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GeoQ 12 – Population Change: Growth and Decline |
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TASK:
1. What is the study of population called?
2. The diagram below shows the components of population change. Insert the words provided below in the appropriate boxes on the diagram.
Births / Deaths / Immigration / Emigration
Populations change through natural increase (difference between births and deaths) and net overseas migration (difference between immigration and emigration). These values may be either positive or negative.
3. On the diagram above draw a circle around the zone representing natural increase.
4. For your own State or Territory, where do you expect there to be:
- Highest natural increase in population
- Lowest natural increase in population
5. Data is provided below about natural increase in Local Government Areas in Australia's States and Territories in 2009. Choose a State or Territory.
a. Mark areas shown in the table below on a map of your chosen State or Territory. Show the highest increases in red and the lowest in yellow.
b. From your map describe the pattern of natural increase in the State or Territory.
c. How do communities plan for population increase and decline?
DATA:
 | LGAs with the Highest Natural Increase in Population,
2009 | LGAs with the Lowest Natural Increase in Population,
2009 |
NEW SOUTH WALES
153 LGAs
ERP 7,134,421 |
| Blacktown (C) | 3,755 |
| Liverpool (C) | 2,067 |
| Penrith (C) | 1,963 |
| Parramatta (C) | 1,702 |
| Bankstown (C) | 1,676 |
| Sutherland Shire (A) | 1,647 |
| Canterbury (C) | 1,642 |
| Fairfield (C) | 1,555 |
| Campbelltown (C) | 1,481 |
| The Hills Shire (A) | 1,323 |
|
| Eurobodalla (A) | -216 |
| Great Lakes (A) | -105 |
| Shoalhaven (C) | -80 |
| Port Macquarie-Hastings (A) | -60 |
| Nambucca (A) | -28 |
| Gloucester (A) | -14 |
| Cootamundra (A) | -9 |
| Bombala (A) | -7 |
| Wakool (A) | -7 |
| Corowa Shire (A) | -6 |
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VICTORIA
80 LGAs
ERP 5,443,228 |
| Casey (C) | 2,837 |
| Wyndham (C) | 2,193 |
| Hume (C) | 2,033 |
| Brimbank (C) | 1,610 |
| Melton (S) | 1,558 |
| Whittlesea (C) | 1,464 |
| Greater Dandenong (C) | 1,202 |
| Moreland (C) | 1,138 |
| Yarra Ranges (S) | 1,114 |
| Darebin (C) | 1,059 |
|
| Mount Alexander (S) | -45 |
| Central Goldfields (S) | -30 |
| Hindmarsh (S) | -30 |
| Ararat (RC) | -29 |
| Buloke (S) | -28 |
| Queenscliffe (B) | -26 |
| Northern Grampians (S) | -21 |
| Gannawarra (S) | -17 |
| Bass Coast (S) | -15 |
| Towong (S) | -10 |
|
QUEENSLAND
74 LGAs
ERP 4,425,103 |
| Brisbane (C) | 9,283 |
| Logan (C) | 3,956 |
| Gold Coast (C) | 3,813 |
| Moreton Bay (R) | 3,684 |
| Ipswich (C) | 2,399 |
| Townsville (C) | 2,031 |
| Cairns (R) | 1,931 |
| Sunshine Coast (R) | 1,649 |
| Toowoomba (R) | 1,243 |
| Mackay (R) | 1,126 |
|
| McKinlay (S) | -1 |
| Mapoon (S) | 0 |
| Wujal Wujal (S) | 0 |
| Winton (S) | 4 |
| Bulloo (S) | 5 |
| Croydon (S) | 5 |
| Diamantina (S) | 5 |
| Boulia (S) | 6 |
| Pormpuraaw (S) | 7 |
| Richmond (S) | 7 |
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SOUTH
AUSTRALIA
71 LGAs
ERP 1,623,590 |
| Salisbury (C) | 1,120 |
| Onkaparinga (C) | 1,010 |
| Playford (C) | 861 |
| Tea Tree Gully (C) | 605 |
| Port Adelaide Enfield (C) | 489 |
| Marion (C) | 312 |
| Charles Sturt (C) | 272 |
| Mount Barker (DC) | 231 |
| Mitcham (C) | 211 |
| Campbelltown (C) | 196 |
|
| Holdfast Bay (C) | -82 |
| Yorke Peninsula (DC) | -43 |
| Victor Harbor (C) | -38 |
| Burnside (C) | -36 |
| Walkerville (M) | -31 |
| Barunga West (DC) | -21 |
| Northern Areas (DC) | -6 |
| Unley (C) | -5 |
| Copper Coast (DC) | -4 |
| Flinders Ranges (DC) | -4 |
|
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
139 LGAs
ERP 2,245,057 |
| Geraldton-Greenough (C) | 1,988 |
| Serpentine-Jarrahdale (S) | 1,516 |
| Capel (S) | 1,196 |
| Williams (S) | 1,157 |
| Kondinin (S) | 1,145 |
| Cue (S) | 1,047 |
| East Pilbara (S) | 998 |
| Beverley (S) | 569 |
| Nannup (S) | 565 |
| Perenjori (S) | 487 |
|
| East Fremantle (T) | -4 |
| Halls Creek (S) | -3 |
| Cottesloe (T) | -2 |
| Donnybrook-Balingup (S) | 0 |
| Carnarvon (S) | 0 |
| Cambridge (T) | 0 |
| Mandurah (C) | 0 |
| Vincent (T) | 0 |
| Bayswater (C) | 0 |
| Canning (C) | 0 |
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TASMANIA
29 LGAs
ERP 503,292 |
| Launceston (C) | 328 |
| Glenorchy (C) | 259 |
| Clarence (C) | 253 |
| Brighton (M) | 250 |
| Kingborough (M) | 196 |
| Burnie (C) | 116 |
| Sorell (M) | 113 |
| Meander Valley (M) | 92 |
| Hobart (C) | 85 |
| Huon Valley (M) | 76 |
|
| Glamorgan/Spring Bay (M) | -4 |
| King Island (M) | -3 |
| Break O'Day (M) | -1 |
| Tasman (M) | 4 |
| Flinders (M) | 7 |
| Central Highlands (M) | 12 |
| Waratah/Wynyard (M) | 16 |
| Dorset (M) | 26 |
| Northern Midlands (M) | 31 |
| Latrobe (M) | 45 |
|
NORTHERN
TERRITORY
17 LGAs
ERP 225,938 |
| Darwin (C) | 790 |
| Palmerston (C) | 485 |
| Alice Springs (T) | 378 |
| Litchfield (S) | 200 |
| Katherine (T) | 165 |
| East Arnhem (S) | 143 |
| Unincorporated NT | 140 |
| Roper Gulf (S) | 109 |
| Victoria-Daly (S) | 107 |
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| Wagait (S) | 0 |
| Belyuen (S) | 3 |
| Coomalie (S) | 8 |
| Tiwi Islands (S) | 39 |
| Central Desert (S) | 59 |
| MacDonnell (S) | 71 |
| Barkly (S) | 93 |
| West Arnhem (S) | 97 |
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ACT | No data provided |
Source: Births cat. no.3301.0, 2009 and Deaths cat. no.3302.0, 2009 available at www.abs.gov.au
Areas (A), Aboriginal Councils (AC), Boroughs (B), Cities (C), District Councils (DC), Estimated Resident Population (ERP), Local Government Area (LGA), Municipalities/Municipal Councils (M), Regional Councils (R), Rural Cities (RC), Regional Councils (RegC), Shires (S), Towns (T)
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