Population Density of Australia

Australia covers a very large area: 7,617,930 square kilometre, but with a small population of only about 22 million, as at 2010.

This gives us a Population Density for Australia of only about 2.8 people per square kilometre.

The Population Density for each of the Australian States is as follows:

Pop per sq K	State
154.00	Australian Capital Territory
23.87	Victoria
8.87	New South Wales
7.35	Tasmania
2.55	Queensland
1.65	South Australia
0.17	Northern Territory
0.88	West Australia
395.00	England
65.90	Scotland

The Population Density for each of the Australian Capital Cities is as follows:

Pop per sq K	City
2,058	Sydney
1,566	Melbourne
1,295	Adelaide
926	Darwin
918	Brisbane
895	Hobart
429	Canberra
310	Perth
4,761	London
4,776	Edinburgh
3,739	Birmingham
1,320	Medway Towns, Kent