4102.0 - Australian Social Trends, 2006

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National and State Summary Tables

POPULATION: NATIONAL SUMMARY(a)


COMPOSITION

		Units	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005

1	Total population	'000	18 072	18 311	18 518	18 711	18 926	19 153	19 413	19 641	19 873	r20 092	p20 329
2	Male population	'000	8 994	9 108	9 203	9 295	9 397	9 505	9 631	9 753	9 873	r9 991	p10 111
3	Female population	'000	9 078	9 203	9 314	9 417	9 529	9 648	9 783	9 888	9 999	r10 101	p10 218
4	Indigenous population(b)	'000	405.0	414.4	423.4	432.2	441.1	449.9	458.5	466.9	475.4	484.0	492.7
5	Born overseas(c)	%	23.0	23.3	23.3	23.2	23.1	23.0	23.1	23.2	23.4	23.6	p23.8
6	Born in United Kingdom	%	6.8(d)	6.4	6.2	6.1	6.0	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	p5.6
7	Born in Europe	%	13.3(e)	13.2	13.0	12.8	12.5	12.3	12.0	11.9	11.7	11.6	p11.4
8	Born in East, Central or Southern Asia	%	4.9(f)	5.1	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.7	5.8	6.0	p6.2
9	Population living in capital cities	%	r63.6	r63.7	63.6	63.7	63.7	r63.7	63.7	63.8	63.8	63.8	p63.7
10	Population aged 0–14 years	%	21.5	21.4	21.2	21.0	20.9	20.7	20.5	20.3	20.0	19.8	p19.6
11	Population aged 15–64	%	66.6	66.6	66.7	66.7	66.8	66.9	66.9	67.0	67.2	r67.2	p67.3
12	Population aged 65 and over	%	11.9	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.3	12.4	12.5	12.7	12.8	13.0	p13.1
13	Population aged 80 and over	%	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.4	p3.5
14	Median age of total population	years	33.7	34.0	34.4	34.8	35.1	35.4	35.7	36.0	36.2	36.4	p36.6
15	Median age of Indigenous population(b)	years	r20.5	r20.5	r20.5	r20.5	r20.4	r20.4	20.5	20.6	20.7	20.8	21.0
16	Sex ratio of population aged 0–64	ratio	102.5	102.4	102.2	102.0	101.8	101.7	101.5	101.7	101.8	r101.9	p101.9
17	Sex ratio of population aged 65 and over	ratio	76.7	77.1	77.5	77.9	78.4	78.7	79.2	79.8	80.4	81.0	p81.6

POPULATION GROWTH

		Units	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005

18	Total population growth	'000	217.0	239.0	206.9	193.7	214.6	227.5	259.9	227.7	231.7	r218.9	p237.1
19	Births(g)	'000	258.2	250.4	253.7	249.1	250.0	249.3	247.5	247.4	247.4	r252.1	p257.9
20	Deaths(g)	'000	126.2	126.4	127.3	129.3	128.3	128.4	128.9	130.3	132.2	r133.2	p130.9
21	Natural increase	'000	132.0	124.0	126.4	119.9	121.7	120.9	118.6	117.2	115.2	r118.9	p127.0
22	Net overseas migration	'000	80.1	104.1	87.1	79.2	96.5	107.3	135.7	110.6	116.5	r100.0	p110.1
24	Population growth rate	%	1.22	1.32	1.13	1.05	1.15	1.20	1.36	1.17	1.18	r1.10	p1.18
25	Net overseas migration to total growth	%	36.9	43.6	42.1	40.9	45.0	47.1	52.2	48.5	50.3	r45.7	p46.4

MIGRATION

		Units	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005

27	Total settler arrivals(h)	'000	87.4	99.1	85.8	77.3	84.1	92.3	107.4	88.9	93.9	111.6	123.4
28	Skilled settler arrivals	%	23.1	20.2	23.0	33.6	33.2	35.1	33.3	40.5	41.0	46.2	43.0
29	Family settler arrivals	%	42.4	46.9	42.6	27.3	25.6	21.6	18.8	26.3	29.9	26.5	26.9
30	Humanitarian settler arrivals	%	15.6	13.9	11.5	11.4	10.4	7.9	7.1	7.6	10.2	9.3	10.7

PROJECTIONS — SERIES B

		Units	2006	2011	2016	2021	2026	2031	2036	2041	2046	2051	2101

31	Total population	'000	r20 555	r21 699	r22 808	r23 871	r24 873	r25 773	r26 536	r27 169	r27 704	r28 170	r30 595
32	Population aged 0–14 years	%	r19.3	r18.3	r17.5	r16.9	r16.5	r16.1	r15.8	r15.5	r15.2	r15.1	r14.8
33	Population aged 15–64	%	r67.4	r67.1	r65.7	r64.3	r62.8	r61.5	r60.5	r59.9	r59.6	r59.1	r57.8
34	Population aged 65 and over	%	r13.3	r14.6	r16.8	r18.7	r20.7	r22.4	r23.7	r24.6	r25.2	r25.8	r27.4
35	Population aged 80 and over	%	r3.6	r4.1	r4.4	r4.9	r5.7	r6.9	r7.9	r8.8	r9.5	r10.0	r11.0
36	Median age of total population	years	r37.0	r38.5	r39.6	r40.7	r41.8	r42.8	r43.7	r44.4	r44.9	r45.2	r46.1
37	Population living in capital cities	%	r63.8	r63.9	r64.1	r64.3	r64.4	r64.7	r64.9	r65.2	r65.4	r65.7	n.a.

