Rank

Region

2011

2031

1

Greater Sydney

NSW

42,756

79,834

2

Greater Melbourne

VIC

36,373

71,221

3

Greater Perth

WA

17,490

53,874

4

Greater Brisbane

QLD

20,823

44,837

5

Greater Adelaide

SA

12,068

21,090

6

Pilbara

WA

5,240

15,035

7

Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

NSW

4,725

7,741

8

Gold Coast

QLD

3,934

7,707

9

Australian Capital Territory

ACT

3,456

6,760

10

Hunter Valley exc Newcastle

NSW

3,607

6,134

11

Illawarra

NSW

3,088

4,790

12

Sunshine Coast

QLD

1,997

3,994

13

Gladstone - Biloela

QLD

971

3,753

14

Geelong

VIC

1,670

2,919

15

Hobart

TAS

1,809

2,882

16

Latrobe - Gippsland

VIC

1,809

2,708

17

Darwin

NT

1,224

2,650

18

Cairns

QLD

987

1,897

19

Bunbury

WA

887

1,805

20

Central West

NSW

1,167

1,792