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Rank LGA Population Region Notes 2016 census 2011 census; 1 Brisbane: 1,131,155 [652]1,041,842 [653]South East Queensland: 2 Gold Coast: 555,724 [654]494,503 [655]South East Queensland
Wide Bay–Burnett is a region of the Australian state of Queensland, located between 170–400 km (110–250 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane.The area's population growth has exceeded the state average over the past 20 years, and it is forecast to grow to more than 430,000 by 2031.
Brisbane is the capital of and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland, [1] and the third most populous city in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates that the population of Greater Brisbane is 2,462,637 as of June 2018, [2] and the South East Queensland region, centred on Brisbane, encompasses a population of more than 3.6 million. [2]
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.
The 2022 projections from the United Nations Population Division (chart #1) show that annual world population growth peaked at 2.3% per year in 1963, has since dropped to 0.9% in 2023, equivalent to about 74 million people each year, and could drop even further to minus 0.1% by 2100. [4]
The resident population at the 2021 census was 111,032 and the estimated population in 2023 was 117,940. [3] The 2024-2025 budget of the Fraser Coast Regional Council is $477 million. [4] Eli Creek is the largest creek on the eastern beach of Fraser Island. In the 2021 census, the Fraser Coast Region had a population of 111,032 people. [1]
A graph of the population projections contained on page 117 of the 2010 Intergenerational Report, which led to the "big Australia" debate. Big Australia was a term used by former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to describe an increase in the population of Australia from 22 million in 2010 to 36 million in 2050, along with the policies needed to react to it.
Population projections are used by businesses, governments, and other program planners to assess future demand for consumer products, basic resources such as energy, water, and food, as well as services such as childcare, education, and care for the elderly. [2] Governments and organizations make population projections for their own countries.