INTRODUCTION
1 This release contains estimates of the resident population (ERP) of Australia and the states and territories based on the results of the 2001 Census of Population and Housing, held on 7 August 2001.
2 Following the 1992 amendments to the Acts Interpretation Act to include the Indian Ocean Territories of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands as part of geographic Australia, population estimates commencing from September quarter 1993 include estimates for these two territories. To reflect this change, another category of the state and territory level has been created, known as Other Territories. Other Territories include Jervis Bay Territory, previously included with the Australian Capital Territory, as well as Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, previously excluded from population estimates for Australia.
METHOD OF ESTIMATION
3 Since 1971 Australia’s population estimates are compiled according to the place of usual residence of the population. An explanation of the place of usual residence conceptual basis for population estimates is given in Demographic Estimates and Projections: Concepts, Sources and Methods, in the ABS Statistical Concepts Library on this site.
4 The estimated resident population is an estimate of the Australian population obtained by adding to the estimated population at the beginning of each period the components of natural increase (on a usual residence basis) and net overseas migration. For the states and territories, account is also taken of estimated interstate movements involving a change of usual residence.
5 After each census, estimates for the preceding intercensal period are revised by incorporating an additional adjustment (intercensal discrepancy) to ensure that the total intercensal increase, based on components (births, deaths and migration) agrees with the difference between the estimated resident populations at the two respective census dates.
RELATED PRODUCTS
6 Other ABS products which may be of interest include:
AusStats - electronic data
Australian Demographic Statistics, cat. no. 3101.0
Australian Demographic Trends, cat. no. 3102.0
Australian Historical Population Statistics, cat. no. 3105.0.65.001
Births, Australia, cat. no. 3301.0
Deaths, Australia, cat. no. 3302.0
Demography, cat. no. 3311.1 - 8 - state and territory specific publications
Experimental Estimates of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population, cat. no. 3230.0
Experimental Projections of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population, 1996 to 2006, cat. no. 3231.0
Interstate Arrivals and Departures - Dataset
Marriages and Divorces, Australia, cat. no. 3310.0 - includes data on the marital status of the estimated resident population of Australia
Migration, Australia, cat. no. 3412.0 - includes data on the country of birth of the estimated resident population of Australia
Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, cat. no. 3401.0
Population by Age and Sex: Australian States and Territories, cat. no. 3201.0
Population Projections, Australia, cat. no. 3222.0
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS AVAILABLE
7 As well as the statistics included in this and related publications, the ABS may have other relevant data available on request. Inquiries should be made to the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070.
8 AusStats is a web based information service which provides the ABS full standard product range on-line. It also includes companion data in multidimensional datasets in SuperTABLE format, and time series spreadsheets.
9 Current publications and other products released by the ABS are listed in the Catalogue of Publications and Products, Australia (cat. no. 1101.0). The Catalogue is available from any ABS office or the ABS web site. The ABS also issues a daily Release Advice on the web site which details products to be released in the week ahead.
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