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Oct 25, 2019 · New South Wales is the biggest state in Australia by population. The state accounts for about 32% of the country's population. It is also the fifth-largest state in terms of total land area, accounting for about 10% of the country's total area.
- Gregory Sousa
The majority of Australians live in the eastern coastal mainland states of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory, which collectively forms 79% of the entire population of Australia (more than three-quarters of all Australians).
All six states of Australia, ordered by population size, are: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, and Tasmania. Tasmania is the only state not located on the country’s mainland.
United States Australia; Population: 334,998,398 (July 2021 est.) note: the US Census Bureau's 2020 census results show the US population as 331,449,281 as of 1 April 2020: 25,809,973 (July 2021 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 18.46% (male 31,374,555/female 30,034,371) 15-24 years: 12.91% (male 21,931,368/female 21,006,463)
It is also the most populous country in Oceania, three times more populous than its neighbor Papua New Guinea (8.2 million) and 5 times more populous than New Zealand (4.5 million). As the 6th largest nation in the world, Australia has a very low population density of just 3 people per square kilometer, or 7 per square mile.
Sep 5, 2024 · New South Wales was the most populous Australian state in 2023, with over 30 percent of the Australian population residing there.
🇺🇸 United States of America's population is 1193.09% larger than the population of 🇦🇺 Australia. 🇺🇸 United States of America has 318,713,366 more inhabitants than 🇦🇺 Australia, as of July 1, 2024.
