3101.0 - Australian Demographic Statistics, Mar 2012 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 27/09/2012   
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27/09/2012: A correction has been made to the Feature Article: Methodology used to produce preliminary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population Estimates. The 'Empirical Bayes Estimate and Standard Errors' table displayed the following figures:


Empirical Bayes Estimates and Standard Errors
EB Population Estimate
EB Undercount
SE
EB Undercount rate
SE
State
no.
no.
no.
%
%
New South Wales
205 762
33 147
5 599
16.11
2.72
Victoria
46 726
8 739
1 744
18.70
3.73
Queensland
187 223
31 402
4 990
16.77
2.67
South Australia
37 096
6 664
902
17.96
2.43
Western Australia
87 104
17 440
2 198
20.02
2.52
Tasmania
24 001
4 381
687
18.25
2.86
Northern Territory
68 346
11 561
1 532
16.91
2.24
Australian Capital Territory
6 068
884
195
14.57
3.21
Australia
662 326
114 218
11 812
17.24
1.78

It has now been corrected to display the figures below:


Empirical Bayes Estimates and Standard Errors
EB Population Estimate
EB Undercount
SE
EB Undercount rate
SE
State
no.
no.
no.
%
%
New South Wales
205 762
33 147
6 743
16.11
2.72
Victoria
46 726
8 739
2 115
18.70
3.73
Queensland
187 223
31 402
6 022
16.77
2.67
South Australia
37 096
6 664
1 092
17.96
2.43
Western Australia
87 104
17 440
2 673
20.02
2.52
Tasmania
24 001
4 381
832
18.25
2.86
Northern Territory
68 346
11 561
1 849
16.91
2.24
Australian Capital Territory
6 068
884
233
14.57
3.21
Australia
662 326
114 218
14 274
17.24
1.78

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