(a) Includes Other Territories. (b) Based on 2001 Census data. From 2002, figures are low series population projections. (c) Includes country of birth not stated. (d) Prior to 1996 data was based on the ASCCSS classification and grouped United Kingdom and Ireland together. (e) Prior to 1996 data was based on the ASCCSS classification and grouped the former USSR with Europe. (f) Prior to 1996 data was based on the ASCCSS classification and did not include central Asia. (g) Year of occurrence basis. (h) Total settler arrivals includes special eligibility and non-program migration in addition to family, skilled and humanitarian migration. Reference periods: Data for indicators 1–17 and 31–37 are at 30 June. Data for indicators 18–30 are for the financial year ending 30 June.

POPULATION: STATE SUMMARY


COMPOSITION

		Units	Years	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.(a)

1	Total population	'000	2005p	6 774	5 022	3 964	1 542	2 010	485	203	325	p20 329
2	Male population	'000	2005p	3 370	2 479	1 982	764	1 008	239	107	161	p10 111
3	Female population	'000	2005p	3 405	2 543	1 982	778	1 002	246	96	164	p10 218
4	Indigenous population(b)	'000	2005	143.8	30.3	136.8	27.6	70.9	18.3	60.4	4.3	492.7
5	Born overseas(c)(d)	%	2001	24.8	24.6	18.0	21.2	28.5	10.8	16.1	22.9	23.1
6	Born in United Kingdom(c)	%	2001	4.6	4.7	5.3	8.9	11.6	5.0	3.9	5.8	5.8
7	Born in Europe(c)	%	2001	10.7	13.7	8.7	16.0	17.4	7.7	7.4	12.4	12.0
8	Born in East, Central or Southern Asia(c)	%	2001	7.4	6.3	2.9	2.9	5.4	1.1	4.4	5.8	5.5
9	Population living in capital cities	%	2005p	62.8	72.4	45.7	73.2	73.5	42.0	54.9	99.9	63.7
10	Population aged 0–14 years	%	2005p	19.5	19.1	20.4	18.4	19.9	19.9	24.9	19.2	19.6
11	Population aged 15–64	%	2005p	66.9	67.4	67.5	66.4	68.3	65.6	70.5	71.2	67.3
12	Population aged 65 and over	%	2005p	13.7	13.5	12.1	15.2	11.8	14.5	4.6	9.6	13.1
13	Population aged 80 and over	%	2005p	3.7	3.7	3.1	4.4	3.0	3.8	0.8	2.4	3.5
14	Median age of total population	years	2005p	36.8	36.8	35.9	38.8	36.2	38.7	30.9	34.5	36.6
15	Median age of Indigenous population(b)	years	2005	20.6	21.5	20.5	21.4	21.2	20.2	22.6	21.0	21.0
16	Sex ratio of population aged 0–64	ratio	2005p	102.2	100.6	102.1	102.3	103.1	100.4	110.7	100.0	p101.9
17	Sex ratio of population aged 65 and over	ratio	2005p	80.9	79.7	85.9	78.4	83.5	81.5	117.8	81.0	p81.6

POPULATION GROWTH

		Units	Years	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.(a)

18	Total population growth	'000	2004–05p	53.5	59.4	75.9	9.3	32.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	237.1
19	Births	'000	2004–05p	88.1	61.9	51.6	17.4	25.2	6.0	3.5	4.3	257.9
20	Deaths	'000	2004–05p	45.7	32.5	24.3	11.3	11.1	3.8	0.9	1.4	130.9
21	Natural increase	'000	2004–05p	42.5	29.4	27.3	6.1	14.1	2.2	2.6	2.9	127.0
22	Net overseas migration	'000	2004–05p	36.7	32.3	17.1	6.7	16.5	0.7	0.4	-0.3	110.1
23	Net interstate migration	'000	2004–05p	-25.7	-2.4	31.5	-3.5	1.5	0.2	—	-1.6	. .
24	Population growth rate	%	2004–05p	0.80	1.20	1.95	0.61	1.62	0.63	1.48	0.32	1.18
26	Net interstate migration rate	%	2004–05p	-0.38	-0.05	0.81	-0.23	0.07	—	—	-0.50	. .

PROJECTIONS — SERIES B

		Units	Years	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.

31	Total population	'000	2051	r8 743	r6 574	r6 899	r1 581	r3 165	r453	r350	r402	r28 170
32	Population aged 0–14 years	%	2051	r15.3	r14.6	r15.3	r13.8	r14.9	r14.8	r21.5	r15.3	r15.1
33	Population aged 15–64	%	2051	r59.0	r59.1	r59.4	r56.3	r59.5	r53.9	r66.9	r61.9	r59.1
34	Population aged 65 and over	%	2051	r25.7	r26.3	r25.4	r29.9	r25.6	r31.3	r11.6	r22.8	r25.8
35	Population aged 80 and over	%	2051	r9.9	r10.3	r9.4	r12.4	r9.9	r12.9	r2.9	r9.0	r10.0
36	Median age of total population	years	2051	r44.9	r45.5	r45.2	r48.5	r45.3	r49.8	r35.0	r42.4	r45.2
37	Population living in capital cities	%	2051	r64.2	r76.7	r48.6	r76.2	r77.5	r48.5	r66.4	n.a.	r65.7

(a) Includes Other Territories. (b) Low series population projections based on 2001 Census data. (c) State and territory data only available in census years. (d) Includes country of birth not stated. Reference periods: Data for indicators 1–17 and 31–37 are at 30 June. Data for indicators 18–30 are for the financial year ending 30 June.