# List of places in Western Australia by population

Western Australia is the largest state of Australia, with an area of 2,527,013 square kilometres (975,685 sq mi), and its fourth most populous, with a population of 2,660,026 as of the 2021 Australian census. Official population statistics are created by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, who have a census every five years. The most recent census for which data has been released is the 2021 census.

## Urban centres by population

Urban centres are defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to be clusters with a population of 1,000 or higher of urban SA1's. SA1's are areas that subdivide all of Australia, and have a population between 200 and 800 people and an average population size of 400.
| Rank | Urban centre | Region | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population |
| Rank | Urban centre | Region | 2001 census | 2006 census | 2011 census | 2016 census | 2021 census |
| 1 | Perth | Perth Metropolitan Region, Peel | 1,162,716 | 1,256,035 | 1,627,576 | 1,874,578 | 2,043,762 |
| 2 | Bunbury | South West | 45,153 | 54,482 | 64,385 | 71,090 | 75,196 |
| 3 | Geraldton | Mid West | 25,324 | 27,420 | 31,349 | 31,982 | 32,717 |
| 4 | Albany | Great Southern | 22,256 | 25,196 | 26,643 | 29,373 | 31,128 |
| 5 | Kalgoorlie-Boulder | Goldfields–Esperance | 28,196 | 28,242 | 30,841 | 29,875 | 29,068 |
| 6 | Busselton | South West | 13,863 | 15,386 | 21,407 | 25,329 | 27,233 |
| 7 | Karratha | Pilbara | 10,730 | 11,728 | 16,475 | 15,828 | 17,013 |
| 8 | Port Hedland | Pilbara | 12,695 | 11,557 | 13,772 | 13,828 | 15,298 |
| 9 | Broome | Kimberley | 15,242 | 11,547 | 12,766 | 13,984 | 14,660 |
| 10 | Yanchep | Perth Metropolitan Region | 1,953 | 2,482 | 4,247 | 8,859 | 11,009 |
| 11 | Esperance | Goldfields–Esperance | 9,365 | 9,536 | 9,919 | 10,421 | 10,218 |
| 12 | Margaret River | South West | 3,627 | 4,415 | 5,314 | 6,392 | 7,430 |
| 13 | Collie | South West | 6,947 | 7,084 | 6,998 | 7,192 | 7,184 |
| 14 | Dunsborough | South West | 1,616 | 3,371 | 4,531 | 6,039 | 7,182 |
| 15 | Northam | Wheatbelt | 6,136 | 6,009 | 6,580 | 6,548 | 6,679 |
| 16 | Kununurra | Kimberley | 5,219 | 3,748 | 4,573 | 4,341 | 4,515 |
| 17 | Newman | Pilbara | 3,516 | 4,245 | 5,478 | 4,567 | 4,239 |
| 18 | Carnarvon | Gascoyne | 7,190 | 5,283 | 4,559 | 4,426 | 4,162 |
| 19 | Manjimup | South West | 4,392 | 4,239 | 4,164 | 4,213 | 4,138 |
| 20 | Pinjarra | Peel | 1,873 | 3,279 | 4,255 | 3,896 | 3,883 |
| 21 | Narrogin | Wheatbelt | 4,419 | 4,238 | 4,219 | 4,274 | 3,745 |
| 22 | Katanning | Great Southern | 3,676 | 3,808 | 3,745 | 3,702 | 3,641 |
| 23 | Derby | Kimberley | 3,662 | 3,093 | 3,261 | 3,325 | 3,009 |
| 24 | Denmark | Great Southern | 2,431 | 2,732 | 2,280 | 2,558 | 2,944 |
| 25 | Tom Price | Pilbara | 3,095 | 2,721 | 3,134 | 2,956 | 2,874 |
| 26 | Two Rocks | Perth Metropolitan Region | 1,508 | 1,628 | 1,853 | 2,269 | 2,853 |
| 27 | Port Denison–Dongara | Mid West | 2,202 | 2,343 | 2,764 | 2,782 | 2,841 |
| 28 | Exmouth | Gascoyne | 3,031 | 1,844 | 2,207 | 2,486 | 2,806 |
| 29 | Harvey | South West | 2,547 | 2,606 | 2,667 | 2,750 | 2,797 |
| 30 | Donnybrook | South West | 1,618 | 1,933 | 2,234 | 2,520 | 2,786 |
| 31 | Capel | South West | 1,415 | 1,464 | 1,865 | 2,020 | 2,402 |
| 32 | York | Wheatbelt | 2,014 | 2,088 | 2,387 | 2,548 | 2,399 |
| 33 | Merredin | Wheatbelt | 2,802 | 2,550 | 2,586 | 2,636 | 2,384 |
| 34 | Waroona | Peel | 1,770 | 1,864 | 2,157 | 2,397 | 2,368 |
| 35 | Bridgetown | South West | 2,099 | 2,324 | 1,515 | 1,448 | 2,300 |
| 36 | Mundijong | Peel | 806 | 877 | 1,429 | 1,484 | 2,284 |
| 37 | Bullsbrook | Perth Metropolitan Region | 1,145 | 1,206 | 1,255 | 1,887 | 2,225 |
| 38 | Drummond Cove | Mid West | 540 | 759 | 1,391 | 2,052 | 2,219 |
| 39 | Cowaramup | South West | 375 | 569 | 795 | 1,546 | 2,119 |
| 40 | Wickham | Pilbara | 1,724 | 1,825 | 1,651 | 1,572 | 2,016 |
| 41 | Mount Barker | Great Southern | 1,721 | 1,761 | 1,795 | 1,905 | 1,898 |
| 42 | Kambalda West | Goldfields–Esperance | 2,850 | 2,706 | 1,843 | 1,789 | 1,660 |
| 43 | Little Grove | Great Southern | 1,281 | 1,363 | 1,540 | 1,703 | 1,655 |
| 44 | Halls Creek | Kimberley | 1,264 | 1,211 | 1,443 | 1,546 | 1,605 |
| 45 | Jurien Bay | Wheatbelt | 1,143 | 1,173 | 1,261 | 1,425 | 1,600 |
| 46 | Moora | Wheatbelt | 1,716 | 1,605 | 1,650 | 1,577 | 1,591 |
| 47 | Serpentine | Peel | 327 | 763 | 1,089 | 1,265 | 1,485 |
| 48 | Paraburdoo | Pilbara | 1,202 | 1,607 | 1,509 | 1,359 | 1,319 |
| 49 | Wagin | Wheatbelt | 1,281 | 1,427 | 1,365 | 1,358 | 1,311 |
| 50 | Dampier | Pilbara | 1,469 | 1,370 | 1,341 | 1,104 | 1,282 |
| 51 | Binningup | South West | 745 | 950 | 1,010 | 1,227 | 1,271 |
| 52 | Kalbarri | Mid West | 2,125 | 1,332 | 1,277 | 1,349 | 1,270 |
| 53 | Augusta | South West | 1,091 | 1,068 | 1,022 | 1,109 | 1,211 |
| 54 | Boddington–Ranford | Peel | 968 | 928 | 1,107 | 1,147 | 1,129 |
| 55 | Fitzroy Crossing | Kimberley | 1,450 | 928 | 1,144 | 1,141 | 1,022 |

