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Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009-10
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Population by Age and Sex, Regions of Australia, 2009
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REGIONAL POPULATION GROWTH, AUSTRALIA, 2009-10

Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009-10 (cat. no. 3218.0) was released on 31 March 2011. This product contains estimates of the resident population by Local Government Areas (LGA), Statistical Local Area (SLA), Statistical Division (SD), Statistical Subdivision, Statistical Districts and Remoteness Area as at 30 June 2001 to 2010 based on the 2010 edition of the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC). Estimates for other geographic areas, such as postal areas, are available on request by contacting the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070.

Regional Population Growth also provides an overview of regional trends in Australia's population growth. Topics include high growth regions such as capital cities, outer suburbs and coastal areas, population decline, population change by remoteness areas, population density and Australia's centre of population. Further state/territory specific issues are also discussed in separate commentaries which include maps illustrating growth and decline in SLA populations and population density by SLA for capital city SDs.

Some highlights of the data include:

• In each state and territory, population growth in 2009-10 generally continued to be most prominent in inner-city areas, outer suburbs and along the coast, while populations declined in some inland, rural areas.
• The capital city SD with the largest growth was Melbourne, increasing by 79,000 people, followed by Sydney (75,600) and Brisbane (39,000). Perth experienced the fastest population growth rate at 2.3%.
• The three most populous LGAs in Australia, all within Queensland, had three of the four largest increases in population. Brisbane increased by 14,800 people, Gold Coast by 12,900 and Moreton Bay by 11,100.
• The four fastest-growing LGAs in Australia were all located in the outer suburbs of Melbourne, including Wyndham (up 8.8%) and Melton (7.1%).

• There were 140,800 deaths registered in Australia in 2009, approximately 3,200 (2.2%) fewer than the number registered in 2008 (143,900).
• The standardised death rate (SDR) decreased to 5.7 deaths per 1,000 standard population in 2009, down from 6.1 in 2008.
• SDRs decreased for all states and territories over the last twenty years. The highest SDR in 2009 was in the Northern Territory (7.9 deaths per 1,000 standard population), while the lowest was in the Australian Capital Territory (5.4 deaths per 1,000 standard population).
• There were 1,300 infant deaths (deaths of children less than one year of age) registered in Australia in 2009, which was 2.9% higher than the number registered in 2008.
• In 2009, 2,400 deaths were registered in Australia where the deceased person was identified as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin.

• In 2009, Australia's total fertility rate was 1.90 babies per woman, a small decrease from 1.96 babies per woman in 2008.
• Fertility rates were highest for women aged 30-34 years, recording 124 babies per 1,000 women.
• There were 295,700 births registered in Australia in 2009, approximately 900 (0.3%) fewer than the number registered in 2008 (296,600).
• Total Fertility Rates (TFRs) for all states and territories decreased in 2009, except for Queensland.
• During 2009, 5% of all registered births in Australia had at least one parent who identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. The total fertility rates for Indigenous women increased from 2.52 babies per woman in 2008 to 2.57 in 2009.