PassPeersCompare the states and territories
Pick a group, then a figure to colour the map. Darker means a higher value – not better or worse. Hover, tap or tab to a region for all its figures; select it for its own page.
Read with care: Recorded crime depends on how often people report and how the police record it, and definitions differ from country to country. Compare regions within one country, not across countries. The ABS does not publish one total of recorded crime per state, so we show assault victims and offenders instead.
Born overseas · % of residents · Census 2021 Source
What it says Share of people counted in the census who were born outside Australia.
What it doesn't People who did not state a birthplace count in the total but not as overseas-born.
Language other than English at home · % of residents · Census 2021 Source
What it says Share of people who use a language other than English at home – a sign of multilingual communities.
What it doesn't Includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, which partly explains the Northern Territory's high figure.
Assault victims · per 100,000 residents · 2025 Source
What it says Victims of assault recorded by police, per 100,000 residents (ABS Recorded Crime – Victims).
What it doesn't Victoria does not publish assault figures. Recording practices differ between state police forces, and much assault, including family violence, is never reported.
People proceeded against by police · per 100,000 residents · 2024–25 Source
What it says People aged 10 and over whom police charged or dealt with in another way, for any offence, per 100,000 residents aged 10 and over.
What it doesn't Counts offenders, not crimes, so it reflects police activity as well as crime. Age rules changed recently in the Northern Territory and the ACT.
Population
Latest official estimates, largest first.
| # | State or territory | Population | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South Wales | 8,670,105 | 31.1% |
| 2 | Victoria | 7,154,221 | 25.6% |
| 3 | Queensland | 5,739,461 | 20.6% |
| 4 | Western Australia | 3,096,222 | 11.1% |
| 5 | South Australia | 1,916,836 | 6.9% |
| 6 | Tasmania | 580,691 | 2.1% |
| 7 | Australian Capital Territory | 489,668 | 1.8% |
| 8 | Northern Territory | 268,899 | 1.0% |
| Australia | 27,921,150 | 100% |
March 2026 · official estimate · ABS – National, state and territory population (estimated resident population)
People from your country
Pick your country of birth to see where in Australia people from it live – as a number and per 1,000 residents.
Census night 10 August 2021. The ABS General Community Profile lists about 50 countries of birth; others are grouped as "born elsewhere" and are not published at this level.
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| Immigrant population | Recorded crime | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State or territory | ||||
| Western Australia | 32.2% | 18.4% | 1,629 | 1,604 |
| Victoria | 30.0% | 27.6% | – | 961.6 |
| New South Wales | 29.3% | 26.6% | 916.9 | 1,509 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 28.7% | 24.6% | 502.6 | 622.1 |
| South Australia | 24.1% | 17.8% | 1,234 | 1,641 |
| Queensland | 22.7% | 13.2% | 1,044 | 1,569 |
| Northern Territory | 21.8% | 32.4% | 4,057 | 5,080 |
| Tasmania | 15.4% | 8.7% | 734.9 | 1,564 |
| Australia | 27.7% | 22.3% | – | – |
How to read these figures
We don't rank regions as “friendly” or “unfriendly”. No single number can tell you that, and an area's figures don't describe the people you will meet. Use these figures as one input, next to jobs, housing and the people you know there.
Immigrant population
Born overseas
Share of people counted in the census who were born outside Australia.
People who did not state a birthplace count in the total but not as overseas-born.
Language other than English at home
Share of people who use a language other than English at home – a sign of multilingual communities.
Includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, which partly explains the Northern Territory's high figure.
Recorded crime
Read with care: Recorded crime depends on how often people report and how the police record it, and definitions differ from country to country. Compare regions within one country, not across countries.
Assault victims
Victims of assault recorded by police, per 100,000 residents (ABS Recorded Crime – Victims).
Victoria does not publish assault figures. Recording practices differ between state police forces, and much assault, including family violence, is never reported.
People proceeded against by police
People aged 10 and over whom police charged or dealt with in another way, for any offence, per 100,000 residents aged 10 and over.
Counts offenders, not crimes, so it reflects police activity as well as crime. Age rules changed recently in the Northern Territory and the ACT.
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Australia has no national police statistics on hate crime that can be compared between states, so we don't show one.
The ABS does not publish one total of recorded crime per state, so we show assault victims and offenders instead.
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Sources
- Australian Bureau of Statistics – Census 2021, G01 Selected person characteristics, states and territories (ABS Data API)
- ABS – Recorded Crime – Victims, 2025, table 10 victimisation rates (released 3 Sep 2026)
- ABS – Recorded Crime – Offenders, 2024–25, table 6 (released 18 Mar 2026)
Map outlines: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Checked 20 October 2026. Figures marked “calculated” are one official count divided by an official population; nothing here is estimated or scored by PassPeers.