Sunshine Coast, Australia Metro Area Population 1950-2024
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Sunshine Coast, Australia metro area from 1950 to 2024. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.
- The current metro area population of Sunshine Coast in 2024 is 371,000, a 1.64% increase from 2023.
- The metro area population of Sunshine Coast in 2023 was 365,000, a 1.67% increase from 2022.
- The metro area population of Sunshine Coast in 2022 was 359,000, a 1.7% increase from 2021.
- The metro area population of Sunshine Coast in 2021 was 353,000, a 1.73% increase from 2020.
| Other Cities in Australia |
| City Name |
Population |
| Melbourne |
5,316,000 |
| Sydney |
5,185,000 |
| Brisbane |
2,536,000 |
| Perth |
2,143,000 |
| Adelaide |
1,379,000 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed Head |
743,000 |
| Canberra |
478,000 |
| Newcastle-Maitland |
465,000 |
| Sunshine Coast |
371,000 |
| Central Coast |
344,000 |
| Wollongong |
315,000 |
|
Sunshine Coast - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2024 |
371,000 |
1.64% |
| 2023 |
365,000 |
1.67% |
| 2022 |
359,000 |
1.70% |
| 2021 |
353,000 |
1.73% |
| 2020 |
347,000 |
2.06% |
| 2019 |
340,000 |
2.10% |
| 2018 |
333,000 |
2.46% |
| 2017 |
325,000 |
2.52% |
| 2016 |
317,000 |
2.26% |
| 2015 |
310,000 |
2.65% |
| 2014 |
302,000 |
2.37% |
| 2013 |
295,000 |
2.43% |
| 2012 |
288,000 |
2.49% |
| 2011 |
281,000 |
2.18% |
| 2010 |
275,000 |
2.23% |
| 2009 |
269,000 |
2.28% |
| 2008 |
263,000 |
2.33% |
| 2007 |
257,000 |
1.98% |
| 2006 |
252,000 |
3.28% |
| 2005 |
244,000 |
3.39% |
| 2004 |
236,000 |
3.51% |
| 2003 |
228,000 |
3.64% |
| 2002 |
220,000 |
3.29% |
| 2001 |
213,000 |
0.47% |
| 2000 |
212,000 |
0.47% |
| 1999 |
211,000 |
0.00% |
| 1998 |
211,000 |
0.48% |
| 1997 |
210,000 |
0.48% |
| 1996 |
209,000 |
5.56% |
| 1995 |
198,000 |
5.32% |
| 1994 |
188,000 |
5.03% |
| 1993 |
179,000 |
5.29% |
| 1992 |
170,000 |
5.59% |
| 1991 |
161,000 |
6.62% |
| 1990 |
151,000 |
6.34% |
| 1989 |
142,000 |
6.77% |
| 1988 |
133,000 |
7.26% |
| 1987 |
124,000 |
5.98% |
| 1986 |
117,000 |
5.41% |
| 1985 |
111,000 |
4.72% |
| 1984 |
106,000 |
4.95% |
| 1983 |
101,000 |
4.12% |
| 1982 |
97,000 |
5.43% |
| 1981 |
92,000 |
6.98% |
| 1980 |
86,000 |
7.50% |
| 1979 |
80,000 |
8.11% |
| 1978 |
74,000 |
7.25% |
| 1977 |
69,000 |
7.81% |
| 1976 |
64,000 |
6.67% |
| 1975 |
60,000 |
7.14% |
| 1974 |
56,000 |
7.69% |
| 1973 |
52,000 |
8.33% |
| 1972 |
48,000 |
6.67% |
| 1971 |
45,000 |
7.14% |
| 1970 |
42,000 |
7.69% |
| 1969 |
39,000 |
8.33% |
| 1968 |
36,000 |
5.88% |
| 1967 |
34,000 |
9.68% |
| 1966 |
31,000 |
6.90% |
| 1965 |
29,000 |
7.41% |
| 1964 |
27,000 |
8.00% |
| 1963 |
25,000 |
8.70% |
| 1962 |
23,000 |
4.55% |
| 1961 |
22,000 |
10.00% |
| 1960 |
20,000 |
5.26% |
| 1959 |
19,000 |
5.56% |
| 1958 |
18,000 |
12.50% |
| 1957 |
16,000 |
6.67% |
| 1956 |
15,000 |
7.14% |
| 1955 |
14,000 |
7.69% |
| 1954 |
13,000 |
8.33% |
| 1953 |
12,000 |
9.09% |
| 1952 |
11,000 |
0.00% |
| 1951 |
11,000 |
10.00% |
| 1950 |
10,000 |
0.00% |
