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The following table shows estimated resident population, at 30 June, for each of Tasmania's municipalities for 2001, 2002 and 2003 as well as the average annual increase over the period.

Note: These figures have subsequently been revised at the state level, but the updated figures are not available at the regional level.

POPULATION IN MUNICIPALITIES, Tasmania - at 30 June
		Estimated resident population				Average annual change(a)
		2001	p 2002	p 2003		p 2001-02	p2002-03
Local government area		no.	no.	no.		%	%
Greater Hobart-Southern
	Brighton	12,915	12,966	13,070		0.39	0.80
	Central Highlands	2,316	2,306	2,341		-0.43	1.52
	Clarence	49,594	49,647	49,861		0.11	0.43
	Derwent Valley	9,373	9,317	9,402		-0.60	0.91
	Glamorgan/Spring Bay	3,989	3,987	4,071		-0.05	2.11
	Glenorchy	44,003	44,124	44,577		0.27	1.03
	Hobart	47,446	47,478	48,069		0.07	1.24
	Huon Valley	13,846	13,979	14,080		0.96	0.72
	Kingborough	29,379	29,712	30,327		1.13	2.07
	Sorell	11,004	11,075	11,155		0.65	0.72
	Southern Midlands	5,730	5,736	5,742		1.10	0.10
	Tasman	2,259	2,249	2,199		-0.44	-2.22
	Total	231,854	232,576	234,894		0.31	1.00
Northern
	Break O'Day	5,781	5,849	5,938		1.18	1.52
	Dorset	7,339	7,322	7,254		-0.23	-0.93
	Flinders	887	868	875		-2.14	0.81
	George Town	6,491	6,482	6,680		-0.14	3.05
	Launceston	62,335	62,582	63,337		0.40	1.21
	Meander Valley	18,066	18,164	18,275		0.54	0.61
	Northern Midlands	11,926	11,957	12,035		0.26	0.65
	West Tamar	20,290	20,420	20,673		0.64	1.24
	Total	133,115	133,644	135,067		0.40	1.06
Mersey-Lyell
	Burnie	18,886	18,827	19,029		-0.31	1.07
	Central Coast	21,029	20,913	21,032		-0.55	0.57
	Circular Head	8,047	7,999	8,086		-0.60	1.09
	Devonport	24,257	24,201	24,567		-0.23	1.51
	Kentish	5,499	5,500	5,533		0.02	0.60
	King Island	1,724	1,689	1,677		-2.03	-0.71
	Latrobe	8,241	8,347	8,518		1.29	2.05
	Waratah/Wynyard	13,627	13,564	13,485		-0.46	-0.58
	West Coast	5,516	5,352	5,189		-2.97	-3.05
	Total	106,826	106,392	107,116		-0.41	0.68
Tasmania		471,795	472,612	477,077		0.17	0.94
p preliminary figures or series subject to revision (a) Data 12 months ended, at 30 June. Source: Regional Population Growth, Australia and New Zealand (cat. no. 3218.0).

POPULATION IN STATISTICAL SUBDIVISIONS, Tasmania - at 30 June
	Estimated resident population				Average annual change
	2001	p 2002	p 2003		p 2001-02	p2002-03
Statistical subdivision	no.	no.	no.		%	%
Greater Hobart	197,282	197,878	199,878		0.30	1.01
Southern	34,572	34,698	35,016		0.36	0.92
Greater Launceston	98,526	99,134	100,587		0.62	1.47
Central North	20,582	20,471	20,413		-0.54	-0.28
North Eastern	14,007	14,039	14,067		0.23	0.20
Burnie-Devonport	77,480	77,366	78,171		-0.15	1.04
North Western Rural	23,830	23,674	23,756		-0.65	0.35
Lyell	5,516	5,352	5,189		-2.97	-3.05
Tasmania	471,795	472,612	477,077		0.17	0.94
p preliminary figures or series subject to revision Source: Regional Population Growth, Australia and New Zealand (cat. no. 3218.0).