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List of Western Australian urban centres, local government areas, and regions by population

Western Australia is the largest state of Australia, with an area of 2,527,013 square kilometres (975,685 sq mi), and its fourth most populous, with a population of 2,660,026 as of the 2021 Australian census. Official population statistics are created by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, who have a census every five years. The most recent census for which data has been released is the 2021 census.

Urban centres by population

Urban centres are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to be clusters with a population of 1,000 or higher of urban SA1's. SA1's are areas that subdivide all of Australia, and have a population between 200 and 800 people and an average population size of 400.

Rank Urban centre Region Population
2001 census 2006 census 2011 census 2016 census 2021 census
1 Perth Perth Metropolitan Region, Peel 1,162,716 1,256,035 1,627,576 1,874,578 2,043,762
2 Bunbury South West 45,153 54,482 64,385 71,090 75,196
3 Geraldton Mid West 25,324 27,420 31,349 31,982 32,717
4 Albany Great Southern 22,256 25,196 26,643 29,373 31,128
5 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Goldfields–Esperance 28,196 28,242 30,841 29,875 29,068
6 Busselton South West 13,863 15,386 21,407 25,329 27,233
7 Karratha Pilbara 10,730 11,728 16,475 15,828 17,013
8 Port Hedland Pilbara 12,695 11,557 13,772 13,828 15,298
9 Broome Kimberley 15,242 11,547 12,766 13,984 14,660
10 Yanchep Perth Metropolitan Region 1,953 2,482 4,247 8,859 11,009
11 Esperance Goldfields–Esperance 9,365 9,536 9,919 10,421 10,218
12 Margaret River South West 3,627 4,415 5,314 6,392 7,430
13 Collie South West 6,947 7,084 6,998 7,192 7,184
14 Dunsborough South West 1,616 3,371 4,531 6,039 7,182
15 Northam Wheatbelt 6,136 6,009 6,580 6,548 6,679
16 Kununurra Kimberley 5,219 3,748 4,573 4,341 4,515
17 Newman Pilbara 3,516 4,245 5,478 4,567 4,239
18 Carnarvon Gascoyne 7,190 5,283 4,559 4,426 4,162
19 Manjimup South West 4,392 4,239 4,164 4,213 4,138
20 Pinjarra Peel 1,873 3,279 4,255 3,896 3,883
21 Narrogin Wheatbelt 4,419 4,238 4,219 4,274 3,745
22 Katanning Great Southern 3,676 3,808 3,745 3,702 3,641
23 Derby Kimberley 3,662 3,093 3,261 3,325 3,009
24 Denmark Great Southern 2,431 2,732 2,280 2,558 2,944
25 Tom Price Pilbara 3,095 2,721 3,134 2,956 2,874
26 Two Rocks Perth Metropolitan Region 1,508 1,628 1,853 2,269 2,853
27 Port Denison–Dongara Mid West 2,202 2,343 2,764 2,782 2,841
28 Exmouth Gascoyne 3,031 1,844 2,207 2,486 2,806
29 Harvey South West 2,547 2,606 2,667 2,750 2,797
30 Donnybrook South West 1,618 1,933 2,234 2,520 2,786
31 Capel South West 1,415 1,464 1,865 2,020 2,402
32 York Wheatbelt 2,014 2,088 2,387 2,548 2,399
33 Merredin Wheatbelt 2,802 2,550 2,586 2,636 2,384
34 Waroona Peel 1,770 1,864 2,157 2,397 2,368
35 Bridgetown South West 2,099 2,324 1,515 1,448 2,300
36 Mundijong Peel 806 877 1,429 1,484 2,284
37 Bullsbrook Perth Metropolitan Region 1,145 1,206 1,255 1,887 2,225
38 Drummond Cove Mid West 540 759 1,391 2,052 2,219
39 Cowaramup South West 375 569 795 1,546 2,119
40 Wickham Pilbara 1,724 1,825 1,651 1,572 2,016
41 Mount Barker Great Southern 1,721 1,761 1,795 1,905 1,898
42 Kambalda West Goldfields–Esperance 2,850 2,706 1,843 1,789 1,660
43 Little Grove Great Southern 1,281 1,363 1,540 1,703 1,655
44 Halls Creek Kimberley 1,264 1,211 1,443 1,546 1,605
45 Jurien Bay Wheatbelt 1,143 1,173 1,261 1,425 1,600
46 Moora Wheatbelt 1,716 1,605 1,650 1,577 1,591
47 Serpentine Peel 327 763 1,089 1,265 1,485
48 Paraburdoo Pilbara 1,202 1,607 1,509 1,359 1,319
49 Wagin Wheatbelt 1,281 1,427 1,365 1,358 1,311
50 Dampier Pilbara 1,469 1,370 1,341 1,104 1,282
51 Binningup South West 745 950 1,010 1,227 1,271
52 Kalbarri Mid West 2,125 1,332 1,277 1,349 1,270
53 Augusta South West 1,091 1,068 1,022 1,109 1,211
54 Boddington–Ranford Peel 968 928 1,107 1,147 1,129
55 Fitzroy Crossing Kimberley 1,450 928 1,144 1,141 1,022

Local government areas by population

Western Australia is divided into local government areas, who maintain roads, provide waste collection services, parks, libraries among other things. They are classified as either Cities, Towns of Shires, depending on population.

