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Name: LGA_RegionalPopulation_2025
Display Field: lga_name_2025
Type: Feature Layer
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Description: This web service illustrates the estimated resident population (ERP) and components of change (births, deaths, migration), by Local Government Areas (LGA 2025) as released in Regional population. ERP is the official estimate of the Australian population, which links people to a place of usual residence within Australia (for further details, see Regional population methodology). The full dataset and additional information are available in the Regional population publication.
Key Features:
Geography level: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, Local Government Areas (LGA 2025)
ERP for each year 30 June 2001 to 30 June 2025
ERP change number and per cent for 2024-25
Area in km2 Population density per km2
Components of population change for each year 2021-22 to 2024-25 (births, deaths, natural increase, internal migration arrivals, internal migration departures, net internal migration, overseas migration arrivals, overseas migration departures, net overseas migration)
Key Attributes:
Field alias
Field name
Description
Local Government Areas 2025 code
lga_code_2025
2025 Local Government Area (LGA) codes from the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS), Edition 3. ABS LGAs are an ABS Mesh Block approximation of gazetted local government boundaries as defined by each state and territory. ABS approximations of LGA boundaries do not match official legal boundaries exactly.
Local Government Areas 2025 name
lga_name_2025
2025 Local Government Area (LGA) names from the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS), Edition 3. ABS LGAs are an ABS Mesh Block approximation of gazetted local government boundaries as defined by each state and territory. ABS approximations of LGA boundaries do not match official legal boundaries exactly
State Code 2021
state_code_2021
2021 State/Territory codes from the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS), Edition 3.
State Name 2021
state_name_2021
2021 State/Territory names from the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS), Edition 3.
Estimated resident population 2001 to 2025
erp_2001 to erp_2025
Estimated resident population for 30 June 2001 to 30 June 2025.
Estimated resident population change number 2024-25
erp_change_number_2024_25
Numerical change in the estimated resident population between 2024 and 2025.
Estimated resident population change percentage 2024-25
erp_change_per_cent_2024_25
Percentage change in the estimated resident population between 2024 and 2025.
Area in square kilometres
area_km2
Area of a region in square kilometres, based on the Albers equal area conic projection.
Population density 2025 (people/km²)
pop_density_2025_people_per_km2
Population density in 2025, measured as people per square kilometre.
Births 2021-22 to 2024-25
births_2021_22 to births_2024_25
Number of registered births for 2021–22 to 2024–25.
Deaths 2021-22 to 2024-25
deaths_2021_22 to deaths_2024_25
Number of registered deaths for 2021–22 to 2024–25.
Natural increase 2021-22 to 2024-25
natural_increase_2021_22 to natural_increase_2024_25
Number of births minus number of deaths for 2021–22 to 2024–25.
Internal arrivals 2021-22 to 2024-25
internal_arrivals_2021_22 to internal_arrivals_2024_25
Number of arrivals into the area from any other area in Australia for 2021–22 to 2024–25.
Internal departures 2021-22 to 2024-25
Internal_departures_2021_22 to Internal_departures_2024_25
Number of departures out of the area to any other area in Australia for 2021–22 to 2024–25.
Net internal migration 2021-22 to 2024-25
net_internal_migration_2021_22 to net_internal_migration_2024_25
Number of internal arrivals minus number of internal departures for 2021–22 to 2024–25.
Overseas arrivals 2021-22 to 2024-25
overseas_arrivals_2021_22 to overseas_arrivals_2024_25
Number of arrivals into the area from overseas for 2021–22 to 2024–25.
Overseas departures 2021-22 to 2024-25
overseas_departures_2021_22 to overseas_departures_2024_25
Number of departures out of the area to overseas for 2021–22 to 2024–25.
Net overseas migration 2021-22 to 2024-25
net_overseas_migration_2021_22 to net_overseas_migration_2024_25
Number of overseas arrivals minus number of overseas departures for 2021–22 to 2024–25.
Data and geography references
Main source data publication: Regional population
Geographic boundary information: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3
Further information: Regional population methodology
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
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erp_2011
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erp_2013
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erp_2014
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erp_2015
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erp_2016
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erp_2017
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erp_2018
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erp_2019
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erp_2020
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erp_2021
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erp_2022
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erp_2023
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erp_2024
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erp_2025
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erp_change_number_2024_25
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erp_change_per_cent_2024_25
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area_km2
(
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pop_density_2025_people_per_km2
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births_2021_22
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