Historical dataset showing total population for Australia by year from 1950 to 2025.

Humans have been living on the continent of Australia (name derived from "Terra Australis"; Latin for "the southern land") for approximately 65,000 years, however population growth was relatively slow until the nineteenth century. Europeans had made some contact with Australia as early as 1606, however there was no significant attempt at settlement until the late eighteenth century. By 1800, the population of Australia was approximately 350,000 people, and the majority of these were Indigenous Australians. As colonization progressed the number of ethnic Europeans increased while the Australian Aboriginal population was decimated through conflict, smallpox and other diseases, with some communities being exterminated completely, such as Aboriginal Tasmanians. Mass migration from Britain and China After the loss of its American colonies in the 1780s, the British Empire looked to other parts of the globe to expand its sphere of influence. In Australia, the first colonies were established in Sydney, Tasmania and Western Australia. Many of these were penal colonies which became home to approximately 164,000 British and Irish convicts who were transported to Australia between 1788 and 1868. As the decades progressed, expansion into the interior intensified, and the entire country was claimed by Britain in 1826. Inland colonization led to further conflict between European settlers and indigenous Australians, which cost the lives of thousands of natives. Inward expansion also saw the discovery of many natural resources, and most notably led to the gold rushes of the 1850s, which attracted substantial numbers of Chinese migrants to Australia. This mass migration from non-European countries eventually led to some restrictive policies being introduced, culminating with the White Australia Policy of 1901, which cemented ethnic-European dominance in Australian politics and society. These policies were not retracted until the second half of the 1900s. Independent Australia Australia changed its status to a British dominion in 1901, and eventually became independent in 1931. Despite this, Australia has remained a part of the British Commonwealth, and Australian forces (ANZAC) fought with the British and their Allies in both World Wars, and were instrumental in campaigns such as Gallipoli in WWI, and the South West Pacific Theater in WWII. The aftermath of both wars had a significant impact on the Australian population, with approximately 90 thousand deaths in both world wars combined, as well as 15 thousand deaths as a result of the Spanish flu pandemic following WWI, although Australia experienced a significant baby boom following the Second World War. In the past fifty years, Australia has promoted immigration from all over the world, and now has one of the strongest economies and highest living standards in the world, with a population that has grown to over 25 million people in 2020.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Sydney, Australia metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Perth, Australia metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Melbourne, Australia metro area from 1950 to 2025.

This statistic shows the median age of the population in Australia from 1950 to 2100. The median age of a population is an index that divides the population into two equal groups: half of the population is older than the median age and the other half younger. In 2020, the median age of Australia's population was 36.9 years.

Graph and download economic data for Population for Australia (POPTTLAUA173NUPN) from 1950 to 2010 about Australia and population.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Adelaide, Australia metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Sunshine Coast, Australia metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Populasi Australia dilaporkan sebesar 27.0 Orang mn pada 2023. Rekor ini naik dibanding sebelumnya yaitu 26.3 Orang mn untuk 2022. Data Populasi Australia diperbarui tahunan, dengan rata-rata 16.3 Orang mn dari 1950 sampai 2023, dengan 74 observasi. Data ini mencapai angka tertinggi sebesar 27.0 Orang mn pada 2023 dan rekor terendah sebesar 8.2 Orang mn pada 1950. Data Populasi Australia tetap berstatus aktif di CEIC dan dilaporkan oleh CEIC Data. Data dikategorikan dalam Global Economic Monitor World Trend Plus – Table: Population: Annual.

This dataset contains the results from studies of the Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) at Macquarie Island. Results from branding surveys and photographs between 1950 and 1965 are reported. Numbers, life stage, sex, moult stage and migration patterns have been reported.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Brisbane, Australia metro area from 1950 to 2025.

While the European colonization and settlement of other world regions largely began in the 16th and 17th centuries, it was not until the 19th century when the largest waves of migration began to take place. In early years, migration rates were comparatively low; in all of the Americas, the slave population actually outnumbered that of Europeans for most of the given period. Then, with the development of steam ships, intercontinental travel became more affordable and accessible to the masses, and voluntary migration from Europe rose significantly. Additionally, larger numbers of Asian migrants, especially from India and China, migrated to Australia, the Caribbean, and U.S. from the mid-1800s; although the U.S. and Australia both introduced policies that limited or prevented Asian immigration throughout most of the early 1900s. International migration between 1913 and 1950 was also comparatively low due to the tumultuous nature of the period, which involved both World Wars and the Great Depression.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Gold Coast-Tweed Head, Australia metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Os dados de População da Austrália foram registrados em 27.4 Pessoa mn em 2024. Este é um registro de um aumento com relação aos números anteriores de 27.0 Pessoa mn em 2023. Os dados de População da Austrália são atualizados anualmente, com uma média de 16.4 Pessoa mn em 1950 até 2024, com 75 observações. Os dados alcançaram um alto recorde de 27.4 Pessoa mn em 2024 e um baixo recorde de 8.2 Pessoa mn em 1950. Os dados de População da Austrália permanecem com status ativo na CEIC e são reportados pela fonte: CEIC Data. Os dados são classificados sob o World Trend Plus’ Global Economic Monitor – Table: Population: Annual.

Life expectancy in Australia was just below 35 in the year 1870, and over the course of the next 150 years, it is expected to have increased to 83.2 by the year 2020. Although life expectancy has generally increased throughout Australia's history, there were several times where the rate deviated from its previous trajectory. the most noticeable changes were between 1890 and 1920. This period included Australia's Independence movement, the implementation of the 'White Australia' policy, the First World War and Spanish Flu epidemic, all of which impacted the demographics of Australia.

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Wollongong, Australia metro area from 1950 to 2025.

호주의 인구은 2024년에 27.4 사람 mn로 보고 되었습니다. 이는 2023년에 27.0 사람 mn라는 이전 수치에 비 해상승한 기록입니다.호주의 인구 데이터는 매년마다 업데이트 되며,75개의 관측으로 1950년부터 2024년사이에 평균 16.4 사람 mn입니다. 이 데이터는2024년에 27.4 사람 mn라는사상 최고치를, 1950년에 8.2 사람 mn라는 최저치를 기록했습니다. 호주’의 인구 데이터는 CEIC에 활성 상태로 남아 있으며CEIC Data에 의해 보고되는 정보입니다. 본 데이터는 World Trend Plus의 Global Economic Monitor - Table: Population: Annual하에 분류 됩니다.

澳大利亚的人口在12-01-2024达27.4百万人，相较于12-01-2023的27.0百万人有所增长。澳大利亚人口数据按年更新，12-01-1950至12-01-2024期间平均值为16.4百万人，共75份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2024，达27.4百万人，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1950，为8.2百万人。CEIC提供的澳大利亚人口数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于CEIC Data，数据归类于世界趋势数据库的全球经济数据 – 表：人口：年度。

Historical dataset of population level and growth rate for the Newcastle-Maitland, Australia metro area from 1950 to 2025.