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State summary tables
COMPOSITION
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT(a) | Aust.(b) |
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Total population | '000 | 1994 | 6,051 | 4,476 | 3,197 | 1,470 | 1,702 | 472 | 171 | 301 | 17,843 |
Male population | '000 | 1994 | 3,008 | 2,217 | 1,603 | 730 | 855 | 234 | 88 | 151 | 8,887 |
Female population | '000 | 1994 | 3,044 | 2,260 | 1,594 | 740 | 847 | 238 | 83 | 150 | 8,956 |
Median age | years | 1994 | 33.8 | 33.6 | 32.7 | 34.6 | 32.6 | 33.7 | 28.0 | 30.4 | 33.4 |
Proportion of population aged 0-14 years | % | 1994 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 22.1 | 20.5 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 27.9 | 22.2 | 21.5 |
Proportion of population aged 65 years and over | % | 1994 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 13.6 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 11.8 |
Overseas born (of population) | % | 1991 | 23.1 | 24.4 | 16.8 | 22.5 | 29.3 | 10.7 | 18.1 | 23.6 | 22.9 |
Born in non-English speaking countries (of population) | % | 1991 | 15.2 | 16.9 | 6.9 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 9.3 | 14.1 | 13.3 |
Living in capital city (of population) | % | 1993 | 61.9 | 71.4 | 45.6 | 73.2 | 72.9 | 41.0 | 46.0 | 99.6 | 63.4 |
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GROWTH
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT(a) | Aust.(b) |
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Growth rate | % | 1993-94 | 0.90 | 0.27 | 2.60 | 0.47 | 1.52 | 0.21 | 1.08 | 0.67 | 1.06 |
Net overseas migration rate | % | 1993-94 | 0.38 | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.42 | 0.05 | 0.25 | -0.12 | 0.28 |
Net interstate migration rate | % | 1993-94 | -0.23 | -0.71 | 1.57 | -0.24 | 0.22 | -0.46 | -0.89 | -0.05 | . . |
Rate of natural increase | % | 1993-94 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.84 | 0.56 | 0.88 | 0.62 | 1.72 | 1.09 | 0.77 |
Net reproduction rate | no. | 1993 | 0.92 | 0.86 | 0.91 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 1.06 | 0.83 | 0.90 |
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population) | no. | 1993 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 21.1 | 16.2 | 14.7 |
Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) | no. | 1993 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 6.9 |
Permanent and long-term arrivals | '000 | 1993-94 | 87.8 | 46.9 | 30.1 | 9.7 | 24.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 207.4 |
Refugee arrivals | '000 | 1993-94 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 11.4 |
Interstate arrivals | '000 | 1993-94 | 79.8 | 46.3 | 108.3 | 24.7 | 29.0 | 9.7 | 15.2 | 17.0 | . . |
Permanent and long-term departures | '000 | 1993-94 | 57.1 | 31.6 | 21.8 | 6.7 | 14.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 140.0 |
Interstate departures | '000 | 1993-94 | 92.5 | 78.6 | 59.7 | 28.3 | 25.1 | 11.8 | 16.7 | 17.2 | . . |
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PROJECTIONS - SERIES A
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT(a) | Aust.(b) |
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Total population | '000 | 2041 | 7,941 | 5,282 | 5,854 | 1,622 | 2,786 | 538 | 295 | 540 | 24,858 |
Male population | '000 | 2041 | 3,896 | 2,558 | 2,903 | 799 | 1,367 | 266 | 151 | 270 | 12,210 |
Female population | '000 | 2041 | 4,045 | 2,724 | 2,951 | 823 | 1,419 | 272 | 144 | 270 | 12,648 |
Median age | years | 2041 | 41.7 | 42.6 | 41.2 | 44.8 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 34.8 | 39.1 | 41.8 |
Proportion of population aged 0-14 years | % | 2041 | 17.6 | 16.8 | 17.6 | 15.5 | 17.7 | 16.4 | 21.6 | 17.5 | 17.3 |
Proportion of population aged 65 years and over | % | 2041 | 22.2 | 23.3 | 21.0 | 25.0 | 20.8 | 25.0 | 13.9 | 18.6 | 22.0 |
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(a) In 1994, Jervis Bay territory was excluded.
(b) In 1994, Christmas and Cocos Islands were included.
Reference periods: Population estimates (except overseas born and born in non-English speaking countries which are Census based) and projections are for 30 June.
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