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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 | 2001 | 6,532 | 4,829 | 3,628 | 1,502 | 1,910 | 470 | 198 | 314 | 19,387 |
Male population | '000 | 2001 | 3,251 | 2,392 | 1,813 | 743 | 961 | 231 | 104 | 157 | 9,655 |
Female population | '000 | 2001 | 3,281 | 2,437 | 1,815 | 759 | 948 | 239 | 93 | 158 | 9,731 |
Indigenous population(a) | '000 | 2001 | 121.1 | 24.6 | 118.7 | 24.3 | 61.5 | 16.6 | 56.4 | 3.6 | 427.1 |
Overseas born population | % | 1996(b) | 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(b) | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 13.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
Born in Europe including former USSR | % | 1996(b) | 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(b) | 6.7 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
Population living in capital cities | % | 2001 | 63.4 | 72.9 | 45.7 | 73.2 | 73.3 | 41.3 | 54.4 | 99.9 | 64.1 |
Population aged 0-14 | % | 2001 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 20.9 | 19.2 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 25.9 | 20.4 | 20.2 |
Population aged 15-64 | % | 2001 | 67.0 | 67.5 | 67.5 | 66.2 | 68.5 | 65.5 | 70.5 | 71.1 | 67.4 |
Population aged 65 and over | % | 2001 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 14.6 | 10.8 | 13.8 | 3.6 | 8.5 | 12.4 |
Population aged 80 and over | % | 2001 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 3.0 |
Median age of total population | years | 2001 | 35.7 | 35.5 | 34.9 | 37.4 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 29.3 | 32.9 | 35.4 |
Median age of Indigenous population | years | 2001 | 19.8 | 20.9 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.3 | 21.7 | 21.0 | 20.3 |
Sex ratio of population aged 0-64 | ratio | 2001 | 102.6 | 101.6 | 102.5 | 101.9 | 104.2 | 100.1 | 112.1 | 101.4 | 102.5 |
Sex ratio of population aged 65 and over | ratio | 2001 | 78.1 | 77.7 | 82.4 | 77.3 | 81.1 | 77.7 | 106.6 | 79.4 | 79.0 |
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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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Total population growth | '000 | 2000-2001 | 70.0 | 62.2 | 61.0 | 5.0 | 26.1 | - | 2.1 | 3.2 | 229.5 |
Births | '000 | 2000-2001 | 86.3 | 58.6 | 47.7 | 17.4 | 24.4 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 248.7 |
Deaths | '000 | 2000-2001 | 45.7 | 32.0 | 22.8 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 128.9 |
Natural increase | '000 | 2000-2001 | 40.6 | 26.6 | 24.9 | 5.6 | 13.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 119.8 |
Net overseas migration | '000 | 2000-2001 | 46.1 | 27.6 | 16.4 | 3.6 | 14.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | - | 109.7 |
Net interstate migration | '000 | 2000-2001 | -16.7 | 7.9 | 19.7 | -4.2 | -2.7 | -2.6 | -1.7 | 0.3 | - |
Population growth rate | % | 2000-2001 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | - | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
Net interstate migration rate | % | 2000-2001 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.9 | 0.1 | - |
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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 | 8,248 | 5,547 | 6,101 | 1,411 | 3,038 | 319 | 370 | 372 | 25,409 |
Population aged 0-14 | % | 2051 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 14.8 | 12.8 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 20.5 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
Population aged 15-64 | % | 2051 | 59.3 | 58.7 | 60.5 | 56.0 | 60.6 | 53.5 | 69.3 | 62.3 | 59.6 |
Population aged 65 and over | % | 2051 | 26.3 | 27.8 | 24.7 | 31.1 | 24.3 | 34.0 | 10.3 | 23.3 | 26.1 |
Population aged 80 and over | % | 2051 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 12.2 | 8.5 | 13.2 | 2.1 | 8.4 | 9.4 |
Median age of total population | years | 2051 | 46.1 | 47.1 | 45.3 | 50.2 | 44.5 | 53.2 | 34.7 | 43.3 | 46.0 |
Population living in capital cities | % | 2051 | 71.0 | 79.2 | 46.9 | 78.1 | 73.5 | 45.8 | 52.0 | n.a. | 67.5 |
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(a) Population projections.
(b) Only available in census years.
Reference periods: Population composition and projection figures are at 30 June. Growth figures are for the year ended 30 June.
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