1312.3 - Queensland at a Glance, 2010  
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Image: People includesDemography, Labour Market, Regional Population, Education, Crime and Justice PEOPLE

Demography
Labour Market
Regional Population
Education
Crime and Justice


Demography


2003
2007
2008
Estimated resident population(a)
’000
’000
’000

Queensland
3,809.2
4,196.0
4,293.9

(a) At 30 June.
Components of population change(a)
no.
no.
no.

Natural increase(b)
24,317
31,766
33,605
Net overseas migration
27,122
46,263
41,241
Net interstate migration
37,984
27,044
23,088

(a) Twelve months ended 30 June.
(b) Excess of births over deaths.
Vital statistics(a)
no.
no.
no.

Births
48,342
61,249
63,132
Deaths
23,500
25,801
27,335
Marriages
22,273
25,808
26,803
Divorces
10,681
11,058
10,615

(a) Twelve months ended 31 December. Vital events are published on a year of registration basis.
Age groups(a)
%
%
%

0-14 years
21
20
20
15-24 years
14
14
14
25-44 years
29
28
28
45-64 years
24
25
25
65 years and over
12
12
12

(a) As proportion of Queensland estimated resident population.

Labour Market

2003-04
2007-08
2008-09
Annual averages
’000
’000
’000

Labour force
1,972.4
2,263.1
2,329.9
Employed persons
1,852.8
2,179.7
2,227.2
Unemployed persons
119.6
83.4
102.7
%
%
%

Unemployment rate
6.1
3.7
4.4
Participation rate
64.6
67.2
67.6

2003
2007
2008
’000
’000
’000

Job vacancies, May
19.3
35.6
41.6

2004
2008
2009
$
$
$

Average weekly earnings, Aug.
717.90
905.70
966.50


Regional Population

2003
2007
2008
Selected local government areas(a)
’000
’000
’000

Brisbane (City)
939.1
1,010.5
1,027.8
Bundaberg (Region)
81.6
90.3
92.3
Cairns (Region)
134.1
152.7
158.7
Charters Towers (Region)
12.2
12.3
12.5
Fraser Coast (Region)
79.0
92.6
95.7
Gladstone (Region)
49.1
55.7
57.6
Gold Coast (City)
421.0
484.6
497.8
Ipswich (City)
129.8
148.0
154.2
Mackay (Region)
96.0
110.0
112.6
Moreton Bay (Region)
304.8
344.9
356.7
Mount Isa (City)
20.5
21.3
21.6
Rockhampton (Region)
101.3
110.1
111.5
Roma (Region)
12.8
13.1
13.1
Sunshine Coast (Region)
267.6
304.1
312.8
Toowoomba (Region)
142.0
153.5
155.1
Townsville (City)
151.7
170.4
175.5

(a) Estimated resident population at 30 June.
Education

2003
2007
2008
no.
no.
no.

Schools, August
1,728
1,715
1,713
Government
1,283
1,250
1,250
Non-government
445
465
463
Students, August(a)
634,531
703,937(b)
712,434(c)
Government
445,025
478,883
479,850
Non-government
184,746
219,020
226,612

(a) Including full-time and part-time primary and secondary students. The breakdown into government and non-government is available only for full-time students.
(b) Queensland introduced a Pre-year 1 grade in 2007 following a successful trial from 2003-2006. Initially, in 2007, only a half cohort was enrolled.
(c) The 2008 data show around 95% of the expected cohort attended Pre-year 1 while the half cohort from 2007 were now in Year 1.

Crime and Justice

2002-03
2006-07
2007-08
no.
no.
no.

Total police strength at 30 June(a)
8,704
9,902
10,237
Sentence outcomes in Magistrates Courts
112,922
128,195
139,169
Sentence outcomes in higher courts
5,272
4,609
4,698

(a) Including recruits in training.
Source: Queensland Police Service.