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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 | 2000 | 6,464 | 4,766 | 3,566 | 1,498 | 1,884 | 470 | 196 | 311 | 19,157 |
Male population | '000 | 2000 | 3,215 | 2,359 | 1,784 | 741 | 949 | 232 | 103 | 155 | 9,538 |
Female population | '000 | 2000 | 3,249 | 2,407 | 1,783 | 757 | 935 | 239 | 92 | 156 | 9,619 |
Indigenous population(a) | '000 | 2000 | 118.9 | 24.2 | 115.9 | 23.9 | 60.4 | 16.4 | 55.5 | 3.5 | 418.8 |
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 | % | 2000 | 63.2 | 72.7 | 45.6 | 73.2 | 73.3 | 41.3 | 46.1 | 99.9 | 63.9 |
Population aged 0-14 | % | 2000 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 21.1 | 19.5 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 26.0 | 20.6 | 20.5 |
Population aged 15-64 | % | 2000 | 66.8 | 67.4 | 67.4 | 66.1 | 68.2 | 65.4 | 70.5 | 71.1 | 67.2 |
Population aged 65 and over | % | 2000 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 14.5 | 10.7 | 13.6 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 12.3 |
Population aged 80 and over | % | 2000 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
Median age of total population | years | 2000 | 35.5 | 35.3 | 34.6 | 37.1 | 34.2 | 36.6 | 29.0 | 32.8 | 35.2 |
Median age of Indigenous population | years | 2000 | 19.8 | 21.0 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 20.8 | 20.2 |
Sex ratio of population 0-64 | ratio | 2000 | 102.5 | 101.5 | 102.7 | 101.8 | 104.3 | 100.4 | 112.3 | 101.3 | 102.4 |
Sex ratio of population aged 65 and over | ratio | 2000 | 77.8 | 77.2 | 81.8 | 77.0 | 80.6 | 77.5 | 108.7 | 78.9 | 78.6 |
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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 | 1999-2000 | 66.8 | 58.3 | 59.5 | 5.2 | 26.3 | -0.4 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 219.9 |
Births | '000 | 1999-2000 | 87.0 | 58.0 | 46.9 | 18.0 | 25.1 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 248.5 |
Deaths | '000 | 1999-2000 | 45.3 | 31.2 | 22.7 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 127.7 |
Natural increase | '000 | 1999-2000 | 41.7 | 26.8 | 24.2 | 6.5 | 14.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 120.8 |
Net overseas migration | '000 | 1999-2000 | 40.6 | 24.8 | 16.3 | 3.5 | 12.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 99.1 |
Net interstate migration | '000 | 1999-2000 | -15.6 | 6.7 | 19.0 | -4.8 | -0.7 | -3.0 | -0.9 | -0.8 | . . |
Population growth rate | % | 1999-2000 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
Net interstate migration rate | % | 1999-2000 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 | - | -0.6 | -0.5 | -0.3 | . . |
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PROJECTIONS - SERIES II(c) |
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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.
(c) Data are drawn from the most recent series of population projections, based on the 1999 estimated resident population, and therefore differ from those published previously.
Reference periods: Population composition and projection figures are at 30 June. Growth figures are for the year ended 30 June.
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