
80-84
 156

248 
75-79
 275

397 
70-74
 452

492 
65-69
 565

628 
60-64
 710

703 
55-59
 747

621 
50-54
 673

637 
45-49
 612

459 
40-44
 498

492 
35-39
 473

502 
30-34
 472

501 
25-29
 526

404 
20-24
 512

460 
15-19
 503

520 
10-14
 574

567 
5-9
 640

506 
0-4
 536


Sources, more info:

[0] Calculated with linear interpolation from officially estimated population

[1] Read more about SA3 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.

[4] Border coordinates are simplifyed using Ramer-Douglas-Peucker algorithm.