This document was added or updated on 13/12/2013.
APPENDIX 1: SAMPLE COUNTS AND ESTIMATES
The following tables present sample counts for the National Health Survey (NHS), the National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (NNPAS), the combined Australian Health Survey (referred to as the Core) sample comprising NHS and NNPAS, and the National Health Measures Survey (NHMS) sample (drawn from both NHS and NNPAS).
NHS SAMPLE COUNTS AND WEIGHTED ESTIMATES, Age by sex, Australia |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | PERSONS IN SAMPLE | WEIGHTED ESTIMATE |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons |
Age group (years) | No. | No. | No. | '000 | '000 | '000 |
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0-4 | 834 | 741 | 1 575 | 747.5 | 708.4 | 1 456.0 |
5-9 | 581 | 583 | 1 164 | 704.8 | 667.9 | 1 372.7 |
10-14 | 646 | 629 | 1 275 | 707.5 | 673.2 | 1 380.7 |
15-19 | 610 | 648 | 1 258 | 751.4 | 751.2 | 1 502.6 |
20-24 | 457 | 448 | 905 | 806.0 | 734.6 | 1 540.7 |
25-29 | 578 | 721 | 1 299 | 834.3 | 822.4 | 1 656.7 |
30-34 | 653 | 762 | 1 415 | 771.9 | 777.8 | 1 549.6 |
35-39 | 681 | 787 | 1 468 | 770.0 | 786.4 | 1 556.3 |
40-44 | 746 | 761 | 1 507 | 781.0 | 800.3 | 1 581.3 |
45-49 | 731 | 749 | 1 480 | 759.1 | 777.9 | 1 537.0 |
50-54 | 622 | 758 | 1 380 | 730.0 | 756.0 | 1 486.0 |
55-59 | 628 | 631 | 1 259 | 658.8 | 679.4 | 1 338.2 |
60-64 | 606 | 692 | 1 298 | 606.4 | 621.0 | 1 227.5 |
65-69 | 456 | 544 | 1 000 | 474.6 | 485.7 | 960.2 |
70-74 | 339 | 416 | 755 | 348.9 | 371.6 | 720.5 |
75-79 | 271 | 314 | 585 | 258.8 | 288.1 | 546.8 |
80-84 | 188 | 272 | 460 | 182.7 | 238.8 | 421.4 |
85 and over | 122 | 221 | 343 | 109.9 | 161.3 | 271.2 |
Total | 9 749 | 10 677 | 20 426 | 11 003.5 | 11 101.7 | 22 105.3 |
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NHS SAMPLE COUNTS, Age by States and Territories |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
Age group (years) | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. |
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0-17 | 880 | 786 | 801 | 554 | 715 | 444 | 340 | 431 | 4 951 |
18-64 | 2 153 | 1 974 | 1 927 | 1 500 | 1 730 | 1 094 | 854 | 1 100 | 12 332 |
65 and over | 569 | 527 | 516 | 454 | 402 | 371 | 110 | 194 | 3 143 |
Total | 3 602 | 3 287 | 3 244 | 2 508 | 2 847 | 1 909 | 1 304 | 1 725 | 20 426 |
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NHS WEIGHTED ESTIMATES, Age by States and Territories |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
Age group (years) | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 |
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0-17 | 1 624.6 | 1 239.7 | 1 073.5 | 351.5 | 533.2 | 117.5 | 41.9 | 81.0 | 5 063.1 |
18-64 | 4 559.0 | 3 579.3 | 2 832.5 | 1 016.0 | 1 475.7 | 305.5 | 113.1 | 240.8 | 14 122.0 |
65 and over | 985.7 | 737.6 | 555.6 | 244.7 | 271.3 | 76.7 | 11.0 | 37.5 | 2 920.2 |
Total | 7 169.4 | 5 556.6 | 4 461.6 | 1 612.2 | 2 280.2 | 499.8 | 166.1 | 359.4 | 22 105.3 |
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NHS SAMPLE COUNTS AND WEIGHTED ESTIMATES, Age by sex by 2006 ASGC remoteness groups |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | PERSONS IN SAMPLE | WEIGHTED ESTIMATE |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons |
