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👥 Australian States by Population

Estimated resident population of the six states and the mainland territories.

📅 2026📏 million people6 entries🇦🇺 See all of this country’s rankings →
  1. New South Wales8.67M
  2. Victoria7.15M
  3. Queensland5.74M
  4. Western Australia3.10M
  5. South Australia1.92M
  6. Tasmania0.58M
Stems start at zero, so the length of each stem is the entry’s value.
1
New South Wales
8.67M
2
Victoria
7.15M
3
Queensland
5.74M
4
Western Australia
3.10M
5
South Australia
1.92M
6
Tasmania
0.58M

Highlights

Within Australia, New South Wales ranks first in 2026 with 8.67M, followed by Victoria (7.15M) and Queensland (5.74M).

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, estimated resident population (March 2026) (via Wikipedia), 2026. Unit: million people.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, estimated resident population (March 2026) (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 13, 2026