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The principal source of data for population is the Census of Population and Housing, which has been conducted at five-yearly intervals since 1961. The most recent census was conducted on 7 August 2001.
At 7 August 2001 there were 456,652 people counted in Tasmania with the following characteristics:
- 224,038 were male and 232,614 were female, yielding a sex-ratio of 96.3 males for every 100 females;
- 358,966 (78.6%) were aged 15 years and over and 61,370 (13.4%) were aged 65 years and over;
- 386,036 (84.5%) were born in Australia; and
- 421,176 (92.2%) were Australian citizens.
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS, Tasmania - Census 2001(a)
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 | Males | Females | Persons |
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| no. | no. | no. |
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| Total persons(b) | 224,038 | 232,614 | 456,652 |
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| Aged 15 years and over(b) | 173,943 | 185,023 | 358,966 |
| Aged 65 years and over(b) | 26,803 | 34,567 | 61,370 |
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| Born in Australia | 188,680 | 197,356 | 386,036 |
| Born overseas(c) | 22,777 | 22,598 | 45,375 |
| Speaks English only | 206,538 | 214,496 | 421,034 |
| Speaks another language(d) | 6,894 | 7,200 | 14,094 |
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| Australian citizen | 206,362 | 214,814 | 421,176 |
| Australian citizen aged 18 years and over | 150,036 | 161,062 | 311,098 |
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| Enumerated in private dwelling(b) | 217,564 | 226,151 | 443,715 |
| Enumerated elsewhere(b)(e) | 6,474 | 6,463 | 12,937 |
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| Overseas visitors | 859 | 952 | 1,811 |
(a) Counts at place of enumeration.
(b) Includes Overseas visitors.
(c) Includes 'Inadequately described', 'At sea', and 'Not elsewhere classified'.
(d) Includes 'Non-verbal so described' and 'Inadequately described'.
(e) Includes 'Non-private dwellings', Migratory and Off-shore.
Source: Basic Community Profile (BCP), Census of Population and Housing 2001 (Cat. no. 2001.0). |
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