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State summary tables
COMPOSITION
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 | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Total population | '000 | 1998p | 6,342 | 4,661 | 3,456 | 1,487 | 1,831 | 472 | 190 | 308 | 18,751 |
| Male population | '000 | 1998p | 3,151 | 2,304 | 1,731 | 735 | 922 | 233 | 100 | 154 | 9,330 |
| Female population | '000 | 1998p | 3,191 | 2,357 | 1,726 | 752 | 910 | 239 | 90 | 155 | 9,421 |
| Indigenous population(a) | '000 | 1998 | 114.4 | 23.4 | 110.3 | 23.0 | 58.3 | 15.8 | 53.7 | 3.3 | 402.4 |
| Overseas-born population | % | 1996 | 24.5 | 25.1 | 17.7 | 22.3 | 29.3 | 10.8 | 16.8 | 23.7 | 23.3 |
| Born in the United Kingdom and Ireland | % | 1996 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 13.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Born in Europe and the former USSR | % | 1996 | 11.7 | 15.2 | 9.4 | 17.5 | 18.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 13.6 | 13.2 |
| Born in East and Southern Asia | % | 1996 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
| Population living in capital cities | % | 1998p | 62.9 | 72.3 | 45.6 | 73.2 | 73.3 | 41.3 | 45.6 | 99.9 | 63.7 |
| Population aged 0-14 | % | 1998p | 20.8 | 20.4 | 21.5 | 19.9 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 26.5 | 21.2 | 20.9 |
| Population aged 15-64 | % | 1998p | 66.5 | 67.0 | 67.2 | 65.8 | 67.9 | 65.2 | 70.1 | 71.0 | 66.9 |
| Population aged 65 and over | % | 1998p | 12.7 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 14.3 | 10.5 | 13.2 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 12.2 |
| Population aged 80 and over | % | 1998p | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
| Median age of total population | years | 1998p | 35.0 | 34.8 | 33.9 | 36.3 | 33.6 | 35.6 | 28.3 | 32.1 | 34.6 |
| Sex ratio of population aged 0-64 | ratio | 1998p | 102.3 | 101.3 | 103.0 | 101.9 | 104.1 | 100.7 | 111.7 | 101.2 | 102.4 |
| Sex ratio of population aged 65 and over | ratio | 1998p | 77.1 | 76.4 | 81.1 | 76.4 | 80.0 | 76.8 | 109.1 | 77.2 | 77.8 |
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(a) Population projections.
Reference periods: Population composition figures are at 30 June.
POPULATION GROWTH
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Population growth | '000 | 1997-98p | 68.8 | 55.7 | 59.3 | 7.6 | 33.5 | -1.6 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 226.8 |
| Births | '000 | 1997-98p | 85.1 | 61.1 | 46.9 | 18.0 | 24.5 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 249.2 |
| Deaths | '000 | 1997-98p | 45.4 | 32.3 | 22.5 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 128.6 |
| Natural increase | '000 | 1997-98p | 39.6 | 28.8 | 24.4 | 6.6 | 13.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 120.6 |
| Net overseas migration | '000 | 1997-98p | 42.7 | 25.6 | 16.9 | 4.3 | 15.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 106.2 |
| Net interstate migration | '000 | 1997-98p | -13.5 | 1.2 | 18.0 | -3.3 | 4.7 | -4.0 | -0.4 | -2.7 | . . |
| Population growth rate | % | 1997-98p | 1.10 | 1.21 | 1.74 | 0.51 | 1.86 | -0.34 | 1.65 | 0.13 | 1.22 |
| Net interstate migration rate | % | 1997-98p | -0.21 | 0.03 | 0.52 | -0.22 | 0.26 | -0.84 | -0.23 | -0.87 | . . |
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Reference periods: Growth figures are for the year ended 30 June.
PROJECTIONS - SERIES II
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Total population | '000 | 2051 | 7,861 | 5,242 | 6,203 | 1,400 | 3,098 | 310 | 440 | 387 | 24,945 |
| Population aged 0-14 | % | 2051 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 16.1 | 14.0 | 16.2 | 13.9 | 21.8 | 16.1 | 15.6 |
| Population aged 15-64 | % | 2051 | 59.8 | 59.4 | 61.0 | 57.1 | 61.6 | 54.2 | 68.7 | 63.0 | 60.2 |
| Population aged 65 and over | % | 2051 | 24.6 | 25.8 | 23.0 | 28.9 | 22.2 | 31.9 | 9.6 | 20.9 | 24.2 |
| Population aged 80 and over | % | 2051 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 11.0 | 7.4 | 12.2 | 1.9 | 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Median age of total population | years | 2051 | 44.5 | 45.3 | 43.4 | 48.0 | 42.6 | 51.0 | 33.9 | 40.6 | 44.1 |
| Population living in capital cities | % | 2051 | 67.0 | 77.9 | 47.1 | 75.7 | 74.3 | 40.5 | 53.5 | (b) | 65.7 |
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(b) Capital city/balance of Territory projections were not generated for the ACT.
Reference periods: Population projection figures are at 30 June.
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