1304.6 - Tasmanian Key Indicators, Sep 2007  
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Image: PopulationPOPULATION
Source
Tas. value
Aust. value
Mar Qtr 2007
Estimated resident population
p492,741
p20,948,948
Net interstate migration
p-22
..
Net overseas migration
p330
p57,009
Population growth rate
p0.22%
p0.46%
At 8 Aug 2006 (Census night)
Proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population(a)
3.5%
2.3%
Proportion of population born overseas(a)
10.6%
22.2%
At 30 Jun 2006
Proportion of population aged 0-14 years
p19.7
p19.6
Proportion of population aged 15-64 years
p65.7
p67.5
Proportion of population aged 65 and over
p14.6
p13.0
Proportion of population aged 85 years and over
p1.7
p1.6
Median age of population (years)
p39.0
p36.9
2005
Life expectancy at birth - males (years)
77.2
78.5
Life expectancy at birth - females (years)
82.1
83.3
Fertility rate (children per female)
2.1
1.8
p preliminary figure or series subject to revision
.. not applicable
(a) Based on place of usual residence.

More Detailed Source Information
Australian Demographic Statistics (cat. no. 3101.0)
2006 Census QuickStats: Tasmania
For further information about Census QuickStats see: https://www.abs.gov.au/census.
Population by Age and Sex, Australian States and Territories (cat. no. 3201.0)
Deaths, Australia (cat. no. 3302.0)
Births, Australia (cat. no. 3301.0)