Australia’s population was 25,694,393 people at 31 December 2020.
The annual growth was only 136,300 people (0.5%).
Only 2.4% of this growth was due to net overseas migration, about 3,300 people.
This leaves a local population growth of about 133,000.
Source: www.abs.gov.au
Comparison to the previous year.
Australia’s population was 25,522,169 people at 31 December 2019.
The annual growth was 349,800 people (1.4%).
60.2% of this growth was due to net overseas migration, about 210,000 people.
This leaves a local population growth of about 140,000.
Source: www.abs.gov.au