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National and state summary tables
POPULATION: NATIONAL SUMMARY |
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COMPOSITION |
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 | | Units | 1993 | 1994(a) | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003p |
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1 | Total population | '000 | 17,667 | 17,855 | 18,072 | 18,311 | 18,518 | 18,711 | 18,926 | 19,153 | 19,413 | r19,641 | 19,881 |
2 | Male population | '000 | 8,798 | 8,888 | 8,994 | 9,108 | 9,203 | 9,295 | 9,397 | 9,505 | 9,631 | r9,753 | 9,872 |
3 | Female population | '000 | 8,869 | 8,967 | 9,078 | 9,203 | 9,314 | 9,417 | 9,529 | 9,648 | 9,783 | r9,888 | 10,010 |
4 | Indigenous population(b) | '000 | 360.7 | 368.8 | 377.1 | 386.0 | 394.2 | 402.4 | 410.6 | 418.8 | 427.1 | 435.4 | 443.7 |
5 | Overseas born population | % | 22.9 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 23.6 | 23.1 | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
6 | Born in United Kingdom and Ireland | % | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
7 | Born in Europe including former USSR | % | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.1 | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
8 | Born in East and Southern Asia | % | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
9 | Population living in capital cities | % | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.5 | 63.6 | r63.6 | 63.7 | r63.7 | 64.0 | r63.7 | r63.8 | 63.8 |
10 | Population aged 0-14 years | % | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 20.7 | r20.4 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.0 |
11 | Population aged 15-64 | % | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.6 | 66.7 | 66.9 | 67.0 | r67.4 | 67.4 | r67.0 | 67.2 |
12 | Population aged 65 and over | % | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
13 | Population aged 80 and over | % | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
14 | Median age of total population | years | 33.0 | 33.4 | 33.7 | 34.0 | r34.4 | r34.8 | r35.1 | r35.4 | r35.7 | r36.0 | 36.1 |
15 | Median age of Indigenous population(b) | years | r20.3 | r20.4 | r20.6 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.6 |
16 | Sex ratio of population aged 0-64 | ratio | 102.7 | 102.6 | 102.5 | 102.4 | 102.3 | 102.4 | 102.4 | 102.4 | 101.5 | r101.7 | 101.6 |
17 | Sex ratio of population aged 65 and over | ratio | 75.9 | 76.3 | 76.7 | 77.1 | 77.5 | 77.9 | 77.5 | 78.6 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 80.4 |
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POPULATION GROWTH |
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| | Units | 1993 | 1994(a) | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003p |
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18 | Total population growth | '000 | 172.4 | 187.6 | 217.0 | 239.0 | 213.4 | 206.2 | 206.8 | 241.2 | 259.9 | r227.7 | 240.5 |
19 | Births(c) | '000 | 260.0 | 258.3 | 258.2 | 250.4 | 253.7 | 249.1 | 250.0 | 249.3 | 247.5 | r247.4 | 248.0 |
20 | Deaths(c) | '000 | 121.3 | 123.5 | 126.2 | 126.4 | 127.3 | 129.3 | 128.4 | 128.4 | 128.9 | r130.3 | 132.8 |
21 | Natural increase | '000 | 138.6 | 134.8 | 132.0 | 124.0 | 126.4 | 119.9 | 121.7 | 120.9 | 118.6 | r117.2 | 115.2 |
22 | Net overseas migration | '000 | 30.0 | 46.5 | 80.1 | 104.1 | 87.1 | 79.2 | 96.5 | 107.3 | 135.7 | r110.6 | 125.3 |
23 | Population growth rate | % | 0.99 | 1.06 | 1.22 | 1.32 | 1.13 | 1.05 | 1.15 | 1.20 | 1.36 | r1.17 | 1.22 |
