Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1854 | 4,001 | — |
| 1859 | 6,293 | +57.3% |
| 1870 | 8,220 | +30.6% |
| 1881 | 9,955 | +21.1% |
| 1891 | 16,694 | +67.7% |
| 1901 | 67,431 | +303.9% |
| 1911 | 116,181 | +72.3% |
| 1921 | 170,213 | +46.5% |
| 1933 | 230,340 | +35.3% |
| 1947 | 302,968 | +31.5% |
| 1954 | 395,049 | +30.4% |
| 1961 | 475,398 | +20.3% |
| 1966 | 559,298 | +17.6% |
| 1971 | 703,199 | +25.7% |
| 1976 | 805,747 | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 898,918 | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 994,472 | +10.6% |
| 1991 | 1,143,249 | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 1,244,320 | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 1,339,993 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 1,445,079 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 1,546,617 | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 1,696,062 | +9.7% |
| Source: ABS | ||
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| Country of Birth | Population (2006) |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 168,483 |
| New Zealand | 33,751 |
| Malaysia | 18,939 |
| Italy | 18,701 |
| South Africa | 18,683 |
| India | 14,007 |
| Singapore | 11,199 |
| Vietnam | 10,081 |
| Ireland | 7,706 |
| China | 7,681 |
| Germany | 7,617 |
| Netherlands | 7,570 |
| Indonesia | 7,392 |
| United States | 5,524 |
Perth is Australia's fourth most populous city, having overtaken Adelaide's population in the early 1980s. At the 2006 Census 1,445,079 residents in the Perth statistical area were counted. As of 2012 there are approximately 2 million residents in the metropolitan area.
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