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ABOUT THESE STATISTICS
This publication provides population estimates for the states and territories at 31 December 2002. Additional details of these statistics will be published on 5 June 2003 in Australian Demographic Statistics, December Quarter, 2002 (cat. no. 3101.0).
ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION
The preliminary estimated resident population of Australia at December 2002 was 19,786,600 persons. The population increased by 255,100 persons since December 2001 and 59,100 persons since September 2002.
POPULATION GROWTH RATES
During the year ended December 2002 the Australian population grew by 1.3%. Excluding Other Territories, all states and territories, with the exception of the Northern Territory, had positive growth rates, the highest being for Queensland (2.4%) and the lowest for Tasmania (0.5%). The Northern Territory recorded a negative growth rate of 0.1% (or a small loss of 240 persons) in the 12 months ended December 2002.
TABLE 1. ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION AND GROWTH RATES(a) |
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New South Wales | 6,608,792 |  | 6,671,426 |  | 62,634 |  | 0.9 |
Victoria | 4,836,196 |  | 4,902,920 |  | 66,724 |  | 1.4 |
Queensland | 3,664,284 |  | 3,750,543 |  | 86,259 |  | 2.4 |
South Australia | 1,515,748 |  | 1,524,136 |  | 8,388 |  | 0.6 |
Western Australia | 1,913,850 |  | 1,940,485 |  | 26,635 |  | 1.4 |
Tasmania | 472,116 |  | 474,388 |  | 2,272 |  | 0.5 |
Northern Territory | 197,617 |  | 197,374 |  | -243 |  | -0.1 |
Australian Capital Territory | 320,275 |  | 322,680 |  | 2,405 |  | 0.8 |
Other Territories(b) | 2,586 |  | 2,618 |  | 32 |  | 1.2 |
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Australia | 19,531,464 |  | 19,786,570 |  | 255,106 |  | 1.3 |
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(a) Data for December 2001 and December 2002 are preliminary and subject to revision.
(b) Comprised of Jervis Bay Territory, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. |
TABLE 2. QUARTERLY ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION(a) |
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At end | South |  | Queens- | South | Western |  | Northern | Capital | Aust- |
of period | Wales | Victoria | land | Australia | Australia | Tasmania | Territory | Territory | ralia(b) |
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2000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
December | 6,527,379 | 4,770,042 | 3,592,443 | 1,508,028 | 1,887,658 | 471,416 | 196,257 | 316,816 | 19,272,644 |
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2001 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March | 6,557,399 | 4,793,874 | 3,612,587 | 1,510,386 | 1,896,309 | 471,830 | 196,905 | 318,353 | 19,360,239 |
June | 6,575,217 | 4,804,726 | 3,628,946 | 1,511,728 | 1,901,159 | 471,795 | 197,768 | 319,317 | 19,413,240 |
September | 6,594,553 | 4,821,455 | 3,646,256 | 1,513,470 | 1,907,877 | 471,604 | 197,985 | 319,698 | 19,475,484 |
December | 6,608,792 | 4,836,196 | 3,664,284 | 1,515,748 | 1,913,850 | 472,116 | 197,617 | 320,275 | 19,531,464 |
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2002 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
March | 6,631,006 | 4,861,263 | 3,686,253 | 1,518,621 | 1,921,583 | 472,610 | 197,520 | 321,540 | 19,612,987 |
June | 6,640,355 | 4,872,538 | 3,707,175 | 1,520,242 | 1,927,322 | 472,725 | 198,013 | 321,819 | 19,662,781 |
September | 6,657,351 | 4,888,234 | 3,729,028 | 1,522,456 | 1,934,494 | 473,365 | 197,724 | 322,234 | 19,727,476 |
December | 6,671,426 | 4,902,920 | 3,750,543 | 1,524,136 | 1,940,485 | 474,388 | 197,374 | 322,680 | 19,786,570 |
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(a) Data from December Quarter 2000 to June Quarter 2001 inclusive are final. Data from September Quarter 2001 to December Quarter 2002 are preliminary and subject to revision.
(b) Includes Other Territories. |
TABLE 3. COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE(a)

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Components of population change during 2002 | 
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ERP at 31 |

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December | 
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Natural | 
overseas | 
interstate | 
Total | 
December |

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2001 | 
Births | 
Deaths | 
increase(b) | 
migration(c) | 
migration | 
growth | 
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New South Wales | 
6,608,792 | 
86,787 | 
47,126 | 
39,661 | 
52,822 | 
-29,849 | 
62,634 | 
6,671,426 |

Victoria | 
4,836,196 | 
60,415 | 
33,831 | 
26,584 | 
36,346 | 
3,794 | 
66,724 | 
4,902,920 |

Queensland | 
3,664,284 | 
47,784 | 
23,978 | 
23,806 | 
25,904 | 
36,549 | 
86,259 | 
3,750,543 |

South Australia | 
1,515,748 | 
17,656 | 
11,845 | 
5,811 | 
4,386 | 
-1,809 | 
8,388 | 
1,524,136 |

Western Australia | 
1,913,850 | 
23,635 | 
11,157 | 
12,478 | 
18,160 | 
-4,003 | 
26,635 | 
1,940,485 |

Tasmania | 
472,116 | 
6,016 | 
3,982 | 
2,034 | 
505 | 
-267 | 
2,272 | 
474,388 |

Northern Territory | 
197,617 | 
3,727 | 
910 | 
2,817 | 
223 | 
-3,283 | 
-243 | 
197,374 |

Australian Capital | 
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Territory | 
320,275 | 
4,145 | 
1,324 | 
2,821 | 
716 | 
-1,132 | 
2,405 | 
322,680 |

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Australia(d) | 
19,531,464 | 
250,219 | 
134,161 | 
116,058 | 
139,048 | 
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255,106 | 
19,786,570 |

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. . not applicable
(a) All data are preliminary and subject to revision.
(b) The excess of births over deaths.
(c) Category jumping is set to zero. See paragraph 7 of the Explanatory Notes.
(d) Includes Other Territories.
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070, or Anne Ward on Canberra 02 6252 6296.
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