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State summary tables
COMPOSITION
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Units |
Years |
NSW |
Vic. |
Qld |
SA |
WA |
Tas. |
NT |
ACT |
Aust.(a) |
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1 |
Total population |
'000 |
2002p |
6,640 |
4,873 |
3,707 |
1,520 |
1,927 |
473 |
198 |
322 |
19,663 |
2 |
Male population |
'000 |
2002p |
3,279 |
2,401 |
1,843 |
752 |
964 |
233 |
104 |
159 |
9,754 |
3 |
Female population |
'000 |
2002p |
3,343 |
2,471 |
1,864 |
768 |
963 |
240 |
94 |
163 |
9,909 |
4 |
Indigenous population(b) |
'000 |
2002 |
123.4 |
25.0 |
121.6 |
24.8 |
62.6 |
16.9 |
57.2 |
3.7 |
435.4 |
5 |
Overseas born population(c) |
% |
2001 |
24.8 |
24.6 |
18.0 |
21.2 |
28.5 |
10.5 |
15.5 |
22.6 |
23.1 |
6 |
Born in United Kingdom and Ireland(c) |
% |
2001 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
9.1 |
11.9 |
5.0 |
4.0 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
7 |
Born in Europe including former USSR(c) |
% |
2001 |
10.6 |
13.7 |
8.8 |
16.0 |
17.3 |
7.6 |
7.1 |
12.2 |
12.1 |
8 |
Born in East and Southern Asia(c) |
% |
2001 |
7.5 |
6.3 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
5.4 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
5.8 |
5.5 |
9 |
Population living in capital cities |
% |
2002p |
62.6 |
72.0 |
45.5 |
73.2 |
73.3 |
41.4 |
52.9 |
99.9 |
63.7 |
10 |
Population aged 0-14 |
% |
2002p |
20.1 |
19.7 |
21.0 |
19.1 |
20.7 |
20.7 |
25.7 |
20.2 |
20.3 |
11 |
Population aged 15-64 |
% |
2002p |
66.7 |
67.2 |
67.2 |
66.2 |
68.1 |
65.3 |
70.4 |
71.1 |
67.1 |
12 |
Population aged 65 and over |
% |
2002p |
13.2 |
13.1 |
11.8 |
14.8 |
11.2 |
14.0 |
3.9 |
8.8 |
12.7 |
13 |
Population aged 80 and over |
% |
2002p |
3.3 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
3.9 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
14 |
Median age of total population |
years |
2002p |
36.1 |
36.0 |
35.3 |
37.9 |
35.2 |
37.7 |
29.9 |
33.5 |
35.9 |
15 |
Median age of Indigenous population(b) |
years |
2001 |
19.8 |
20.9 |
19.8 |
20.4 |
20.6 |
20.3 |
21.7 |
21.0 |
20.3 |
16 |
Sex ratio of population aged 0-64 |
ratio |
2002p |
101.9 |
100.4 |
101.1 |
101.8 |
102.8 |
100.3 |
109.8 |
99.2 |
101.5 |
17 |
Sex ratio of population aged 65 and over |
ratio |
2002p |
79.1 |
78.2 |
83.6 |
77.4 |
81.3 |
79.2 |
112.6 |
79.3 |
79.8 |
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POPULATION GROWTH
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Units |
Years |
NSW |
Vic. |
Qld |
SA |
WA |
Tas. |
NT |
ACT |
Aust. |
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18 |
Total population growth |
'000 |
2001-2002 |
65.1 |
67.8 |
78.2 |
8.5 |
26.2 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
2.5 |
249.5 |
19 |
Births |
'000 |
2001-2002 |
83.0 |
60.6 |
47.5 |
17.5 |
23.9 |
6.0 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
246.3 |
20 |
Deaths |
'000 |
2001-2002 |
45.5 |
33.2 |
23.2 |
11.6 |
10.9 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
130.5 |
21 |
Natural increase |
'000 |
2001-2002 |
37.6 |
27.3 |
24.3 |
5.9 |
13.0 |
2.1 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
115.9 |
22 |
Net overseas migration |
'000 |
2001-2002 |
51.3 |
34.2 |
24.9 |
4.5 |
17.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
133.7 |
23 |
Net interstate migration |
'000 |
2001-2002 |
-23.8 |
6.2 |
29.0 |
-1.9 |
-4.2 |
-1.7 |
-2.8 |
-1.0 |
- |
24 |
Population growth rate |
% |
2001-2002 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
25 |
Net interstate migration rate |
% |
2001-2002 |
-0.4 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
-0.4 |
-1.4 |
- 0.3 |
- |
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PROJECTIONS - SERIES II
| | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| 26 | Total population | '000 | 2051 | 8,248 | 5,547 | 6,101 | 1,411 | 3,038 | 319 | 370 | 372 | 25,409 |
| 27 | Population aged 0-14 | % | 2051 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 14.8 | 12.8 | 15.0 | 12.5 | 20.5 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
| 28 | Population aged 15-64 | % | 2051 | 59.3 | 58.7 | 60.5 | 56.0 | 60.6 | 53.5 | 69.3 | 62.3 | 59.6 |
| 29 | Population aged 65 and over | % | 2051 | 26.3 | 27.8 | 24.7 | 31.1 | 24.3 | 34.0 | 10.3 | 23.3 | 26.1 |
| 30 | Population aged 80 and over | % | 2051 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 12.2 | 8.5 | 13.2 | 2.1 | 8.4 | 9.4 |
| 31 | Median age of total population | years | 2051 | 46.1 | 47.1 | 45.3 | 50.2 | 44.5 | 53.2 | 34.7 | 43.3 | 46.0 |
| 32 | Population living in capital cities | % | 2051 | 71.0 | 79.2 | 46.9 | 78.1 | 73.5 | 45.8 | 52.0 | n.a. | 67.5 |
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(a) Australian total includes Jervis Bay Territory, Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Island.
(b) Population projections.
(c) Only available in census years.
Reference periods: Total population, male and female population and projection figures are at 30 June. Growth figures are for the year ended 30 June.
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