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ABOUT THESE STATISTICS
Due to the recent identification of under reporting to the Australian Bureau of Statistics of birth registrations in the State of Victoria and subsequent receipt of additional records from the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the release of Australian Demographic Statistics, December Quarter 2007 (cat. no. 3101.0) has been deferred until 24 June 2008.
This release provides population estimates for the states and territories at 31 December 2007 and other summary statistics. Additional details for states and territories other than Victoria, and for Victoria for periods up to and including December quarter 2006, are available on request. There may be minor revisions to the estimates for 31 December 2007 in Australian Demographic Statistics, December Quarter 2007 (cat. no. 3101.0).
Population estimates for 30 June 2006 are based on the 2006 Census of Population and Housing and are now final, see feature article Final Rebasing And Revisions Of Australia's Population Estimates, September Quarter 2001 – June Quarter 2006 in this release.
ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION
The preliminary estimated resident population of Australia at December 2007 was 21,181,000 persons. The population increased by 331,900 persons since December 2006.
POPULATION GROWTH RATES
During the year ended December 2007 the Australian population grew by 1.6%.
TABLE 1. ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION AND GROWTH RATES(a) |
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 |  | Population at |  |  |  |  |
 |  | 31 December |  |  |  |  |
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|  | Change over |
 |  | 2006 |  | 2007 |  | previous year |
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 |  | no. |  | no. |  | no. |  | % |
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| New South Wales | 6,854,067 |  | 6,926,990 |  | 72,923 |  | 1.1 |
| Victoria | 5,163,649 |  | 5,246,079 |  | 82,430 | | 1.6 |
| Queensland | 4,131,389 |  | 4,228,290 |  | 96,901 |  | 2.3 |
| South Australia | 1,575,389 |  | 1,591,930 |  | 16,541 |  | 1.0 |
| Western Australia | 2,081,303 |  | 2,130,797 |  | 49,494 |  | 2.4 |
| Tasmania | 491,704 |  | 495,772 |  | 4,068 |  | 0.8 |
| Northern Territory | 212,519 |  | 217,559 | | 5,040 |  | 2.4 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 336,352 |  | 340,818 |  | 4,466 |  | 1.3 |
| Other Territories(b) | 2,388 |  | 2,397 |  | 9 |  | 0.4 |
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| Australia | 20,848,760 |  | 21,180,632 | | 331,872 |  | 1.6 |
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(a) Data are preliminary and subject to revision.
(b) Comprised of Jervis Bay Territory, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. |
TABLE 2. COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE(a)
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Components of population change during 2007 |  |
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ERP at 31 | | | | 
Net | 
Net | | 
ERP at 31 |
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December | | | 
Natural | 
overseas | 
interstate | 
Total | 
December |
 | 
2006 | 
Births (b) | 
Deaths | 
increase (c) | 
migration | 
migration | 
growth | 
2007 |
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New South Wales |  6,854,067 |  89,496 |  46,708 |  42,788 |  54,163 |  -24,028 |  72,923 |  6,926,990 |
Victoria |  5,163,649 |  70,438 |  33,925 |  36,513 |  49,006 |  -3,089 |  82,430 |  5,246,079 |
Queensland |  4,131,389 |  61,249 |  25,801 |  35,448 |  35,806 |  25,647 |  96,901 |  4,228,290 |
South Australia |  1,575,389 |  19,646 |  12,338 |  7,308 |  13,061 |  -3,828 |  16,541 |  1,591,930 |
Western Australia |  2,081,303 |  29,094 |  12,261 |  16,833 |  28,866 |  3,795 |  49,494 |  2,130,797 |
Tasmania |  491,704 |  6,663 |  4,132 |  2,531 |  1,243 |  294 |  4,068 |  495,772 |
Northern Territory |  212,519 |  3,894 |  1,052 |  2,842 |  1,339 |  859 |  5,040 |  217,559 |
Australian Capital Territory |  336,352 |  4,753 |  1,597 |  3,156 |  960 |  350 |  4,466 |  340,818 |
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Australia(d) |  20,848,760 |  285,254 |  137,820 |  147,434 |  184,438 |  . . |  331,872 |  21,180,632 |
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. . not applicable
(a) Data are preliminary and subject to revision.
(b) The number of birth registrations for Queensland in 2007 has been affected by registration processing changes. Previously published estimates of the number of birth registrations in Victoria for the first three quarters of 2007 will be revised. See Explanatory Notes 10-11.
(c) The excess of births over deaths.
(d) Includes Other Territories.
TABLE 3. ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION AT 30 JUNE 2006(a)
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 New South Wales | 3,375,500 | 3,440,587 |  6,816,087 |
| Victoria | 2,535,068 |  2,591,472 |  5,126,540 |
| Queensland | 2,041,291 |  2,049,617 | 4,090,908 |
 South Australia | 774,053 |  793,835 |  1,567,888 |
| Western Australia | 1,039,045 |  1,020,336 | 2,059,381 |
 Tasmania | 241,556 |  248,395 | 489,951 |
| Northern Territory | 109,315 |  101,312 | 210,627 |
 Australian Capital Territory | 165,303 |  168,816 | 334,119 |
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 Australia (b) | 10,282,433 | 10,415,447 | 20,697,880 |
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(a) Final estimates based on the 2006 Census of Population and Housing.
(b) Includes Other Territories.
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070, or Diala Raad on Canberra 02 6252 5640.
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