24 | Net overseas migration to total growth | % | 17.4 | 24.8 | 36.9 | 43.6 | 40.8 | 38.4 | 46.7 | 44.5 | 52.2 | r48.6 | 52.1 |
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MIGRATION |
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| | Units | 1993 | 1994(a) | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
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25 | Total settler arrivals(d) | '000 | 76.3 | 69.8 | 87.4 | 99.1 | 85.8 | 77.3 | 84.1 | 92.3 | 107.4 | 88.9 | 93.9 |
26 | Skilled settler arrivals | % | 29.0 | 18.3 | 23.1 | 20.2 | 23.0 | 33.6 | 33.2 | 35.1 | 33.3 | 40.5 | n.y.a. |
27 | Family settler arrivals | % | 42.1 | 48.1 | 42.4 | 46.9 | 42.6 | 27.3 | 25.6 | 21.6 | 18.8 | 26.3 | n.y.a. |
28 | Humanitarian settler arrivals | % | 14.3 | 16.3 | 15.6 | 13.9 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.6 | n.y.a. |
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PROJECTIONS - SERIES B |
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| | Units | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | 2026 | 2031 | 2036 | 2041 | 2046 | 2051 | 2101 |
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29 | Total population | '000 | r20,533 | r21,524 | r22,464 | r23,368 | r24,202 | r24,916 | r25,478 | r25,892 | r26,194 | r26,422 | r26356 |
30 | Population aged 0-14 years | % | r19.2 | r17.8 | r16.7 | 16.1 | r15.7 | r15.4 | r15.0 | r14.6 | r14.2 | r14.0 | r13.8 |
31 | Population aged 15-64 | % | r67.5 | r67.5 | r66.4 | r64.9 | r63.1 | r61.6 | r60.5 | r59.8 | r59.5 | r58.9 | r57.2 |
32 | Population aged 65 and over | % | r13.3 | r14.7 | r16.9 | r19.0 | r21.2 | r23.0 | r24.5 | r25.6 | r26.3 | r27.1 | r28.9 |
33 | Population aged 80 and over | % | r3.6 | r4.1 | r4.4 | r4.9 | r5.7 | r7.0 | r8.1 | r9.1 | r9.8 | r10.4 | r11.6 |
34 | Median age of total population | years | r37.0 | r38.7 | r40.1 | 41.2 | r42.5 | r43.6 | r44.7 | r45.6 | r46.3 | r46.8 | r47.5 |
35 | Population living in capital cities | % | r63.9 | r64.1 | r64.3 | r64.5 | r64.8 | r65.1 | r65.5 | r65.8 | r66.2 | r66.6 | n.y.a. |
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| (a) From 1994, includes Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. |
| (b) From 1997, figures are projections. |
| (c) Births/deaths occurring in that year. |
| (d) Total settler arrivals includes special eligibility and non-program migration in addition to skilled, family and humanitarian migration. |
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| Reference periods: | All data are for the financial year ending 30 June except: |
| | Data for indicators 1-17 and 29-35 are at 30 June. |
POPULATION: STATE SUMMARY |
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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 | 2003p | 6,687 | 4,917 | 3,797 | 1,527 | 1,952 | 477 | 198 | 323 | 19,881 |
2 | Male population | '000 | 2003p | 3,322 | 2,423 | 1,893 | 756 | 977 | 235 | 104 | 159 | 9,872 |
3 | Female population | '000 | 2003p | 3,365 | 2,494 | 1,903 | 772 | 975 | 242 | 94 | 163 | 10,010 |
4 | Indigenous population(b) | '000 | 2003 | 125.7 | 25.3 | 124.4 | 25.2 | 63.7 | 17.2 | 58.1 | 3.8 | 443.7 |
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 | r4.9 | 5.0 | r5.5 | r9.2 | r12.2 | r5.1 | r4.1 | r6.1 | 6.1 |
7 | Born in Europe
including former USSR(c)(d) | % | 2001 | 10.6 | 13.7 | 8.8 | 16.0 | 17.3 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 12.2 | r12.0 |
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 | % | 2003p | 62.8 | 72.4 | 45.6 | 73.3 | 73.4 | 41.9 | 54.4 | 99.9 | 63.8 |
10 | Population aged 0-14 years | % | 2003p | 19.9 | 19.5 | 20.8 | 18.8 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 25.4 | 19.8 | 20.0 |
