Economy dashboard · Population
As at 13 October 2026 · official data unless labelled
Estimated resident population
27,921,200Above its 10-year average▲ 0.5%March quarter 2026vs 10-year average 25,933,413
What the numbers are telling us
Estimated resident population was 27,921,200 in the March quarter 2026, up 0.47% on the previous reading (27,790,300).
It is above its 10-year average of 25,933,413.
Why it matters
The official population count, the denominator for every per-person measure.
What it should be
There is no official target for this measure, so it is judged against its own 10-year average of 25,933,413: a higher or lower reading is not in itself better or worse.
Population: the last 40 readings
Estimated resident population, 2016-Q2 to 2026-Q1
Every figure on this page is calculated from the stored official series (ABS, National, state and territory population: components of change (ERP_COMP_Q)); the summary is written from the numbers, not edited by hand.