What is the population of the kangaroo?

There are millions of kangaroos in Australia. They are a very common sight in the outback, bushland and even the fringes of some settlements. There are, in fact, more now than there were prior to European settlement in Australia. In 1996, it was estimated that there were 10 million Eastern Grey kangaroos, 10 million Red kangaroos and 3 million Western Grey kangaroos. These figures do not take into account all the smaller members of the kangaroo family, including wallaroos, wallabies, pademelons right down to the tiny desert-dwelling musky rat kangaroos.