Rank Local government area Region Population
2011 census Ref. 2016 census Ref. 2021 census Ref.
1 City of Stirling Perth Metropolitan Region 195,702 Edit this at Wikidata 210,208 Edit this at Wikidata 226,369 Edit this at Wikidata
2 City of Wanneroo Perth Metropolitan Region 152,077 Edit this at Wikidata 188,212 Edit this at Wikidata 209,111 Edit this at Wikidata
3 City of Joondalup Perth Metropolitan Region 152,406 Edit this at Wikidata 154,445 Edit this at Wikidata 160,003 Edit this at Wikidata
4 City of Swan Perth Metropolitan Region 108,461 Edit this at Wikidata 133,851 Edit this at Wikidata 152,974 Edit this at Wikidata
5 City of Rockingham Perth Metropolitan Region 104,105 Edit this at Wikidata 125,114 Edit this at Wikidata 135,678 Edit this at Wikidata
6 City of Gosnells Perth Metropolitan Region 106,585 Edit this at Wikidata 118,073 Edit this at Wikidata 126,376 Edit this at Wikidata
7 City of Cockburn Perth Metropolitan Region 89,683 Edit this at Wikidata 104,473 Edit this at Wikidata 118,091 Edit this at Wikidata
8 City of Melville Perth Metropolitan Region 95,700 Edit this at Wikidata 98,083 Edit this at Wikidata 103,523 Edit this at Wikidata
9 City of Canning Perth Metropolitan Region 85,514 Edit this at Wikidata 90,184 Edit this at Wikidata 95,860 Edit this at Wikidata
10 City of Armadale Perth Metropolitan Region 62,296 Edit this at Wikidata 79,602 Edit this at Wikidata 94,184 Edit this at Wikidata
11 City of Mandurah Peel 69,903 Edit this at Wikidata 80,813 Edit this at Wikidata 90,306 Edit this at Wikidata
12 City of Bayswater Perth Metropolitan Region 61,262 Edit this at Wikidata 64,677 Edit this at Wikidata 69,283 Edit this at Wikidata
13 City of Kalamunda Perth Metropolitan Region 53,567 Edit this at Wikidata 57,449 Edit this at Wikidata 58,762 Edit this at Wikidata
14 City of Kwinana Perth Metropolitan Region 29,227 Edit this at Wikidata 38,918 Edit this at Wikidata 45,867 Edit this at Wikidata
15 City of South Perth Perth Metropolitan Region 40,739 Edit this at Wikidata 41,989 Edit this at Wikidata 43,405 Edit this at Wikidata
16 City of Belmont Perth Metropolitan Region 35,209 Edit this at Wikidata 39,682 Edit this at Wikidata 42,257 Edit this at Wikidata
17 City of Busselton South West 30,330 Edit this at Wikidata 36,686 Edit this at Wikidata 40,640 Edit this at Wikidata
18 City of Greater Geraldton Mid West – – 38,634 Edit this at Wikidata 39,489 Edit this at Wikidata
19 Shire of Mundaring Perth Metropolitan Region 36,529 Edit this at Wikidata 38,157 Edit this at Wikidata 39,166 Edit this at Wikidata
20 City of Albany Great Southern 33,650 Edit this at Wikidata 36,583 Edit this at Wikidata 38,763 Edit this at Wikidata
21 Town of Victoria Park Perth Metropolitan Region 32,433 Edit this at Wikidata 34,990 Edit this at Wikidata 36,889 Edit this at Wikidata
22 City of Vincent Perth Metropolitan Region 31,549 Edit this at Wikidata 33,693 Edit this at Wikidata 36,537 Edit this at Wikidata
23 City of Bunbury South West 31,348 Edit this at Wikidata 31,919 Edit this at Wikidata 32,987 Edit this at Wikidata
24 City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder Goldfields–Esperance 31,107 Edit this at Wikidata 30,059 Edit this at Wikidata 29,306 Edit this at Wikidata

Regions by population

NT SA Perth — Gascoyne Goldfields–Esperance Great
Southern Kimberley Mid West Peel — Pilbara South
West Wheatbelt Indian Ocean Great Australian Bight

Western Australia is made up of nine regions, as well as the Perth Metropolitan Region.

Rank Region Population Largest city
2013 estimate 2020 estimate
1 Perth Metropolitan Region 1,847,122 1,985,640 Perth
2 South West 170,000 181,801 Bunbury
3 Peel 124,500 146,239 Mandurah
4 Wheatbelt 75,000 73,690 Northam
5 Pilbara 66,300 62,841 Karratha
6 Great Southern 59,234 61,351 Albany
7 Goldfields–Esperance 61,900 53,914 Kalgoorlie–Boulder
8 Mid West 57,901 52,769 Geraldton
9 Kimberley 39,900 36,054 Broome
10 Gascoyne 9,899 9,262 Carnarvon

See also

References

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