This was the fastest growth of all states and territories. In the ten years to , the population in Greater Perth increased by , people to reach 1. Over the same period, the rest of WA increased by 71, people to reach , This is indicative of young adults moving to the capital city for employment or education purposes.
The rest of WA had a higher proportion of its population aged 35 to 64 years compared to Greater Perth. This may be reflective of the employment opportunities generated by the mining boom in regional WA.
For this age group, females comprised 3. Males aged 20 to 24 years within Greater Perth outnumbered females in this age group by 4, Females had a higher median age The median age of people living in Greater Perth Halls Creek In , WA had the second highest ratio of males per females of all the states and territories, behind the Northern Territory Other SA2s with sex ratios above Almost half of the SA2s in the state had more females than males in their populations.
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