The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) produces demographic estimates and projections. Each of these estimates and projections employ the concept of residency which links people and households to a place of usual residence within Australia.
This publication provides a description of the concepts, sources of data and methods used by the ABS. Chapter 1 gives an overview of the range of population estimates published by the ABS and outlines the reasons why population estimates are produced. Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 provide a description of the methods and the data used to produce the population estimates at National/State levels and sub-State levels, respectively, as well as their accuracy. (Throughout the publication references to States also include the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory unless otherwise stated.) Chapter 4 deals with the sources and quality of the data used in population estimates. Chapter 5 looks at household estimates while Chapter 6 explains population projections with a reference to household and family projections due to be published for the first time by ABS in late 1999. The appendices provide more technical detail.
This page last updated 12 March 2007
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