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From 2004 to 2005, there was an increase of 8.6% in the number of births in Tasmania. This increase came after an increase of 1.0% in the number of births between 2003 to 2004.

Between 2001 and 2005, the Greater Hobart-Southern Region recorded an increase in the number of births, 1.3%. The Northern Region recorded a decrease in the number of births of -8.9%, followed by the Mersey-Lyell Region, -2.5%.

Between 2001 and 2005, the Central Highlands Local Government Area recorded the largest percentage increase in the number of births, 73.9% (from 23 births to 40), followed by Dorset, 14.6%; Kingborough, 14.1%; and Burnie, 12.4%. The Break O'Day Local Government Area recorded the largest decrease in births over this period, 29.3% (from 82 births to 58).

Note: Figures are revised at the state level and preliminary at the regional level.

	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Statistical division/local government area	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.
Greater Hobart-Southern
Brighton	260	282	256	261	282
Central Highlands	23	28	27	27	40
Clarence	652	581	581	573	659
Derwent Valley	116	144	127	116	130
Glamorgan/Spring Bay	48	47	52	45	38
Glenorchy	645	577	547	530	656
Hobart	581	486	512	495	556
Huon Valley	217	200	174	171	201
Kingborough	377	380	374	395	430
Sorell	188	178	142	159	159
Southern Midlands	69	87	85	62	68
Tasman	23	23	28	24	22
Total	3,199	3,013	2,905	2,858	3,241
Northern
Break O'Day	82	53	60	69	58
Dorset	82	92	70	91	94
Flinders	12	12	8	4	11
George Town	84	114	86	92	92
Launceston	903	802	772	806	801
Meander Valley	246	209	218	231	223
Northern Midlands	160	123	139	133	151
West Tamar	246	231	218	232	224
Total	1,815	1,636	1,571	1,658	1,654
Mersey-Lyell
Burnie	218	274	240	271	245
Central Coast	259	255	237	245	260
Circular Head	133	109	131	112	118
Devonport	334	302	274	276	321
Kentish	73	61	65	64	76
King Island	19	14	15	19	20
Latrobe	94	103	99	89	91
Waratah/Wynyard	171	142	124	129	155
West Coast	96	74	74	73	76
Total	1,397	1,334	1,259	1,278	1,362
Tasmania(a)	6,430	6,003	5,752	5,809	6,308