The fastest growing areas in South Australia have been revealed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The statistics, released yesterday, showed South Australia had the second-lowest population growth rate (0.9 per cent) of all states and territories after Tasmania (0.3 per cent).

The ABS data shows that at June 2014, South Australia had an estimated resident population of 1.69 million, with 77 per cent, or 1.3 million, living in greater Adelaide.

In the year to 2014, SA’s population increased  by 15,200 people.

All but one of the top 20 ABS statistical areas for population growth – which commonly cover more than one suburb – were in greater Adelaide.

The coastal area of Seaford had the largest growth (up by 750 people), followed by Munno Para West-Angle Vale (690), Pooraka and Northgate-Oakden-Gilles Plains.

The fastest growing areas were Munno Para West-Angle Vale (up by 7.5 per cent), Seaford (3.6 per cent) and Mount Barker (3.5 per cent).

Small population decreases were seen in just over 10 per cent of the statistical areas within the greater Adelaide area.

Happy Valley had the largest fall, followed by Uraidla-Summertown.

Outside of greater Adelaide, the Fleurieu-Kangaroo Island area had the largest and fastest population increase, followed by the Barossa, Eyre Peninsula and the South West.

The Mid North had the largest decrease in population in regional SA.

The ABS also released statistics on population density, showing again that some of Adelaide’s most desirable areas also have the highest density.

The most densely populated statistical areas were Unley-Parkside (3,000 persons per sq km) and Glenelg (2,900).

The next most dense areas were Prospect and Nailsworth-Broadview in the inner north, and Norwood.

The largest increases in density between 2013 and 2014 were in Northgate-Oakden-Gilles Plains, Davoren Park, Flinders Park and Woodville-Cheltenham.

The biggest decreases in density were in Happy Valley and Hackham West-Huntfield Heights.