The following table shows the estimated resident population, at 30 June, for each of Tasmania's municipalities for 2003, 2004 and 2005 as well as the average annual increase over the period.

	Estimated resident population			Average annual change(a)
	r2003	r2004	r2005	r2003-04	r2004-05
Statistical division/local government area	no.	no.	no.	%	%
Greater Hobart-Southern
Brighton	13,070	13,439	13,763	2.82	2.41
Central Highlands	2,346	2,296	2,334	-2.13	1.66
Clarence	49,861	50,268	50,549	0.82	0.56
Derwent Valley	9,402	9,374	9,542	-0.30	1.79
Glamorgan/Spring Bay	4,076	4,186	4,333	2.70	3.51
Glenorchy	44,625	44,935	44,602	0.69	-0.74
Hobart	48,069	48,544	48,801	0.99	0.53
Huon Valley	14,080	14,350	14,564	1.92	1.49
Kingborough	30,332	30,968	31,544	2.10	1.86
Sorell	11,160	11,306	11,443	1.31	1.21
Southern Midlands	5,742	5,761	5,731	0.33	-0.52
Tasman	2,199	2,223	2,223	1.09	-
Total	234,962	237,650	239,429	1.14	0.75
Northern
Break O'Day	5,943	6,037	6,253	1.58	3.58
Dorset	7,254	7,133	7,149	-1.67	0.22
Flinders	875	877	906	0.23	3.31
George Town	6,700	6,748	6,695	0.72	-0.79
Launceston	63,389	64,072	64,983	1.08	1.42
Meander Valley	18,275	18,615	18,626	1.86	0.06
Northern Midlands	12,040	12,128	12,204	0.73	0.63
West Tamar	20,673	21,058	21,266	1.86	-1.77
Total	135,149	136,668	138,082	1.12	0.93
Mersey-Lyell
Burnie	19,044	19,143	19,234	0.52	0.48
Central Coast	21,032	21,084	20,940	0.25	-0.68
Circular Head	8,096	8,107	8,129	0.14	0.27
Devonport	24,620	24,985	25,249	1.48	1.06
Kentish	5,533	5,677	5,805	2.60	2.25
King Island	1,677	1,632	1,605	-2.68	-1.65
Latrobe	8,518	8,712	8,855	2.28	1.64
Waratah/Wynyard	13,485	13,490	13,350	0.04	-1.04
West Coast	5,189	5,088	4,998	-1.95	-1.77
Total	107,194	107,918	108,165	0.68	-0.03
Tasmania	477,305	482,236	485,676	1.03	0.63

- nil or rounded to zero
r revised
(a) Data 12 months ending 30 June.
Source: Regional Population Growth, Australia (cat. no. 3218.0) and ABS Data available on request



The following table shows the estimated resident population, at 30 June, for each of Tasmania's statistical subdivisions for 2003, 2004 and 2005 as well as the average annual increase over the periods.

	Estimated resident population			Average annual change
	r2003	r2004	p2005	p2003-04	p2004-05
Statistical subdivision	no.	no.	no.	%	%
Greater Hobart	199,926	202,182	203,638	1.13	0.72
Southern	35,036	35,468	35,806	1.23	0.95
Greater Launceston	100,664	102,007	103,200	1.33	1.17
Central North	20,413	20,614	20,525	0.98	-0.43
North Eastern	14,072	14,047	14,211	-0.18	1.17
Burnie-Devonport	78,239	79,077	79,254	1.07	0.22
North Western Rural	23,766	23,753	23,683	-0.05	-0.29
Lyell	5,189	5,088	4,946	-1.95	-2.79
Tasmania	477,305	482,236	485,263	1.03	0.63

p preliminary figures or series subject to revision
r revised
Source: Regional Population Growth, Australia (cat. no. 3218.0) and ABS Data available on request.

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