Age group (years) | No. | No. | No. | '000 | '000 | '000 |
MAJOR CITIES OF AUSTRALIA |
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0-17 | 1 601 | 1 545 | 3 146 | 1 781.0 | 1 667.8 | 3 448.8 |
18-64 | 3 793 | 4 077 | 7 870 | 5 021.0 | 5 047.9 | 10 068.9 |
65 and over | 775 | 1 080 | 1 855 | 900.9 | 1 032.5 | 1 933.4 |
Total | 6 169 | 6 702 | 12 871 | 7 702.9 | 7 748.2 | 15 451.1 |
INNER REGIONAL AUSTRALIA |
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0-17 | 482 | 461 | 943 | 555.7 | 524.7 | 1 080.4 |
18-64 | 1 076 | 1 228 | 2 304 | 1 374.6 | 1 303.2 | 2 677.8 |
65 and over | 348 | 423 | 771 | 324.8 | 362.6 | 687.5 |
Total | 1 906 | 2 112 | 4 018 | 2 255.1 | 2 190.6 | 4 445.6 |
OUTER REGIONAL AND REMOTE |
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0-17 | 419 | 443 | 862 | 260.6 | 273.3 | 533.9 |
18-64 | 1 002 | 1 156 | 2 158 | 635.9 | 739.4 | 1 375.3 |
65 and over | 253 | 264 | 517 | 149.1 | 150.3 | 299.4 |
Total | 1 674 | 1 863 | 3 537 | 1 045.6 | 1 163.0 | 2 208.6 |
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NNPAS SAMPLE COUNTS AND WEIGHTED ESTIMATES, Age by sex, Australia |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | PERSONS IN SAMPLE | WEIGHTED ESTIMATE |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons |
Age group (years) | No. | No. | No. | '000 | '000 | '000 |
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2-4 | 330 | 345 | 675 | 451.8 | 425.4 | 877.1 |
5-9 | 368 | 371 | 739 | 699.3 | 691.5 | 1 390.7 |
10-14 | 391 | 375 | 766 | 743.1 | 688.9 | 1 432.0 |
15-19 | 382 | 353 | 735 | 700.5 | 695.7 | 1 396.2 |
20-24 | 275 | 308 | 583 | 842.8 | 778.7 | 1 621.5 |
25-29 | 342 | 394 | 736 | 818.4 | 794.4 | 1 612.8 |
30-34 | 405 | 476 | 881 | 757.2 | 782.9 | 1 540.1 |
35-39 | 404 | 488 | 892 | 784.6 | 781.3 | 1 565.9 |
40-44 | 442 | 509 | 951 | 781.0 | 800.3 | 1 581.3 |
45-49 | 403 | 421 | 824 | 759.1 | 777.9 | 1 537.0 |
50-54 | 378 | 458 | 836 | 730.0 | 756.0 | 1 486.0 |
55-59 | 355 | 410 | 765 | 658.8 | 679.4 | 1 338.2 |
60-64 | 317 | 350 | 667 | 606.4 | 621.0 | 1 227.5 |
65-69 | 325 | 398 | 723 | 474.6 | 485.7 | 960.2 |
70-74 | 236 | 296 | 532 | 348.9 | 371.6 | 720.5 |
75-79 | 167 | 218 | 385 | 273.7 | 330.8 | 604.5 |
80-84 | 114 | 161 | 275 | 162.8 | 199.3 | 362.0 |
85 and over | 68 | 120 | 188 | 114.8 | 158.1 | 272.9 |
Total | 5 702 | 6 451 | 12 153 | 10 707.8 | 10 818.7 | 21 526.5 |
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NNPAS SAMPLE COUNTS, Age by States and Territories |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
Age group (years) | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. |
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2-17 | 482 | 389 | 453 | 326 | 381 | 250 | 188 | 249 | 2 718 |
18-64 | 1 265 | 1 056 | 1 163 | 904 | 1 056 | 727 | 503 | 658 | 7 332 |
65 and over | 392 | 304 | 348 | 296 | 269 | 268 | 72 | 154 | 2 103 |
Total | 2 139 | 1 749 | 1 964 | 1 526 | 1 706 | 1 245 | 763 | 1 061 | 12 153 |
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NNPAS WEIGHTED ESTIMATES, Age by States and Territories |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
Age group (years) | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 |
