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| Estimated population(a)
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| Total at
30 June | Mean: year
ended 30 June | Mean: year
ended 31 Dec | Persons | Males | Females | Masculinity(b) | Annual rate of
increase of
population(c) |
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Year | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | no. | ratio | per cent |
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1820 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 5,500 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 8.00 |
1830 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 24,279 | 18,108 | 6,171 | 293.4 | 11.35 |
1840 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 45,999 | 32,040 | 13,959 | 229.5 | 2.75 |
1850 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 68,870 | 44,229 | 24,641 | 179.5 | 1.37 |
1860 | n.a. | n.a. | 88,752 | 89,821 | 49,653 | 40,168 | 123.6 | 5.12 |
1870(d) | n.a. | n.a. | 100,038 | 100,886 | 53,517 | 47,369 | 113.0 | 1.44 |
1880 | n.a. | n.a. | 113,648 | 114,790 | 60,568 | 54,222 | 111.7 | 2.02 |
1890 | n.a. | n.a. | 143,224 | 144,787 | 76,453 | 68,334 | 111.9 | 2.38 |
1900 | n.a. | n.a. | 172,631 | 172,900 | 89,763 | 83,137 | 108.0 | 2.21 |
1910 | 189,807 | 190,792 | 191,005 | 193,803 | 98,866 | 94,937 | 104.1 | 0.79 |
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1920 | 209,425 | 208,599 | 210,350 | 212,752 | 107,259 | 105,493 | 101.7 | 1.37 |
1925 | 213,991 | 215,997 | 215,552 | 219,364 | 110,172 | 109,192 | 100.9 | 0.70 |
1930 | 219,983 | 219,269 | 220,933 | 225,297 | 113,505 | 111,792 | 101.5 | 0.48 |
1935 | 228,988 | 229,339 | 229,867 | 233,423 | 118,124 | 115,299 | 102.5 | 0.63 |
1940 | 240,191 | 240,023 | 241,134 | 244,002 | 123,650 | 120,352 | 102.7 | 0.31 |
1945 | 248,633 | 246,971 | 248,596 | 250,280 | 125,854 | 124,426 | 101.1 | 1.37 |
1950 | 275,902 | 274,493 | 278,785 | 290,333 | 147,103 | 143,230 | 102.7 | 3.20 |
1960 | 343,910 | 344,111 | 346,913 | 355,969 | 180,511 | 175,458 | 102.9 | 1.31 |
1961(d) | 350,340 | 350,077 | 353,623 | 353,258 | 178,864 | 174,394 | 102.6 | 0.76 |
1962 | 355,668 | 353,175 | 355,682 | 358,087 | 181,085 | 177,002 | 102.3 | 1.37 |
1963 | 360,727 | 358,180 | 360,590 | 362,799 | 183,330 | 179,469 | 102.2 | 1.32 |
1964 | 364,311 | 362,758 | 364,554 | 366,508 | 185,051 | 181,457 | 102.0 | 1.02 |
1965 | 367,905 | 366,366 | 367,970 | 369,608 | 186,483 | 183,125 | 101.8 | 0.85 |
1966(d) | 371,436 | 369,600 | 371,483 | 373,309 | 188,180 | 185,129 | 101.6 | 1.00 |
1967 | 375,244 | 373,321 | 375,397 | 377,841 | 190,369 | 187,472 | 101.5 | 1.21 |
1968 | 379,649 | 377,582 | 379,916 | 383,055 | 192,871 | 190,184 | 101.4 | 1.38 |
1969 | 384,893 | 382,710 | 385,079 | 386,998 | 194,788 | 192,210 | 101.3 | 1.03 |
1970 | 387,720 | 386,665 | 388,180 | 390,253 | 196,363 | 193,890 | 101.3 | 0.84 |
1971(d) | 398,100 | (e)n.a. | (e)n.a. | 399,500 | 200,600 | 198,900 | 100.4 | (e)n.a. |
