Ranked list of Australian states and territories

This is a list of Australian states and mainland territories by ranking using Australian Bureau of Statistics June 2010 population estimates.

By population

Rank	State/Territory	Population	%	Comparable Country
1	New South Wales	7,238,819	32.4%	Serbia
2	Victoria	5,547,527	24.8%	Denmark
3	Queensland	4,516,361	20.2%	Ireland
4	Western Australia	2,296,411	10.3%	Namibia
5	South Australia	1,644,642	7.4%	Qatar
6	Tasmania	507,626	2.3%	Luxembourg
7	Australian Capital Territory	358,894	1.6%	Bahamas
8	Northern Territory	229,675	1.0%	Vanuatu
9	Australian Antarctic Territory	1,000	0.0%	Tokelau
10	Jervis Bay Territory	495	0.0%	Vatican City
Total	Australia	22,342,400	100%	Yemen

By area

Rank	State/Territory	Land area (km²)	Land area(mi²)	%	Comparable Country
1	Australian Antarctic Territory	5,896,500	2,276,651	43.39%	European Union*
2	Western Australia	2,529,875	976,786	18.62%	Kazakhstan
3	Queensland	1,730,648	668,204	12.74%	Libya
4	Northern Territory	1,349,129	520,899	9.93%	Peru
5	South Australia	983,482	379,723	7.24%	Nigeria
6	New South Wales	800,642	309,128	5.89%	Pakistan
7	Victoria	227,416	87,805	1.67%	Romania
8	Tasmania	68,401	26,410	0.50%	Ireland
9	Australian Capital Territory	2,358	910	0.02%	Comoros
10	Jervis Bay Territory	73	28	0.00%	Guernsey
Total	Australia	13,588,524	5,246,544	100%	Brazil

By population density

Rank	State/Territory	Population	Area (km²)	Density	Comparable Country
1	Australian Capital Territory	358,894	2,280	157.4	Federated States of Micronesia
2	Victoria	5,547,527	227,146	24.8	Bahamas
3	New South Wales	7,238,819	800,642	9.0	Bolivia
4	Tasmania	507,626	68,401	7.4	Central African Republic
5	Jervis Bay Territory	495	73	6.7	Central African Republic
6	Queensland	4,516,361	1,730,648	2.6	Namibia
7	South Australia	1,624,572	983,482	1.7	Mongolia
8	Western Australia	2,296,411	2,529,875	0.9	N/A
9	Northern Territory	229,675	1,349,129	0.2	Falkland Islands
10	Australian Antarctic Territory	1,000	5,896,500	0.0002	N/A
Total	Australia	22,342,400	13,588,524	2.9	Iceland

See also

• List of Australian states by Gross State Product
• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area