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2-17 | 1 440.4 | 1 097.9 | 950.1 | 312.3 | 471.4 | 104.6 | 36.7 | 70.8 | 4 484.2 |
18-64 | 4 559.0 | 3 579.3 | 2 832.5 | 1 016.0 | 1 475.7 | 305.5 | 113.1 | 240.8 | 14 122.0 |
65 and over | 985.7 | 737.6 | 555.6 | 244.6 | 271.3 | 76.7 | 11.0 | 37.5 | 2 920.2 |
Total | 6 985.1 | 5 414.8 | 4 338.2 | 1 573.0 | 2 218.4 | 486.9 | 160.9 | 349.1 | 21 526.5 |
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NNPAS SAMPLE COUNTS AND WEIGHTED ESTIMATES, Age by sex by 2006 ASGC remoteness groups |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | PERSONS IN SAMPLE | WEIGHTED ESTIMATE |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons |
Age group (years) | No. | No. | No. | '000 | '000 | '000 |
MAJOR CITIES OF AUSTRALIA |
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2-17 | 846 | 859 | 1 705 | 1 511.0 | 1 467.6 | 2 978.6 |
18-64 | 2 221 | 2 459 | 4 680 | 4 963.3 | 5 081.0 | 10 044.3 |
65 and over | 558 | 706 | 1 264 | 883.6 | 1 056.2 | 1 939.8 |
Total | 3 625 | 4 024 | 7 649 | 7 358.0 | 7 604.7 | 14 962.7 |
INNER REGIONAL AUSTRALIA |
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2-17 | 298 | 272 | 570 | 539.7 | 490.4 | 1 030.0 |
18-64 | 648 | 792 | 1 440 | 1 386.1 | 1 373.9 | 2 760.0 |
65 and over | 204 | 291 | 495 | 349.7 | 347.7 | 697.4 |
Total | 1 150 | 1 355 | 2 505 | 2 275.5 | 2 212.0 | 4 487.5 |
OUTER REGIONAL AND REMOTE |
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2-17 | 229 | 214 | 443 | 250.8 | 224.8 | 475.6 |
18-64 | 550 | 662 | 1 212 | 682.1 | 635.6 | 1 317.6 |
65 and over | 148 | 196 | 344 | 141.4 | 141.6 | 283.0 |
Total | 927 | 1 072 | 1 999 | 1 074.3 | 1 001.9 | 2 076.2 |
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CORE (NHS/NNPAS) SAMPLE COUNTS AND WEIGHTED ESTIMATES, Age by sex, Australia |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | PERSONS IN SAMPLE | WEIGHTED ESTIMATE |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons |
Age group (years) | No. | No. | No. | '000 | '000 | '000 |
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2-4 | 765 | 743 | 1 508 | 450.2 | 426.9 | 877.1 |
5-9 | 949 | 954 | 1 903 | 704.8 | 667.9 | 1 372.7 |
10-14 | 1 037 | 1 004 | 2 041 | 707.5 | 673.2 | 1 380.7 |
15-19 | 992 | 1 001 | 1 993 | 752.7 | 736.7 | 1 489.4 |
20-24 | 732 | 756 | 1 488 | 804.7 | 749.0 | 1 553.8 |
25-29 | 920 | 1 115 | 2 035 | 834.3 | 822.4 | 1 656.7 |
30-34 | 1 058 | 1 238 | 2 296 | 771.9 | 777.8 | 1 549.6 |
35-39 | 1 085 | 1 275 | 2 360 | 770.0 | 786.4 | 1 556.3 |
40-44 | 1 188 | 1 270 | 2 458 | 781.0 | 800.3 | 1 581.3 |
45-49 | 1 134 | 1 170 | 2 304 | 759.1 | 777.9 | 1 537.0 |
50-54 | 1 000 | 1 216 | 2 216 | 730.0 | 756.0 | 1 486.0 |
55-59 | 983 | 1 041 | 2 024 | 658.8 | 679.4 | 1 338.2 |
60-64 | 923 | 1 042 | 1 965 | 606.4 | 621.0 | 1 227.5 |
65-69 | 781 | 942 | 1 723 | 474.6 | 485.6 | 960.2 |
70-74 | 575 | 712 | 1 287 | 348.9 | 371.6 | 720.5 |
75-79 | 438 | 532 | 970 | 252.3 | 285.2 | 537.5 |
80-84 | 302 | 433 | 735 | 182.4 | 236.5 | 418.9 |
85 and over | 190 | 341 | 531 | 116.6 | 166.4 | 283.1 |
Total | 15 052 | 16 785 | 31 837 | 10 706.3 | 10 820.2 | 21 526.5 |
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CORE (NHS/NNPAS) SAMPLE COUNTS, Age by States and Territories |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