1972 | 400,300 | 399,400 | 400,500 | 401,900 | 201,600 | 200,300 | 100.6 | 0.60 |
1973 | 403,100 | 401,800 | 403,200 | 404,600 | 202,800 | 201,800 | 100.5 | 0.67 |
1974 | 406,200 | 404,600 | 406,300 | 408,800 | 204,600 | 204,200 | 100.2 | 1.04 |
1975 | 410,100 | 408,300 | 410,000 | 411,500 | 205,900 | 205,600 | 100.1 | 0.66 |
1976(d) | 412,300 | 411,300 | 412,400 | 413,700 | 206,900 | 206,800 | 100.0 | 0.53 |
1977 | 415,000 | 413,700 | 415,100 | 416,500 | 208,300 | 208,300 | 100.0 | 0.68 |
1978 | 417,600 | 416,500 | 417,800 | 419,100 | 209,600 | 209,600 | 100.0 | 0.62 |
1979 | 420,800 | 419,200 | 420,700 | 422,200 | 210,700 | 211,600 | 99.6 | 0.74 |
1980 | 423,600 | 422,200 | 423,600 | 425,200 | 211,600 | 213,600 | 99.1 | 0.71 |
1981(d) | 427,200 | 425,300 | 427,100 | 428,300 | 212,900 | 215,300 | 98.9 | 0.73 |
1982 | 429,800 | 428,600 | 429,800 | 431,000 | 214,200 | 216,800 | 98.8 | 0.63 |
1983 | 432,800 | 431,000 | 432,800 | 435,100 | 216,100 | 219,000 | 98.7 | 0.95 |
1984 | 437,800 | 435,100 | 437,600 | 440,100 | 218,400 | 221,700 | 98.5 | 1.15 |
1985 | 442,800 | 440,100 | 442,500 | 444,600 | 220,700 | 223,900 | 98.6 | 1.02 |
1986(d) | 446,500 | 444,600 | 446,400 | 448,200 | 222,500 | 225,700 | 98.6 | 0.70 |
1987 | 449,200 | 448,000 | 449,000 | 449,800 | 223,100 | 226,700 | 98.4 | 0.62 |
1988 | 451,100 | 450,000 | 451,200 | 452,800 | 224,500 | 228,300 | 98.3 | 0.43 |
1989 | 455,300 | 452,900 | 455,400 | 458,400 | 227,400 | 231,000 | 98.4 | 0.91 |
1990 | 462,200 | 458,500 | 461,800 | 464,500 | 230,400 | 234,200 | 98.4 | 1.52 |
1991(d) | 466,800 | 464,600 | 466,700 | 468,500 | 232,100 | 236,400 | 98.2 | 1.00 |
1992 | 469,800 | 468,500 | 469,800 | 471,000 | 233,200 | 237,800 | 98.1 | 0.65 |
1993 | 471,700 | 470,900 | 471,800 | 472,500 | 233,800 | 238,800 | 97.9 | 0.39 |
1994 | 472,900 | 472,400 | 473,000 | 473,400 | 234,000 | 239,400 | 97.7 | 0.27 |
1995 | 473,700 | 473,500 | 473,800 | 474,100 | 234,200 | 239,900 | 97.6 | 0.16 |
1996(d) | 474,400 | 474,100 | 474,300 | 474,200 | 234,100 | 240,100 | 97.5 | 0.16 |
1997 | 473,500 | 474,200 | 473,500 | 472,600 | 233,200 | 239,400 | 97.4 | -0.20 |
1998 | 471,700 | 472,600 | 471,900 | 471,600 | 232,400 | 239,100 | 97.2 | -0.38 |
1999 | 470,800 | 471,400 | 471,000 | 470,800 | 231,800 | 239,000 | 97.0 | -0.19 |
2000 | 470,300 | 470,700 | 470,300 | 470,100 | 231,200 | 238,800 | 96.8 | -0.11 |
2001 | 470,300 | 470,200 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | -0.01 |
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n.a. not available |
(a) Prior to 1966 excludes full-blood Aboriginals. |
(b) Number of males per 100 females. |
(c) The rate of increase during the previous 12 months to 30 June or, in the years prior to 1936, the average (compound) rate of increase during the previous five years. |
(d) Census year. |
(e) Not available due to change in series. |
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