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At 30 June 2005, there were 239,745 males and 245,931 females in Tasmania.

Children aged 0-14 years - Some 96,516 Tasmanians were estimated to be aged 0-14 years (19.9% of all Tasmanians). The Mersey-Lyell Region had the highest proportion of its population aged 0-14 years (20.4% of the region's population), with 22,018 people. In the Greater Hobart-Southern Region, there were 46,773 people in this age group; and in the Northern Region, there were 27,725.

People aged 15-64 years - Some 318,322 Tasmanians were aged 15-64 years (65.6% of all Tasmanians). The Greater Hobart-Southern Region had the highest proportion of its population aged 15-64 years (66.3% of the region's population), with 158,688 people. In the Northern Region, there were 90,080 people in this age group; and in the Mersey-Lyell Region, there were 69,554.

People aged 65 years and over - Some 70,425 Tasmanians were aged 65 years and over (14.5% of all Tasmanians). The Mersey-Lyell Region had the highest proportion of its population aged 65 years and over (15.1% of the region's population), with 16,311. In the Northern Region, there were 20,131 people aged 65 years and over; and in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region, there were 33,983 people in this age group.

Note: Figures are revised at the state level and preliminary at the regional level.

	Males			Females
	0-14 years	15-64 years	65 years and over	0-14 years	15-64 years	65 years and over	Total persons
Statistical division/local government area	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.
Greater Hobart-Southern
Brighton	1,970	4,454	452	1,787	4,637	519	13,819
Central Highlands	254	827	177	241	672	166	2,337
Clarence	5,107	16,210	3,497	4,664	16,686	4,435	50,599
Derwent Valley	1,021	3,193	603	1,041	3,013	646	9,517
Glamorgan/Spring Bay	395	1,363	444	345	1,309	440	4,296
Glenorchy	4,442	14,017	3,156	4,024	14,690	4,286	44,615
Hobart	3,789	17,093	2,862	3,670	17,603	3,777	48,794
Huon Valley	1,733	4,804	934	1,567	4,604	925	14,567
Kingborough	3,361	10,231	1,845	3,204	10,661	2,228	31,530
Sorell	1,247	3,745	726	1,236	3,745	755	11,454
Southern Midlands	628	1,960	348	655	1,801	344	5,736
Tasman	203	695	208	189	675	210	2,180
Total	24,150	78,592	15,252	22,623	80,096	18,731	239,444
Northern
Break O'Day	617	1,984	555	585	1,919	534	6,194
Dorset	801	2,235	571	678	2,184	651	7,120
Flinders	100	311	80	69	265	72	897
George Town	726	2,292	415	707	2,123	416	6,679
Launceston	6,336	21,358	3,852	6,223	21,740	5,512	65,021
Meander Valley	1,977	5,979	1,196	1,965	6,093	1,411	18,621
Northern Midlands	1,330	3,946	838	1,263	3,896	894	12,167
West Tamar	2,227	6,845	1,475	2,121	6,910	1,659	21,237
Total	14,114	44,950	8,982	13,611	45,130	11,149	137,936
Mersey-Lyell
Burnie	2,014	6,154	1,210	1,987	6,337	1,515	19,217
Central Coast	2,098	6,586	1,543	2,036	6,711	1,940	20,914
Circular Head	977	2,759	468	886	2,490	519	8,099
Devonport	2,524	7,888	1,764	2,403	8,259	2,428	25,266
Kentish	642	1,942	375	646	1,864	315	5,784
King Island	138	563	142	121	492	114	1,570
Latrobe	859	2,893	667	806	2,824	720	8,769
Waratah/Wynyard	1,413	4,228	962	1,335	4,280	1,100	13,318
West Coast	559	1,776	264	574	1,508	265	4,946
Total	11,224	34,789	7,395	10,794	34,765	8,916	107,883
Tasmania	49,488	158,331	31,629	47,028	159,991	38,796	485,263