11 | Population aged 15-64 | % | 2003p | 66.8 | 67.3 | 67.3 | 66.3 | 68.2 | 65.4 | 70.4 | 71.1 | 67.2 |
12 | Population aged 65 and over | % | 2003p | 13.3 | 13.2 | 11.9 | 14.9 | 11.4 | 14.2 | 4.2 | 9.1 | 12.8 |
13 | Population aged 80 and over | % | 2003p | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
14 | Median age of total population | years | 2003p | 36.4 | 36.2 | 35.5 | 38.2 | 35.5 | 38.1 | 30.3 | 33.8 | 36.1 |
15 | Median age of Indigenous population(b) | years | 2003 | 20.1 | 21.0 | 20.1 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 22.0 | 21.2 | 20.6 |
16 | Sex ratio of population aged 0-64 | ratio | 2003p | 102.0 | 100.3 | 101.7 | 102.0 | 102.7 | 100.5 | 110.5 | 99.4 | 101.6 |
17 | Sex ratio of population aged 65 and over | ratio | 2003p | 79.6 | 78.6 | 84.6 | 77.7 | 82.0 | 80.0 | 113.3 | 80.1 | 80.4 |
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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 | 2002-03 | 52.5 | 60.2 | 85.8 | 8.7 | 27.7 | 4.5 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 240.5 |
19 | Births | '000 | 2002-03 | 86.4 | 59.9 | 47.2 | 17.2 | 23.8 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 248.0 |
20 | Deaths | '000 | 2002-03 | 46.9 | 33.5 | 23.4 | 11.7 | 11.2 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 132.8 |
21 | Natural increase | '000 | 2002-03 | 39.5 | 26.3 | 23.8 | 5.5 | 12.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 115.2 |
22 | Net overseas migration | '000 | 2002-03 | 44.9 | 33.8 | 22.8 | 4.7 | 18.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 125.3 |
23 | Net interstate migration | '000 | 2002-03 | -31.8 | - | 39.2 | -1.5 | -2.8 | 1.9 | -3.4 | -1.6 | - |
24 | Population growth rate | % | 2002-03 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
25 | Net interstate migration rate | % | 2002-03 | -0.5 | - | 1.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -1.7 | - 0.5 | - |
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PROJECTIONS - SERIES B |
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| | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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26 | Total population | '000 | 2051 | r8,356 | r6,200 | r6,430 | r1,476 | r2,875 | r387 | r307 | r390 | r26,422 |
27 | Population aged 0-14 years | % | 2051 | r14.2 | r13.6 | r14.3 | r12.9 | r14.1 | r13.3 | r20.4 | r14.3 | r14.0 |
28 | Population aged 15-64 | % | 2051 | r59.0 | r59.1 | r58.9 | r55.9 | r59.1 | r52.9 | r67.5 | r62.2 | r58.9 |
29 | Population aged 65 and over | % | 2051 | r26.9 | r27.3 | r26.8 | 31.1 | r26.9 | r33.8 | r12.1 | r23.5 | r27.1 |
30 | Population aged 80 and over | % | 2051 | r10.2 | r10.7 | r10.0 | r13.0 | r10.4 | r14.1 | r2.9 | r9.2 | r10.4 |
31 | Median age of total population | years | 2051 | r46.7 | r46.9 | r46.8 | r50.0 | r46.8 | r52.4 | r35.8 | r43.5 | r46.8 |
32 | Population living in capital cities | % | 2051 | r67.6 | r77.3 | 46.9 | r76.9 | r77.8 | r45.5 | r64.9 | n.a. | r66.6 |
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| (a) Australian total includes Jervis Bay Territory, Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. |
| (b) Population projections. |
| (c) Only available in census years. |
| | (d) The figure for Australia is different from that shown in the National summary due to different data sources. |
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| | Reference periods: | All data are for the financial year ending 30 June except: |
| | Data for indicators 1-17 and 26-32 are at 30 June. |
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