Where the population is growing fastest, among the councils we hold.
Population estimates come from one national publisher — the Australian Bureau of Statistics — on one method and one set of boundaries, so councils may honestly be ranked across state lines here, which the publisher-measured lenses never do. Growth is people, not housing need: what it means for housing depends on household formation, which APRIQ does not hold and does not guess.
A lens is a way of looking, not a recommendation: every ranking here is one published measure, sorted, with the underlying figures beside it — never a score.
The 30 fastest-growing of the 146 council markets holding a defensible growth figure. Councils only: the ABS publishes population by council area, and no smaller market's figure would be its own.
| Market | Annual population growth | Population | As at | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WollondillyNSW | +3.9% | 62,080 | 30 June 2025 | |
| CamdenNSW | +3.7% | 146,483 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Ipswich CityQLD | +3.5% | 268,272 | 30 June 2025 | |
| The Hills ShireNSW | +3.2% | 222,675 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Logan CityQLD | +3.1% | 403,515 | 30 June 2025 | |
| CessnockNSW | +2.9% | 71,443 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Murray RiverNSW | +2.6% | 14,030 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Lockyer Valley RegionalQLD | +2.4% | 46,058 | 30 June 2025 | |
| LiverpoolNSW | +2.3% | 261,231 | 30 June 2025 | |
| MaitlandNSW | +2.2% | 100,439 | 30 June 2025 | |
| BlacktownNSW | +2.2% | 449,385 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Scenic Rim RegionalQLD | +2.2% | 46,947 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Fraser Coast RegionalQLD | +2.1% | 122,924 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Moreton Bay RegionalQLD | +2.1% | 532,445 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Livingstone ShireQLD | +2.1% | 43,668 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Sunshine Coast RegionalQLD | +2.0% | 381,957 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Gympie RegionalQLD | +2.0% | 58,487 | 30 June 2025 | |
| ShellharbourNSW | +1.9% | 83,228 | 30 June 2025 | |
| ByronNSW | +1.8% | 38,784 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Whitsunday RegionalQLD | +1.8% | 41,374 | 30 June 2025 | |
| SydneyNSW | +1.8% | 241,797 | 30 June 2025 | |
| RydeNSW | +1.8% | 141,693 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Gold Coast CityQLD | +1.8% | 691,230 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Redland CityQLD | +1.7% | 172,831 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Gladstone RegionalQLD | +1.6% | 69,046 | 30 June 2025 | |
| CumberlandNSW | +1.6% | 256,906 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Brisbane CityQLD | +1.6% | 1,375,301 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Somerset RegionalQLD | +1.6% | 26,936 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Queanbeyan-Palerang RegionalNSW | +1.5% | 67,633 | 30 June 2025 | |
| Port Macquarie-HastingsNSW | +1.5% | 92,432 | 30 June 2025 |
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