The estimated resident population of Western Australia at
December 2001 was 1.9 million which was 9.8% of the Australian
total. The main contributors to population growth in 2001 were
net overseas migration (15,600) and natural increase (13,200).
Western Australia also experienced a loss of 3,600 people to
interstate migration. Queensland was the fastest growing
state/territory in 2001 with a growth rate of 1.9%. Victoria and
Western Australia were next with a growth rate of 1.3%. At June
2001, the Statistical Division (SD) of Perth had the highest
estimated resident population with 1.4 million people. The South
West SD had the second highest estimated resident population
with 194,900 persons. Approximately 84% of the population of
Western Australia lived in these two Statistical Divisions. The
most populous Statistical Local Area (SLA) outside the Perth SD
was Mandurah, with an estimated resident population of 49,200.
Sandstone, with an estimated resident population of 140, was the
least populous SLA in West