Western Australia is the largest state of Australia, with an area of , and its fourth most populous, with a population of 2,660,026 as of the 2021 Australian census. Official population statistics are created by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, who have a census every five years. The most recent census for which data has been released is the 2021 census.

Urban centres by population Urban centres are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to be clusters with a population of 1,000 or higher of urban SA1's. SA1's are areas that subdivide all of Australia, and have a population between 200 and 800 people and an average population size of 400.

Rank Urban centre Region Population Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2001 Census - Persons in Dwellings - persons counted by Urban Centres/Localities Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2006 Census - Persons in Dwellings - persons counted by Urban Centres/Localities Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2011 Census - Persons and Relationships - persons counted by Urban Centres and Localities 2016 censusAustralian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder: 2016 Census - Cultural Diversity - Persons (Place of Usual Residence) counted by Urban Centres and Localities 2021 census 1 Perth Perth Metropolitan Region, Peel 1,162,716 1,256,035 1,627,576 1,874,578 2,043,762 2 Bunbury South West 45,153 54,482 64,385 71,090 75,196 3 Geraldton Mid West 25,324 27,420 31,349 31,982 32,717 4 Albany Great Southern 22,256 25,196 26,643 29,373 31,128 5 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Goldfields–Esperance 28,196 28,242 30,841 29,875 29,068 6 Busselton South West 13,863 15,386 21,407 25,329 27,233 7 Karratha Pilbara 10,730 11,728 16,475 15,828 17,013 8 Port Hedland Pilbara 12,695 11,557 13,772 13,828 15,298 9 Broome Kimberley 15,242 11,547 12,766 13,984 14,660 10 Yanchep Perth Metropolitan Region 1,953 2,482 4,247 8,859 11,009 11 Esperance Goldfields–Esperance 9,365 9,536 9,919 10,421 10,218 12 Margaret River South West 3,627 4,415 5,314 6,392 7,430 13 Collie South West 6,947 7,084 6,998 7,192 7,184 14 Dunsborough South West 1,616 3,371 4,531 6,039 7,182 15 Northam Wheatbelt 6,136 6,009 6,580 6,548 6,679 16 Kununurra Kimberley 5,219 3,748 4,573 4,341 4,515 17 Newman Pilbara 3,516 4,245 5,478 4,567 4,239 18 Carnarvon Gascoyne 7,190 5,283 4,559 4,426 4,162 19 Manjimup South West 4,392 4,239 4,164 4,213 4,138 20 Pinjarra Peel 1,873 3,279 4,255 3,896 3,883 21 Narrogin Wheatbelt 4,419 4,238 4,219 4,274 3,745 22 Katanning Great Southern 3,676 3,808 3,745 3,702 3,641 23 Derby Kimberley 3,662 3,093 3,261 3,325 3,009 24 Denmark Great Southern 2,431 2,732 2,280 2,558 2,944 25 Tom Price Pilbara 3,095 2,721 3,134 2,956 2,874 26 Two Rocks Perth Metropolitan Region 1,508 1,628 1,853 2,269 2,853 27 Port Denison–Dongara Mid West 2,202 2,343 2,764 2,782 2,841 28 Exmouth Gascoyne 3,031 1,844 2,207 2,486 2,806 29 Harvey South West 2,547 2,606 2,667 2,750 2,797 30 Donnybrook South West 1,618 1,933 2,234 2,520 2,786 31 Capel South West 1,415 1,464 1,865 2,020 2,402 32 York Wheatbelt 2,014 2,088 2,387 2,548 2,399 33 Merredin Wheatbelt 2,802 2,550 2,586 2,636 2,384 34 Waroona Peel 1,770 1,864 2,157 2,397 2,368 35 Bridgetown South West 2,099 2,324 1,515 1,448 2,300 36 Mundijong Peel 806 877 1,429 1,484 2,284 37 Bullsbrook Perth Metropolitan Region 1,145 1,206 1,255 1,887 2,225 38 Drummond Cove Mid West 540 759 1,391 2,052 2,219 39 Cowaramup South West 375 569 795 1,546 2,119 40 Wickham Pilbara 1,724 1,825 1,651 1,572 2,016 41 Mount Barker Great Southern 1,721 1,761 1,795 1,905 1,898 42 Kambalda West Goldfields–Esperance 2,850 2,706 1,843 1,789 1,660 43 Little Grove Great Southern 1,281 1,363 1,540 1,703 1,655 44 Halls Creek Kimberley 1,264 1,211 1,443 1,546 1,605 45 Jurien Bay Wheatbelt 1,143 1,173 1,261 1,425 1,600 46 Moora Wheatbelt 1,716 1,605 1,650 1,577 1,591 47 Serpentine Peel 327 763 1,089 1,265 1,485 48 Paraburdoo Pilbara 1,202 1,607 1,509 1,359 1,319 49 Wagin Wheatbelt 1,281 1,427 1,365 1,358 1,311 50 Dampier Pilbara 1,469 1,370 1,341 1,104 1,282 51 Binningup South West 745 950 1,010 1,227 1,271 52 Kalbarri Mid West 2,125 1,332 1,277 1,349 1,270 53 Augusta South West 1,091 1,068 1,022 1,109 1,211 54 Boddington–Ranford Peel968 928 1,107 1,147 1,129 55 Fitzroy Crossing Kimberley 1,450 928 1,144 1,141 1,022

