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Could it be said that the majority of Australians are ''coastal dwellers''?
ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION IN MAJOR POPULATION CENTRES
1986 | 1991 | 1996p(a) | ||
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Major population centre | '000 | '000 | '000 | |
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Sydney(b) | 3,471.6 | 3,672.9 | 3,879.4 | |
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Melbourne(b) | 2,966.9 | 3,155.7 | 3,283.0 | |
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Brisbane(b) | 1,217.3 | 1,358.0 | 1,520.6 | |
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Adelaide(b) | 1,003.5 | 1,057.2 | 1,079.2 | |
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Perth(b) | 1,050.1 | 1,188.8 | 1,295.1 | |
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Hobart(b) | 182.1 | 190.7 | 195.8 | |
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Darwin(b) | 75.4 | 76.7 | 82.4 | |
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Canberra(b) | 257.4 | 288.2 | 307.7 | |
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Newcastle(c) | 417.0 | 444.9 | 463.7 | |
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Gold Coast-Tweed(c) | 215.6 | 279.4 | 354.2 | |
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Canberra-Queanbeyan(c) | 287.3 | 321.2 | 344.8 | |
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Wollongong(c) | 233.0 | 244.9 | 255.7 | |
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Sunshine Coast(c) | 87.5 | 119.6 | 156.1 | |
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Geelong(c) | 146.4 | 151.9 | 152.4 | |
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Townsville(c) | 105.0 | 114.1 | 122.6 | |
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Cairns(c) | 74.2 | 86.3 | 106.6 | |
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Launceston(c) | 91.1 | 96.1 | 98.9 | |
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Albury-Wodonga(c) | 80.5 | 87.7 | 92.7 | |
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Toowoomba City(d) | 79.1 | 84.6 | 86.5 | |
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Burnie-Devonport(c) | 77.3 | 79.3 | 79.2 | |
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Ballarat(c) | 74.3 | 78.3 | 79.2 | |
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La Trobe Valley(c) | 79.7 | 79.2 | 75.5 | |
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Bendigo(c) | 66.7 | 72.1 | 74.3 | |
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Bathurst-Orange(c) | 64.6 | 68.8 | 71.7 | |
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Rockhampton(c) | 60.3 | 63.6 | 64.5 | |
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Mackay(c) | 50.9 | 54.5 | 61.0 | |
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Coffs Harbour(e) | 42.1 | 50.9 | 57.3 | |
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Hastings(e) | 41.2 | 49.4 | 57.3 | |
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Wagga(e) | 50.6 | 54.2 | 56.1 | |
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Bundaberg(c) | 43.9 | 49.3 | 54.0 | |
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Greater Taree(e) | 36.4 | 41.6 | 43.6 | |
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Lismore(e) | 37.5 | 42.2 | 43.5 | |
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Shepparton(c) | 38.4 | 40.1 | 41.2 | |
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Mildura(c) | 35.8 | 39.2 | 41.2 | |
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Gladstone(c) | 30.7 | 33.4 | 37.4 | |
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Dubbo(e) | 30.8 | 33.9 | 36.5 | |
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Tamworth(e) | 33.8 | 35.5 | 35.6 | |
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Kalgoorlie/Boulder(e) | 24.1 | 26.9 | 29.6 | |
(a) Based on 1996 Statistical Local Area boundaries.
(b) Capital City Statistical Division.
(c) Statistical District.
(d) Statistical Subdivision.
(e) Statistical Local Area.
Source: Australian Demographic Statistics (ABS 3101.0).
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