## Local government areas by population

Western Australia is divided into local government areas, who maintain roads, provide waste collection services, parks, libraries among other things. They are classified as either Cities, Towns of Shires, depending on population.
| Rank | Local government area | Region | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population |
| Rank | Local government area | Region | 2011 census | Ref. | 2016 census | Ref. | 2021 census | Ref. |
| 1 | City of Stirling | Perth Metropolitan Region | 195,702 | | 210,208 | | 226,369 | |
| 2 | City of Wanneroo | Perth Metropolitan Region | 152,077 | | 188,212 | | 209,111 | |
| 3 | City of Joondalup | Perth Metropolitan Region | 152,406 | | 154,445 | | 160,003 | |
| 4 | City of Swan | Perth Metropolitan Region | 108,461 | | 133,851 | | 152,974 | |
| 5 | City of Rockingham | Perth Metropolitan Region | 104,105 | | 125,114 | | 135,678 | |
| 6 | City of Gosnells | Perth Metropolitan Region | 106,585 | | 118,073 | | 126,376 | |
| 7 | City of Cockburn | Perth Metropolitan Region | 89,683 | | 104,473 | | 118,091 | |
| 8 | City of Melville | Perth Metropolitan Region | 95,700 | | 98,083 | | 103,523 | |
| 9 | City of Canning | Perth Metropolitan Region | 85,514 | | 90,184 | | 95,860 | |
| 10 | City of Armadale | Perth Metropolitan Region | 62,296 | | 79,602 | | 94,184 | |
| 11 | City of Mandurah | Peel | 69,903 | | 80,813 | | 90,306 | |
| 12 | City of Bayswater | Perth Metropolitan Region | 61,262 | | 64,677 | | 69,283 | |
| 13 | City of Kalamunda | Perth Metropolitan Region | 53,567 | | 57,449 | | 58,762 | |
| 14 | City of Kwinana | Perth Metropolitan Region | 29,227 | | 38,918 | | 45,867 | |
| 15 | City of South Perth | Perth Metropolitan Region | 40,739 | | 41,989 | | 43,405 | |
| 16 | City of Belmont | Perth Metropolitan Region | 35,209 | | 39,682 | | 42,257 | |
| 17 | City of Busselton | South West | 30,330 | | 36,686 | | 40,640 | |
| 18 | City of Greater Geraldton | Mid West | – | – | 38,634 | | 39,489 | |
| 19 | Shire of Mundaring | Perth Metropolitan Region | 36,529 | | 38,157 | | 39,166 | |
| 20 | City of Albany | Great Southern | 33,650 | | 36,583 | | 38,763 | |
| 21 | Town of Victoria Park | Perth Metropolitan Region | 32,433 | | 34,990 | | 36,889 | |
| 22 | City of Vincent | Perth Metropolitan Region | 31,549 | | 33,693 | | 36,537 | |
| 23 | City of Bunbury | South West | 31,348 | | 31,919 | | 32,987 | |
| 24 | City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder | Goldfields–Esperance | 31,107 | | 30,059 | | 29,306 | |

## Regions by population

Western Australia is made up of nine regions, as well as the Perth Metropolitan Region.
| Rank | Region | Population | Population | Largest city |
| Rank | Region | 2013 estimate | 2020 estimate | Largest city |
| 1 | Perth Metropolitan Region | 1,847,122 | 1,985,640 | Perth |
| 2 | South West | 170,000 | 181,801 | Bunbury |
| 3 | Peel | 124,500 | 146,239 | Mandurah |
| 4 | Wheatbelt | 75,000 | 73,690 | Northam |
| 5 | Pilbara | 66,300 | 62,841 | Karratha |
| 6 | Great Southern | 59,234 | 61,351 | Albany |
| 7 | Goldfields–Esperance | 61,900 | 53,914 | Kalgoorlie–Boulder |
| 8 | Mid West | 57,901 | 52,769 | Geraldton |
| 9 | Kimberley | 39,900 | 36,054 | Broome |
| 10 | Gascoyne | 9,899 | 9,262 | Carnarvon |