The following table gives the final sampling fractions used in each state and territory, from 1976 Census redesign to the latest redesign (2001 Census).
These final fractions for the 2001 Census redesign supersede the preliminary fractions that are included in Information Paper: Labour Force Survey Sample Design (cat. no. 6269.0)
REDESIGN SAMPLING FRACTIONS
| 1976 | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | | |
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New South Wales | 1 in 200 | 1 in 200 | 1 in 230 | 1 in 277 | 1 in 300 | 1 in 321 | | |
Victoria | 1 in 200 | 1 in 200 | 1 in 230 | 1 in 242 | 1 in 257 | 1 in 270 | | |
Queensland | 1 in 140 | 1 in 140 | 1 in 160 | 1 in 195 | 1 in 222 | 1 in 239 | | |
South Australia | 1 in 100 | 1 in 100 | 1 in 115 | 1 in 139 | 1 in 147 | 1 in 149 | | |
Western Australia | 1 in 90 | 1 in 100 | 1 in 115 | 1 in 146 | 1 in 160 | 1 in 165 | | |
Tasmania | 1 in 60 | 1 in 60 | 1 in 70 | 1 in 75 | 1 in 83 | 1 in 90 | | |
Northern Territory | 1 in 100 | 1 in 100 | 1 in 115 | 1 in 75 | 1 in 85 | 1 in 98 | | |
Australian Capital Territory | 1 in 100 | 1 in 100 | 1 in 115 | 1 in 75 | 1 in 85 | 1 in 86 | | |