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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 | 1999 | 6,412 | 4,712 | 3,512 | 1,493 | 1 ,861 | 470 | 193 | 310 | 18,967 |
| Male population | '000 | 1999 | 3,187 | 2,330 | 1,758 | 738 | 937 | 232 | 102 | 155 | 9,440 |
| Female population | '000 | 1999 | 3,225 | 2,382 | 1,754 | 755 | 924 | 239 | 91 | 156 | 9,526 |
| Indigenous population(a) | '000 | 1999 | 116.7 | 23.8 | 113.1 | 23.4 | 59.4 | 16.1 | 54.6 | 3.4 | 410.6 |
| 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 | % | 1999 | 63.0 | 72.5 | 45.6 | 73.2 | 73.3 | 41.3 | 45.7 | 99.9 | 63.8 |
| Population aged 0-14 years | % | 1999 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 21.3 | 19.7 | 21.4 | 21.3 | 26.2 | 21.0 | 20.7 |
| Population aged 15-64 years | % | 1999 | 66.7 | 67.2 | 67.3 | 66.0 | 68.1 | 65.3 | 70.4 | 71.0 | 67.1 |
| Population aged 65 years and over | % | 1999 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 10.5 | 13.4 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 12.2 |
| Population aged 80 years and over | % | 1999 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| Median age of total population | years | 1999 | 35.3 | 35.1 | 34.3 | 36.2 | 33.9 | 36.1 | 28.6 | 32.4 | 34.9 |
| Sex ratio of population aged 0-64 years | ratio | 1999 | 102.4 | 101.3 | 102.9 | 101.8 | 104.2 | 100.6 | 112.4 | 101.5 | 102.4 |
| Sex ratio of population aged 65 years and over | ratio | 1999 | 77.5 | 76.8 | 81.6 | 76.8 | 80.2 | 77.1 | 107.5 | 77.9 | 78.3 |
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POPULATION GROWTH |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Population growth | '000 | 1998-99 | 78.2 | 57.2 | 58.9 | 6.7 | 31.9 | -1.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 236.4 |
| Births | '000 | 1998-99 | 84.3 | 59.0 | 47.0 | 18.3 | 25.0 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 247.7 |
| Deaths | '000 | 1998-99 | 45.2 | 32.8 | 22.4 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 128.6 |
| Natural increase | '000 | 1998-99 | 39.1 | 26.2 | 24.5 | 6.6 | 14.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 119.1 |
| Net overseas migration | '000 | 1998-99 | 53.4 | 27.0 | 17.1 | 2.9 | 15.9 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 117.3 |
| Net interstate migration | '000 | 1998-99 | -14.3 | 4.0 | 17.2 | -2.9 | 1.8 | -3.7 | -0.9 | -1.2 | . . |
| Population growth rate | % | 1998-99 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.70 | 0.45 | 1.74 | -0.31 | 1.55 | 0.69 | 1.26 |
| Net interstate migration rate | % | 1998-99 | -0.23 | 0.09 | 0.50 | -0.19 | 0.10 | -0.78 | -0.49 | -0.39 | . . |
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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 years | % | 2051 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 16.1 | 14.0 | 16.2 | 13.9 | 21.8 | 16.1 | 15.6 |
| Population aged 15-64 years | % | 2051 | 59.8 | 59.4 | 61.0 | 57.1 | 61.6 | 54.2 | 68.7 | 63.0 | 60.2 |
| Population aged 65 years and over | % | 2051 | 24.6 | 25.8 | 23.0 | 28.9 | 22.2 | 31.9 | 9.6 | 20.9 | 24.2 |
| Population aged 80 years 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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(a) Population projections.
(b) Capital city/balance of Territory projections were not generated for the ACT.
Reference periods:Population composition and projection figures are at 30 June.
Growth figures are for the year ended 30 June.
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