Estimated resident population by region (ASGS Edition 3), annual

abs/regional-populationby Australian Bureau of Statistics www.abs.gov.auAPI readyCurrent release

Country or region: Australia

The estimated resident population (ERP) of the Australian Bureau of Statistics for every area of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3 down to Statistical Area Level 2: one row per area and year from 2001, for Australia, the states and territories, the Greater Capital City Statistical Areas and the rest of each state, the 89 Statistical Areas Level 4, the 340 Level 3 and the 2,454 Level 2 (suburb-sized areas). Each estimate is the population in persons at 30 June of its year, on the 2021 boundaries for every year. Rows of different levels overlap, so do not add them up across levels. Sex, age and the components of change are not in this dataflow (see abs/population-quarterly and abs/population-components for states). The Data API is an ABS beta service whose data can trail the ABS website.

Rows: 72,725
Last release: 2026-10-10
Observation period: 2001-01-01 to 2025-01-01
Frequency: Annual

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abs/regional-population

Release rel_01M4KR836XD4ZPSCVRAEKB76RT

SeriesEvery observation is drawn.

value, region 1GSYD5638830 persons on 2025-01-01

value, region 2GMEL5435590 persons on 2025-01-01

value, region 3GBRI2833524 persons on 2025-01-01

value, region 1GSYD (persons). Every observation is drawn.
Date	Value
2001-01-01	4102580 persons
2002-01-01	4135637 persons
2003-01-01	4162593 persons
2004-01-01	4184763 persons
2005-01-01	4217563 persons
2006-01-01	4256161 persons
2007-01-01	4325525 persons
2008-01-01	4409562 persons
2009-01-01	4492380 persons
2010-01-01	4555516 persons
2011-01-01	4608949 persons
2012-01-01	4677196 persons
2013-01-01	4757364 persons
2014-01-01	4841349 persons
2015-01-01	4930189 persons
2016-01-01	5024923 persons
2017-01-01	5119495 persons
2018-01-01	5190353 persons
2019-01-01	5256836 persons
2020-01-01	5295529 persons
2021-01-01	5261801 persons
2022-01-01	5312887 persons
2023-01-01	5458942 persons
2024-01-01	5563600 persons
2025-01-01	5638830 persons

value, region 2GMEL (persons). Every observation is drawn.
Date	Value
2001-01-01	3500249 persons
2002-01-01	3545579 persons
2003-01-01	3594031 persons
2004-01-01	3641951 persons
2005-01-01	3697372 persons
2006-01-01	3760760 persons
2007-01-01	3841760 persons
2008-01-01	3931438 persons
2009-01-01	4031787 persons
2010-01-01	4105857 persons
2011-01-01	4169366 persons
2012-01-01	4265843 persons
2013-01-01	4370067 persons
2014-01-01	4476030 persons
2015-01-01	4586012 persons
2016-01-01	4714387 persons
2017-01-01	4820116 persons
2018-01-01	4916589 persons
2019-01-01	5006457 persons
2020-01-01	5061107 persons
2021-01-01	4975319 persons
2022-01-01	5028420 persons
2023-01-01	5194491 persons
2024-01-01	5330560 persons
2025-01-01	5435590 persons

value, region 3GBRI (persons). Every observation is drawn.
Date	Value
2001-01-01	1693556 persons
2002-01-01	1735730 persons
2003-01-01	1780650 persons
2004-01-01	1823496 persons
2005-01-01	1866210 persons
2006-01-01	1908265 persons
2007-01-01	1958907 persons
2008-01-01	2012204 persons
2009-01-01	2068479 persons
2010-01-01	2108348 persons
2011-01-01	2147436 persons
2012-01-01	2196288 persons
2013-01-01	2241944 persons
2014-01-01	2281740 persons
2015-01-01	2318653 persons
2016-01-01	2362672 persons
2017-01-01	2409466 persons
2018-01-01	2454907 persons
2019-01-01	2503078 persons
2020-01-01	2545379 persons
2021-01-01	2567714 persons
2022-01-01	2621767 persons
2023-01-01	2703213 persons
2024-01-01	2775301 persons
2025-01-01	2833524 persons

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Publisher
Australian Bureau of Statisticsdata.api.abs.gov.au
Retrieved
2026-10-10 20:31 UTCMethod: sdmx
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rel_01M4KR836XD4ZPSCVRAEKB76RTCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (2026). Estimated resident population by region (ASGS Edition 3), annual [release rel_01M4KR836XD4ZPSCVRAEKB76RT]. Retrieved 10 Oct 2026 via OpenDataRouter.Pinned link to this release

First rowsOrdered by region, period.

