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Tasmanian Key Indicators - Population
POPULATION
 | Source | Tas. value | Aust. value |
|
| Sep Qtr 2006 | | | |
| Estimated resident population | | p489,637 | p20,674,445 |
| Net interstate migration | | -147 | .. |
| Net overseas migration | | p218 | p37,350 |
| Population growth rate (%) | | p0.14 | p0.33 |
| | | |
| At 30 Jun 2006 | | | |
| Population aged 0-14 years (%) | | p19.7 | p19.3 |
| Population aged 15-64 years (%) | | p65.6 | p67.4 |
| Population aged 65 and over (%) | | p14.7 | p13.3 |
| Population aged 85 years and over (%) | | p1.8 | p1.6 |
| Median age of population (years) | | p39.0 | p36.9 |
| | | |
| 2005 | | | |
| Life expectancy at birth - males (years) | | 77.2 | 78.5 |
| Life expectancy at birth - females (years) | | 82.1 | 83.3 |
| Fertility rate (children per female) | | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| | | |
| At 30 Jun 2001 | | | |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population as proportion of total population (%) | | 3.7(a) | 2.4(a) |
| Population born overseas (%) | | 10.8 | 23.1 |
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p preliminary figure or series subject to revision
.. not applicable
(a) Figure based on experimental estimates and projections.
More Detailed Source Information
Australian Demographic Statistics (cat. no. 3101.0)
Population by Age and Sex, Australian States and Territories (cat. no. 3201.0)
Deaths, Australia (cat. no. 3302.0)
Births, Australia (cat. no. 3301.0)
Experimental Estimates and Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 1991 to 2009 (cat. no. 3238.0)
Migration, Australia (cat. no. 3412.0)
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