Australia Population 2024 By State 2024. Australia's population grew by 2.3 per cent to 27.1 million people in march 2024, according to the latest figures released today by the australian bureau of statistics (abs). The state with the highest number of australians is california, with 20,226 residents identifying as australian.

Melbourne is projected to be the largest city in australia by 2071 with a. The quarterly growth was 164,600 people (0.6%).