First rows of abs/regional-population, ordered by region, period
region_typestring	regionstringorderbind	perioddateorder	valuedecimal, persons	unit_measurestring	obs_statusstring	obs_commentstring
STE	1	2001-01-01	6530349	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2002-01-01	6580807	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2003-01-01	6620715	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2004-01-01	6650735	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2005-01-01	6693206	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2006-01-01	6742690	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2007-01-01	6834156	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2008-01-01	6943461	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2009-01-01	7053755	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2010-01-01	7144292	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2011-01-01	7218529	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2012-01-01	7304244	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2013-01-01	7404032	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2014-01-01	7508353	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2015-01-01	7616168	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2016-01-01	7732858	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2017-01-01	7855316	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2018-01-01	7954476	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2019-01-01	8046748	PSNS	null	null
STE	1	2020-01-01	8110610	PSNS	null	null

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Fields of release rel_01M4KR836XD4ZPSCVRAEKB76RT
Field	Type	Unit	Definition	Nullable	Access
`region_type`Primary key	`string`	None	ABS region type code (REGION_TYPE): AUS Australia, STE state or territory, GCCSA Greater Capital City Statistical Area (a capital city or the rest of its state), SA4, SA3 and SA2 Statistical Areas Levels 4, 3 and 2 (ASGS Edition 3)	No	Bind
`region`Primary key	`string`	None	ASGS Edition 3 code of the area (ASGS_2021): AUS; 1 to 9 for the states and territories (1 New South Wales to 8 Australian Capital Territory, 9 Other Territories); five characters such as 1GSYD for a GCCSA; three, five and nine digits for SA4, SA3 and SA2, each starting with its state's digit. Codes are unique across region types.	No	Bind
`period`Primary key	`date`	None	Reference year, as its first day: 2025-01-01 is the estimate at 30 June 2025 (the ABS's 2025, the 2024-25 release)	No	Range
`value`	`decimal(18,0)`	persons	Estimated resident population of the area at 30 June of the year, in persons (OBS_VALUE as published); 0 for areas with no usual residents; empty when the ABS publishes no value, with the reason in obs_status	Yes	Filter
`unit_measure`	`string`	None	ABS unit of measure code (UNIT_MEASURE): PSNS persons	No	Filter
`obs_status`	`string`	None	ABS observation status code (OBS_STATUS) from its codelist CL_OBS_STATUS; empty for every value on 9 Oct 2026	Yes	Filter
`obs_comment`	`string`	None	ABS observation comment (OBS_COMMENT), as published; empty for every value on 9 Oct 2026	Yes	Filter

region_typestring
Primary key
ABS region type code (REGION_TYPE): AUS Australia, STE state or territory, GCCSA Greater Capital City Statistical Area (a capital city or the rest of its state), SA4, SA3 and SA2 Statistical Areas Levels 4, 3 and 2 (ASGS Edition 3)
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Bind
regionstring
Primary key
ASGS Edition 3 code of the area (ASGS_2021): AUS; 1 to 9 for the states and territories (1 New South Wales to 8 Australian Capital Territory, 9 Other Territories); five characters such as 1GSYD for a GCCSA; three, five and nine digits for SA4, SA3 and SA2, each starting with its state's digit. Codes are unique across region types.
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Bind
perioddate
Primary key
Reference year, as its first day: 2025-01-01 is the estimate at 30 June 2025 (the ABS's 2025, the 2024-25 release)
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Range
valuedecimal(18,0)
Estimated resident population of the area at 30 June of the year, in persons (OBS_VALUE as published); 0 for areas with no usual residents; empty when the ABS publishes no value, with the reason in obs_status
Unit
persons
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
unit_measurestring
ABS unit of measure code (UNIT_MEASURE): PSNS persons
Unit
None
Nullable
No
Access
Filter
obs_statusstring
ABS observation status code (OBS_STATUS) from its codelist CL_OBS_STATUS; empty for every value on 9 Oct 2026
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter
obs_commentstring
ABS observation comment (OBS_COMMENT), as published; empty for every value on 9 Oct 2026
Unit
None
Nullable
Yes
Access
Filter

Access paths

by_region (ordered by region, period): filter region with = or [in].
by_type (ordered by region_type, period, region): filter region_type with = or [in].
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Bind: filter with = or [in] to use the layout ordered by it. Range: filter with [gt], [gte], [lt] or [lte]. Filter: any filter once a layout is chosen.

Codes that explain a null value: missing, suppressed or not applicable values are null with a status field, never zero.
Status field	Code	Meaning	Null fields
`obs_status`	`m`	not recorded	`value`
`obs_status`	`n`	not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated	`value`
`obs_status`	`o`	nil or rounded to zero, including null cells	`value`
`obs_status`	`q`	not available	`value`
`obs_status`	`s`	not currently available due to break in time series	`value`
`obs_status`	`t`	not yet available	`value`
`obs_status`	`u`	not applicable	`value`
`obs_status`	`v`	not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated	`value`

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Published
2026-10-10
Rows
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Observation period
2001-01-01 to 2025-01-01
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- data.csv.gz 409,772 bytes
- LICENCE.txt 1,603 bytes
- CITATION.cff 959 bytes
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Estimated resident population by region (ASGS Edition 3), annual, retrieved 10 Oct 2026. © Commonwealth of Australia. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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Reshaped by OpenDataRouter from the ABS Data API dataflow ABS_ANNUAL_ERP_ASGS2021 to one row per area and year; periods typed as dates (the first day of each year, for the population at 30 June of that year) and values as whole-number decimals. Values unchanged.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics (2026). Estimated resident population by region (ASGS Edition 3), annual [release rel_01M4KR836XD4ZPSCVRAEKB76RT]. Retrieved 10 Oct 2026 via OpenDataRouter.

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