1384.6 - Statistics - Tasmania, 2008

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Contents >> Historical tables >> Population - Population, Tasmania, 1820 to 2006

POPULATION, Tasmania

	Estimated population(a)
		Totals at 31 December
	Total at 30 June	Annual rate of increase of population(c)	Persons	Males	Females	Sex(b)

	no.	%	no.	no.	no.	ratio

1820	n.a.	8.00	5 500	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
1830	n.a.	11.35	24 279	18 108	6 171	293.4
1840	n.a.	2.75	45 999	32 040	13 959	229.5
1850	n.a.	1.37	68 870	44 229	24 641	179.5
1860	n.a.	5.12	89 821	49 653	40 168	123.6
1870(d)	n.a.	1.44	100 886	53 517	47 369	113.0
1880	n.a.	2.02	114 790	60 568	54 222	111.7
1890	n.a.	2.38	144 787	76 453	68 334	111.9
1900	n.a.	2.21	172 900	89 763	83 137	108.0
1910	189 807	0.79	193 803	98 866	94 937	104.1
1920	209 425	1.37	212 752	107 259	105 493	101.7
1925	213 991	0.70	219 364	110 172	109 192	100.9
1930	219 983	0.48	225 297	113 505	111 792	101.5
1935	228 988	0.63	233 423	118 124	115 299	102.5
1940	240 191	0.31	244 002	123 650	120 352	102.7
1945	248 633	1.37	250 280	125 854	124 426	101.1
1950	275 902	3.20	290 333	147 103	143 230	102.7
1960	343 910	1.31	355 969	180 511	175 458	102.9
1961(d)	350 340	0.76	353 258	178 864	174 394	102.6
1962	355 668	1.37	358 087	181 085	177 002	102.3
1963	360 727	1.32	362 799	183 330	179 469	102.2
1964	364 311	1.02	366 508	185 051	181 457	102.0
1965	367 905	0.85	369 608	186 483	183 125	101.8
1966(d)	371 436	1.00	373 309	188 180	185 129	101.6
1967	375 244	1.21	377 841	190 369	187 472	101.5
1968	379 649	1.38	383 055	192 871	190 184	101.4
1969	384 893	1.03	386 998	194 788	192 210	101.3
1970	387 720	0.84	390 253	196 363	193 890	101.3
1971(d)(e)	398 100	(f)n.a.	399 500	200 600	198 900	100.4
1972	400 300	0.60	401 900	201 600	200 300	100.6
1973	403 100	0.67	404 600	202 800	201 800	100.5
1974	406 200	1.04	408 800	204 600	204 200	100.2
1975	410 100	0.66	411 500	205 900	205 600	100.1
1976(d)	412 300	0.53	413 700	206 900	206 800	100.0
1977	415 000	0.68	416 500	208 300	208 300	100.0
1978	417 600	0.62	419 100	209 600	209 600	100.0
1979	420 800	0.74	422 200	210 700	211 600	99.6
1980	423 600	0.71	425 200	211 600	213 600	99.1
1981(d)	427 200	0.73	428 300	212 900	215 300	98.9
1982	429 800	0.63	431 000	214 200	216 800	98.8
1983	432 800	0.95	435 100	216 100	219 000	98.7
1984	437 800	1.15	440 100	218 400	221 700	98.5
1985	442 800	1.02	444 600	220 700	223 900	98.6
1986(d)	446 500	0.70	448 200	222 500	225 700	98.6
1987	449 200	0.62	449 800	223 100	226 700	98.4
1988	451 100	0.43	452 800	224 500	228 300	98.3
1989	455 300	0.91	458 400	227 400	231 000	98.4
1990	462 200	1.52	464 500	230 400	234 200	98.4
1991(d)	466 800	1.00	468 500	232 100	236 400	98.2
1992	469 800	0.65	471 000	233 200	237 800	98.1
1993	471 700	0.39	472 500	233 800	238 800	97.9
1994	472 900	0.27	473 400	234 000	239 400	97.7
1995	473 700	0.16	474 100	234 200	239 900	97.6
1996(d)	474 400	0.16	474 400	234 200	240 200	97.5
1997	473 600	-0.18	472 800	233 500	239 400	97.5
1998	472 000	-0.35	471 900	232 800	239 100	97.4
1999	471 400	-0.11	471 600	232 500	239 100	97.2
2000	471 400	—	471 400	232 300	239 100	97.2
2001(d)	471 800	0.21	472 300	232 700	239 500	97.2
2002r	472 800	1.03	474 900	234 000	240 900	97.1
2003r	477 700	1.07	480 800	237 000	243 800	97.2
2004r	482 800	0.74	484 700	239 000	245 700	97.3
2005r	486 400	0.73	488 500	240 900	247 600	97.3
2006p(d)	489 900	0.70	491 700	242 400	249 200	97.3

n.a. not available
p preliminary figure or series subject to revision
r revised (figures will be finalised in 2008)
— nil or rounded to zero
(a) Includes estimates of the Indigenous population from 1961 onwards.
(b) Number of males per 100 females.
(c) The rate of increase during the previous 12 months to 30 June or, in the years prior to 1936, the average (compound) rate of increase during the previous five years.
(d) Census year.
(e) Prior to 1971, estimates of the population were based on the number of people actually present in Australia. For 1971 onwards the concept of Estimated Resident Population was introduced, which is defined as the number of 'Australian residents' (i.e. people who usually reside in Australia).
(f) Not available due to change in series.