Local government areas by population Western Australia is divided into local government areas, who maintain roads, provide waste collection services, parks, libraries among other things. They are classified as either Cities, Towns of Shires, depending on population.

+RankLocal government areaRegionPopulation2011 census2016 census2021 census 1 City of Stirling Perth Metropolitan Region 195,702 210,208 226,369 2 City of Wanneroo Perth Metropolitan Region 152,077 188,212 209,111 3 City of Joondalup Perth Metropolitan Region 152,406 154,445 160,003 4 City of Swan 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 95,700 98,083 103,523 9 City of Canning Perth Metropolitan Region 85,514 90,184 95,860 10 City of Armadale Perth Metropolitan Region 62,296 79,602 94,184 11 City of Mandurah Peel 69,903 80,813 90,306 12 City of Bayswater Perth Metropolitan Region 61,262 64,677 69,283 13 City of Kalamunda Perth Metropolitan Region 53,567 57,449 58,762 14 City of Kwinana Perth Metropolitan Region 29,227 38,918 45,867 15 City of South Perth Perth Metropolitan Region 40,739 41,989 43,405 16 City of Belmont Perth Metropolitan Region 35,209 39,682 42,257 17 City of Busselton South West 30,330 36,686 40,640 18 City of Greater Geraldton Mid West – – 38,634 39,489 19 Shire of Mundaring Perth Metropolitan Region 36,529 38,157 39,166 20 City of Albany Great Southern 33,650 36,583 38,763 21 Town of Victoria Park Perth Metropolitan Region 32,433 34,990 36,889 22 City of Vincent Perth Metropolitan Region 31,549 33,693 36,537 23 City of Bunbury South West 31,348 31,919 32,987 24 City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder Goldfields–Esperance 31,107 30,059 29,306

Regions by population

Western Australia is made up of nine regions, as well as the Perth Metropolitan Region.

Rank Region Population Largest city2013 estimate2020 estimate 1 Perth Metropolitan Region 1,847,1221,985,640Perth 2 South West 170,000 181,801Bunbury 3 Peel 124,500 146,239Mandurah 4 Wheatbelt 75,000 73,690Northam 5 Pilbara 66,300 62,841Karratha 6 Great Southern 59,234 61,351Albany 7 Goldfields–Esperance 61,900 53,914Kalgoorlie–Boulder 8 Mid West 57,901 52,769Geraldton 9 Kimberley 39,900 36,054Broome 10 Gascoyne 9,899 9,262Carnarvon

See also

Greater Perth List of cities in Australia by population List of places in New South Wales by population List of places in the Northern Territory by population List of places in Queensland by population List of places in South Australia by population List of places in Tasmania by population List of places in Victoria by population Local government areas of Western Australia

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