Age group (years) | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. |
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2-17 | 1 219 | 1 064 | 1 130 | 810 | 1 004 | 631 | 463 | 606 | 6 927 |
18-64 | 3 418 | 3 030 | 3 090 | 2 404 | 2 786 | 1 821 | 1 357 | 1 758 | 19 664 |
65 and over | 961 | 831 | 864 | 750 | 671 | 639 | 182 | 348 | 5 246 |
Total | 5 598 | 4 925 | 5 084 | 3 964 | 4 461 | 3 091 | 2 002 | 2 712 | 31 837 |
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CORE (NHS/NNPAS) ESTIMATES, Age by States and Territories |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
Age group (years) | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 |
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2-17 | 1 440.4 | 1 097.9 | 950.1 | 312.3 | 471.4 | 104.6 | 36.7 | 70.8 | 4 484.2 |
18-64 | 4 559.0 | 3 579.3 | 2 832.5 | 1 016.0 | 1 475.7 | 305.5 | 113.1 | 240.8 | 14 122.0 |
65 and over | 985.7 | 737.6 | 555.6 | 244.6 | 271.3 | 76.7 | 11.0 | 37.5 | 2 920.2 |
Total | 6 985.1 | 5 414.8 | 4 338.2 | 1 573.0 | 2 218.4 | 486.9 | 160.9 | 349.1 | 21 526.5 |
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CORE (NHS/NNPAS) SAMPLE COUNTS AND WEIGHTED ESTIMATES, Age by sex by 2006 ASGC remoteness groups |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | PERSONS IN SAMPLE | WEIGHTED ESTIMATE |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons |
Age group (years) | No. | No. | No. | '000 | '000 | '000 |
MAJOR CITIES OF AUSTRALIA |
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2-17 | 2 913 | 2 185 | 4 378 | 1 545.5 | 1 466.2 | 3 011.7 |
18-64 | 6 014 | 6 536 | 12 550 | 4 995.0 | 5 055.9 | 10 050.9 |
65 and over | 1 333 | 1 786 | 3 119 | 891.5 | 1 042.3 | 1 933.8 |
Total | 9 540 | 10 507 | 20 047 | 7 432.1 | 7 564.4 | 14 996.5 |
INNER REGIONAL AUSTRALIA |
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2-17 | 704 | 673 | 1 377 | 512.3 | 478.4 | 990.7 |
18-64 | 1 724 | 2 020 | 3 744 | 1 377.3 | 1 340.1 | 2 717.3 |
65 and over | 552 | 714 | 1 266 | 337.8 | 357.4 | 695.2 |
Total | 2 980 | 3 407 | 6 387 | 2 227.4 | 2 175.9 | 4 403.3 |
OUTER REGIONAL AND REMOTE |
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2-17 | 579 | 593 | 1 172 | 242.2 | 239.6 | 481.8 |
18-64 | 1 552 | 1 818 | 3 370 | 659.2 | 694.6 | 1 353.8 |
65 and over | 401 | 460 | 861 | 145.4 | 145.7 | 291.2 |
Total | 2 532 | 2 871 | 5 403 | 1 046.8 | 1 079.9 | 2 126.7 |
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NHMS SAMPLE COUNTS AND WEIGHTED ESTIMATES, Age by sex, Australia |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | PERSONS IN SAMPLE | WEIGHTED ESTIMATE |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons |
Age group (years) | No. | No. | No. | '000 | '000 | '000 |
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5-11 | 462 | 381 | 845 | 986.7 | 936.1 | 1 922.8 |
12-14 | 221 | 193 | 414 | 553.4 | 406.1 | 959.5 |
15-19 | 256 | 299 | 555 | 645.7 | 742.3 | 1 388.0 |
20-24 | 138 | 177 | 315 | 783.9 | 742.3 | 1 526.3 |
25-29 | 226 | 374 | 600 | 834.3 | 822.4 | 1 656.7 |
30-34 | 270 | 391 | 661 | 771.9 | 777.8 | 1 549.6 |
35-39 | 316 | 444 | 760 | 770.0 | 786.4 | 1 556.3 |
40-44 | 394 | 502 | 896 | 781.0 | 800.3 | 1 581.3 |
45-49 | 421 | 485 | 906 | 759.1 | 777.9 | 1 537.0 |
