NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
September 2017	22 March 2018
December 2017	21 June 2018
March 2018	20 September 2018
June 2018	20 December 2018
September 2018	21 March 2019
December 2018	20 June 2019

PRELIMINARY REBASED POPULATION ESTIMATES

Population estimates for the recent intercensal period (September 2011 to June 2016) have been updated using information from the 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Estimated resident population (ERP) for September 2011 onwards in this publication are now based on the 2016 Census, unless footnoted otherwise.

Final intercensal ERP will be released in the December quarter 2017 issue of this publication. See the Technical Note for further information.


REVIEW OF NET OVERSEAS MIGRATION STATISTICS

Due to the removal of the Australian outgoing passenger card by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, the ABS is reviewing its net overseas migration (NOM) statistics, methodology and processing systems. Preliminary NOM estimates for September 2017, the first based on the new methodology, will be released in Australian Demographic Statistics, Sep 2017 (cat. no. 3101.0) scheduled for release 22 March 2018.


UPCOMING CHANGE TO METHODOLOGY FOR SUB-STATE POPULATION ESTIMATES

Sub-state population estimates for 30 June 2017 and onward will be prepared using a new component-based methodology. Estimates will now be prepared by adding natural increase (births minus deaths) and net internal and overseas migration to the base population. To accommodate this change in methodology, the 2016-17 issue of Regional Population Growth, Australia (cat. no. 321.80) will be delayed until 24 April 2018. This release will include population estimates, as well as each of the components of population change for SA2s and LGAs for 2016-17, allowing users to understand the main drivers behind population change for sub-state areas.


RECENT AND UPCOMING RELEASES

Life Tables, States, Territories and Australia, 2014-2016 (cat. no. 3302.0.55.001) - released 18 October 2017.

Births, Australia, 2016 (cat. no. 3301.0) - released 13 December 2017.

Population Projections, Australia (cat. no. 3222.0) - to be released late 2018.

For further information on recent and upcoming Demography releases, including ERP rebasing timetable, see the Technical Note.


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