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Population of Colac

Last official estimated population of Colac (as Significant Urban Area) was 12 500 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 0.05% of total Australian population. Area of Colac is 54.73 km², in this year population density was 228.38 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (+0.4%/yr), Colac population in 2024 would be 12 856. [0]


Colac historical population from 2001 to 2017 [4] [3]

Australian population

↳ nearby SUA areas:
- Ballarat
- Geelong
- Warrnambool
- Bacchus Marsh
- Melton
- Gisborne - Macedon

Colac on population maps [3]

Click to enlarge. Colac is located in the center of the images.

Population [people], population density [p./kmĀ²] and population change [%/year] [2]

Annual growth rate in %:

[2001-2002] +0.03 %/Y
[2002-2003] -0.76 %/Y
[2003-2004] -0.14 %/Y
[2004-2005] +0.30 %/Y
[2005-2006] -0.21 %/Y
[2006-2007] +0.56 %/Y
[2007-2008] +0.62 %/Y
[2008-2009] +0.89 %/Y
[2009-2010] +1.10 %/Y
[2010-2011] +0.78 %/Y
[2011-2012] +0.68 %/Y
[2012-2013] +0.80 %/Y
[2013-2014] +0.70 %/Y
[2014-2015] +0.75 %/Y
[2015-2016] +0.92 %/Y
[2016-2017] +0.40 %/Y


Sources, more info:

[0] Calculated with linear interpolation from officially estimated population

[1] Read more about SUA 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] Historical population: 2001-2012, 2007-2017.