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Population growth
For the year ending 30 September 2007, the population of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) increased by 5,200 people, bringing the estimated resident population to 340,300. The annual growth rate was 1.5%, which was the same as the national average, and the fastest population increase for the ACT since 1993 (1.2%) for years ending 30 September.
Country of birth
According to the 2006 Census of Population and Housing, a little over one in five (21.7%) ACT usual residents were born overseas, with the main overseas countries of birth being England (4% of ACT usual residents), New Zealand (1.2%), and China (1.1%). Nationally, 22.2% of Australian usual residents were born overseas.
Health
ACT residents were the most long-lived people in Australia in 2006, with the highest life expectancy at birth - 80.0 years for males and 83.9 years for females. For Australia, average life expectancy at birth was 78.7 years for males and 83.5 years for females.
Education
There were 132 schools in the ACT in 2007. Of these 88 were government and 44 non-government. The 44 non-government schools included 30 catholic and 14 independent.
In 2007 there were 59,397 full-time students attending ACT schools of which 1,166 were Indigenous. Government schools accounted for the majority with 58.3% of full time students. The balance attended non-government schools (41.7%).
Compared with other Australian states and territories, Canberrans in the 25 to 64 year age group in 2007 had the highest proportion of non-school qualifications (71%). Non-school qualifications include degrees, diplomas and certificates.
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