Ranked list of states and territories of Australia

This is a list of Australian states and territories by ranking using Australian Bureau of Statistics population estimates.

Rank (in order)	State / Territory	Population	% of Australian total
1	New South Wales	7,544,500	31.99%
2	Victoria	5,866,337	24.87%
3	Queensland	4,740,900	20.10%
4	Western Australia	2,589,100	10.98%
5	South Australia	1,688,700	7.16%
6	Tasmania	515,000	2.18%
7	Australian Capital Territory	387,100	1.64%
8	Northern Territory	246,300	1.04%
9	Norfolk Island	2,302	0.01%
10	Christmas Island	2,072	0.01%
11	Australian Antarctic Territory	1,000	0.0%
12	Jervis Bay Territory	611	0.0%
13	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	596	0.0%
14	Coral Sea Islands	4	0.0%
=15	Ashmore and Cartier Islands	0	0.0%
=15	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	0	0.0%
Total	Australia	23,581,000	100

By area

Rank	State / Territory	Land area (km²)	Land area (mi²)	% of Australian total
–	Australian Antarctic Territory	5,896,500	2,276,651	–
1	Western Australia	2,529,875	976,790	32.89%
2	Queensland	1,730,647	668,206	22.50%
3	Northern Territory	1,349,129	520,902	17.54%
4	South Australia	983,482	379,725	12.79%
5	New South Wales	800,641	309,130	10.41%
6	Victoria	227,416	87,806	2.96%
7	Tasmania	68,401	26,410	0.89%
8	Australian Capital Territory	2,358	910	0.03%
9	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	372	144	0.00%
10	Ashmore and Cartier Islands	199	77	0.00%
11	Christmas Island	135	52	0.00%
12	Jervis Bay Territory	73	28	0.00%
13	Norfolk Island	35	14	0.00%
14	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	14	5	0.00%
15	Coral Sea Islands	10	4	0.00%
Total	Australia	7,692,024	2,969,907	100%

By population density

Rank	State / Territory	Population	Area (km²)	Density
1	Australian Capital Territory	382,900	2,280	167.94
2	Norfolk Island	2,302	35	65.77
3	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	596	14	42.57
4	Victoria	5,768,600	227,416	25.37
5	Christmas Island	2,072	135	15.35
6	New South Wales	7,439,200	800,641	9.29
7	Jervis Bay Territory	611	73	8.37
8	Tasmania	513,400	68,401	7.51
9	Queensland	4,676,400	1,730,647	2.70
10	South Australia	1,674,700	983,482	1.70
11	Western Australia	2,535,700	2,529,875	1.00
12	Coral Sea Islands	4	10	0.40
13	Northern Territory	241,800	1,349,129	0.18
14	Australian Antarctic Territory	1,000	5,896,500	0.0002
=15	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	0	372	0
=15	Ashmore and Cartier Islands	0	199	0
Total	Australia	23,235,800	13,588,524	1.71

See also

• Economy of Australia
• Home-ownership in Australia
• List of Australian states and territories by gross state product
• Median household income in Australia and New Zealand