50-54 | 408 | 549 | 957 | 730.0 | 756.0 | 1 486.0 |
55-59 | 428 | 516 | 944 | 658.8 | 679.4 | 1 338.2 |
60-64 | 470 | 528 | 998 | 606.4 | 621.0 | 1 227.5 |
65-69 | 414 | 508 | 922 | 474.6 | 485.7 | 960.2 |
70-74 | 288 | 339 | 627 | 348.9 | 371.6 | 720.5 |
75-79 | 222 | 204 | 426 | 251.7 | 285.1 | 536.8 |
80-84 | 123 | 155 | 278 | 178.6 | 221.5 | 400.1 |
85 and over | 68 | 76 | 144 | 121.0 | 181.6 | 302.6 |
Total | 5 125 | 6 121 | 11 246 | 10 256.0 | 10 393.3 | 20 649.3 |
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NHMS SAMPLE COUNTS, Age by States and Territories |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
Age group (years) | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. |
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5-11 | 151 | 111 | 168 | 96 | 109 | 93 | 44 | 71 | 843 |
12-17 | 116 | 124 | 139 | 111 | 125 | 97 | 52 | 75 | 839 |
18-64 | 1 147 | 962 | 1 219 | 885 | 982 | 813 | 434 | 725 | 7 167 |
65 and over | 416 | 330 | 431 | 311 | 335 | 322 | 71 | 181 | 2 397 |
Total | 1 830 | 1 527 | 1 957 | 1 403 | 1 551 | 1 325 | 601 | 1 052 | 11 246 |
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NHMS WEIGHTED ESTIMATE, Age by States and Territories |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
Age group (years) | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. |
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5-11 | 623.3 | 469.4 | 407.0 | 131.8 | 200.8 | 44.0 | 16.3 | 30.2 | 1 922.8 |
12-17 | 541.0 | 412.0 | 354.1 | 120.8 | 177.2 | 40.2 | 13.1 | 26.1 | 1 684.4 |
18-64 | 4 559.0 | 3 579.3 | 2 832.5 | 1 016.0 | 1 475.7 | 305.5 | 113.1 | 240.8 | 14 122.0 |
65 and over | 985.7 | 737.6 | 555.6 | 244.7 | 271.3 | 76.7 | 11.0 | 37.5 | 2 920.2 |
Total | 6 709.0 | 5 198.3 | 4 149.2 | 1 513.3 | 2 124.9 | 466.5 | 153.6 | 334.6 | 20 649.3 |
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NHMS SAMPLE COUNTS AND WEIGHTED ESTIMATES, Age by sex by 2006 ASGC remoteness groups |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | PERSONS IN SAMPLE | WEIGHTED ESTIMATE |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons |
Age group (years) | No. | No. | No. | '000 | '000 | '000 |
MAJOR CITIES OF AUSTRALIA |
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5-11 | 303 | 242 | 545 | 667.8 | 627.1 | 1 295.0 |
12-17 | 247 | 254 | 501 | 566.7 | 548.3 | 1 115.0 |
18-64 | 1 994 | 2 497 | 4 491 | 5 098.4 | 5 145.0 | 10 243.4 |
65 and over | 629 | 776 | 1 405 | 888.8 | 1 071.1 | 1 959.8 |
Total | 3 173 | 3 769 | 6 942 | 7 221.6 | 7 391.5 | 14 613.2 |
INNER REGIONAL AUSTRALIA |
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5-11 | 101 | 79 | 180 | 235.5 | 208.8 | 444.3 |
12-17 | 101 | 94 | 195 | 231.6 | 194.3 | 425.9 |
18-64 | 665 | 892 | 1 557 | 1 394.0 | 1 397.5 | 2 791.6 |
65 and over | 296 | 315 | 611 | 338.1 | 343.8 | 682.0 |
Total | 1 163 | 1 380 | 2 543 | 2 199.2 | 2 144.5 | 4 343.6 |
OUTER REGIONAL AND REMOTE |
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5-11 | 58 | 60 | 118 | 83.4 | 100.1 | 183.5 |
12-17 | 63 | 80 | 143 | 64.8 | 78.7 | 143.5 |
18-64 | 478 | 641 | 1 119 | 539.1 | 548.0 | 1 087.1 |
65 and over | 190 | 191 | 381 | 147.9 | 130.5 | 278.4 |
Total | 789 | 972 | 1 761 | 835.2 | 857.3 | 1 692.5 |
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