Australia added 392,700 people in the year to March 2026. Victoria accounted for 109,500 of them
A chart like this most mornings, with last night’s Wall Street · Free, six mornings a week
The story behind it
392,700 people added to Australia's population in the year to March Read the edition →On the calendar
The US releases that move markets, in New Zealand and Australian time. Economic calendar →
The story behind it
392,700 people added to Australia's population in the year to March Read the edition →On the calendar
The US releases that move markets, in New Zealand and Australian time. Economic calendar →What the chart shows
The Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 392,700 more people living in the country at the end of March than a year before. Victoria accounted for 109,500 of them, New South Wales 97,000 and Queensland 90,100.
Today's chart ranks the six states by the number of people added in the year to March 2026. Western Australia added 64,200, South Australia 18,400 and Tasmania 3,400. The ACT added 6,200 and the Northern Territory 4,000, and both are listed in the release but left off the bars.
Net overseas migration made up 292,100 of the national figure, down from 309,500 the year before. Sharespective's Tuesday edition has that number alongside Fonterra's new milk price forecast.
The numbers
Population added in the year to 31 March 2026, by state, as the ABS counts it. The ACT added 6,200 and the Northern Territory 4,000, and neither is drawn.
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Victoria | 109,500 |
| New South Wales | 97,000 |
| Queensland | 90,100 |
| Western Australia | 64,200 |
| South Australia | 18,400 |
| Tasmania | 3,400 |
How we make these charts: one chart a day from a story in the edition, drawn from the figures the story names and checked against the sources named on the chart before it is published. General information only, not financial advice.
