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Perth Metropolitan Region 108,461 133,851 152,974 5 City of Rockingham: Perth Metropolitan Region 104,105 125,114 135,678 6 City of Gosnells: Perth Metropolitan Region 106,585 118,073 126,376 7 City of Cockburn: Perth Metropolitan Region 89,683 104,473 118,091 8 City of Melville: Perth Metropolitan Region
The population of Greater Perth at the 2021 Census was 2,192,229. [3] The population was projected to increase to between 4.4 million and 6.6 million by 2061. [2] [4] In 2013, Greater Perth had a population density of 310 inhabitants per square kilometre (800/sq mi), while the rest of WA had 0.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.52/sq mi).
The Indian community includes a substantial number of Parsees who emigrated from Bombay—Perth being the closest Australian city to India—in 2021 those with Indian ancestry accounted for 3.5% of Perth's population [100] Perth is also home to the largest population of Anglo-Burmese in the world; many settled here following the independence of ...
The populations of the central local government areas in other capitals are relatively small. As of June 2020, Darwin had a population of 82,030, Hobart 55,250, Perth 30,971, and Adelaide 26,177. [150] Most Australian capital cities have suburban local government areas significantly larger in population than the central local government area.
York was the first inland settlement in Western Australia, situated 97 kilometres (60 mi) east of Perth and settled on 16 September 1831. York was the staging point for early explorers who discovered the rich gold reserves of Kalgoorlie. Population growth was very slow until significant discoveries of gold were made in the 1890s around Kalgoorlie.
The City of Perth is a local government area and body, within the Perth metropolitan area, which is the capital of Western Australia. The local government is commonly known as Perth City Council. The City covers the Perth city centre and surrounding suburbs. The City covers an area of 20.01 square kilometres (8 sq mi) and had an estimated ...
Perth: The Department., 1995. Western Australia tomorrow: population projections for the statistical divisions, planning regions and local government areas of Western Australia. Perth, W.A. : Western Australian Planning Commission, 2000. Population report (Western Australian Planning Commission); no. 4. ISBN 0-7309-9222-5
According to the 2016 census of population, there were 8,211 people in Fremantle. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population. 56.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth outside Australia were England 10.4%, New Zealand 2.7%, Italy 2.7% and Ireland 1.2%.