Population trends BCARR Migration Geography

This factsheet provides an overview of population trends in Australia over 5 years, from 2016 to 2021. The analysis is based on Estimated Resident Population (ERP) data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) in July 2022. A custom geography – Bureau of Communications, Arts and Regional Research (BCARR) migration geography – is used to analyse Australia's population trends.

The BCARR migration geography classifies Australia into 6 region categories (without overlap) according to natural endowments, administration boundaries and proximity to amenities. These categories are:

• Capital cities
• Coastal cities 
• Coastal country areas 
• Inland cities 
• Inland country areas; and
• Remote areas.