1304.6 - Tasmanian Key Indicators, Apr 2010  
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Image: PopulationPOPULATION
Source
Tas. value
Aust. value
Sep Qtr 2009
Estimated resident population (no.)
p504 441
p22 065 671
Net interstate migration (no.)
p9
..
Net overseas migration (no.)
p499
p72 280
Population change since previous year
p1.0%
p2.1%
At 30 Jun 2009
Proportion of population aged 0-14 years
p19.4%
p19.1%
Proportion of population aged 15-64 years
p65.3%
p67.5%
Proportion of population aged 65 and over
p15.3%
p13.3%
Proportion of population aged 85 years and over
p1.9%
p1.7%
Median age of population (years)
p39.6
p36.9
2008-09
Fertility rate (children per female)
p2.2
p2.0
2006-2008
Life expectancy at birth - males (years)
77.7
79.2
Life expectancy at birth - females (years)
82.3
83.7
At 8 Aug 2006 (Census night)
Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population(a)
3.5%
2.3%
At 30 Jun 2006
Proportion of population born overseas(a)
11.5%
24.6%
p preliminary figure or series subject to revision
.. not applicable
(a) Based on place of usual residence.

More Detailed Source Information
2006 Census QuickStats: Tasmania
Australian Demographic Statistics (ABS cat. no. 3101.0)
Deaths, Australia (ABS cat. no. 3302.0)
For further information about Census QuickStats see: https://www.abs.gov.au/census.
Migration, Australia (ABS cat. no. 3412.0)
Population by Age and Sex, Australian States and Territories (ABS cat. no. 3201.0)