population.com.auLast official estimated population of Melbourne (as Significant Urban Area) was 4 670 461 people (on 2017-06-30)[2]. This was 18.85% of total Australian population. Area of Melbourne is 6 189.11 km², in this year population density was 754.63 p/km² . If population growth rate would be same as in period 2016-2017 (+2.72%/yr), Melbourne population in 2024 would be 5 637 356. [0]
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Population [people], population density [p./km²] and population change [%/year] [2]
[2001-2002] +1.52 %/Y
[2002-2003] +1.52 %/Y
[2003-2004] +1.35 %/Y
[2004-2005] +1.51 %/Y
[2005-2006] +1.67 %/Y
[2006-2007] +1.43 %/Y
[2007-2008] +2.33 %/Y
[2008-2009] +2.53 %/Y
[2009-2010] +1.80 %/Y
[2010-2011] +1.51 %/Y
[2011-2012] +2.27 %/Y
[2012-2013] +2.42 %/Y
[2013-2014] +2.42 %/Y
[2014-2015] +2.44 %/Y
[2015-2016] +2.78 %/Y
[2016-2017] +2.72 %/Y
[0] Calculated with linear interpolation from officially estimated population
[1] Read more about SUA and Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) on abs.gov.au
[2] Population data from Australian Bureau of Statistics (Population and density: 2017; change: 2016-2017)
[3] Digital Boundaries: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2016.