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PEOPLE
Demography
Labour Market
Regional Population
Education
Crime and Justice
Demography
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 2003 | 2007 | 2008 |
Estimated resident population(a) | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Queensland | 3,809.2 | 4,196.0 | 4,293.9 |
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Components of population change(a) | no. | no. | no. |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Natural increase(b) | 24,317 | 31,766 | 33,605 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Net overseas migration | 27,122 | 46,263 | 41,241 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Net interstate migration | 37,984 | 27,044 | 23,088 |
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(a) Twelve months ended 30 June. |
(b) Excess of births over deaths. |
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Vital statistics(a) | no. | no. | no. |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Births | 48,342 | 61,249 | 63,132 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Deaths | 23,500 | 25,801 | 27,335 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Marriages | 22,273 | 25,808 | 26,803 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Divorces | 10,681 | 11,058 | 10,615 |
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(a) Twelve months ended 31 December. Vital events are published on a year of registration basis. |
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Age groups(a) | % | % | % |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 0-14 years | 21 | 20 | 20 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 15-24 years | 14 | 14 | 14 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 25-44 years | 29 | 28 | 28 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 45-64 years | 24 | 25 | 25 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 65 years and over | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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(a) As proportion of Queensland estimated resident population.
Labour Market
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 2003-04 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 |
Annual averages | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 |
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Labour force | 1,972.4 | 2,263.1 | 2,329.9 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Employed persons | 1,852.8 | 2,179.7 | 2,227.2 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Unemployed persons | 119.6 | 83.4 | 102.7 |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | % | % | % |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Unemployment rate | 6.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Participation rate | 64.6 | 67.2 | 67.6 |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 |
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Job vacancies, May | 19.3 | 35.6 | 41.6 |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 2004 | 2008 | 2009 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | $ | $ | $ |
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Average weekly earnings, Aug. | 717.90 | 905.70 | 966.50 |
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Regional Population
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 2003 | 2007 | 2008 |
Selected local government areas(a) | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Brisbane (City) | 939.1 | 1,010.5 | 1,027.8 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Bundaberg (Region) | 81.6 | 90.3 | 92.3 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Cairns (Region) | 134.1 | 152.7 | 158.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Charters Towers (Region) | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Fraser Coast (Region) | 79.0 | 92.6 | 95.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Gladstone (Region) | 49.1 | 55.7 | 57.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Gold Coast (City) | 421.0 | 484.6 | 497.8 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Ipswich (City) | 129.8 | 148.0 | 154.2 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Mackay (Region) | 96.0 | 110.0 | 112.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Moreton Bay (Region) | 304.8 | 344.9 | 356.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Mount Isa (City) | 20.5 | 21.3 | 21.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Rockhampton (Region) | 101.3 | 110.1 | 111.5 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Roma (Region) | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Sunshine Coast (Region) | 267.6 | 304.1 | 312.8 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Toowoomba (Region) | 142.0 | 153.5 | 155.1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Townsville (City) | 151.7 | 170.4 | 175.5 |
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(a) Estimated resident population at 30 June. |
Education
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 2003 | 2007 | 2008 |
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Schools, August | 1,728 | 1,715 | 1,713 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Government | 1,283 | 1,250 | 1,250 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Non-government | 445 | 465 | 463 |
Students, August(a) | 634,531 | 703,937(b) | 712,434(c) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Government | 445,025 | 478,883 | 479,850 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Non-government | 184,746 | 219,020 | 226,612 |
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(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
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | 2002-03 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
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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 |
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(a) Including recruits in training. |
Source: Queensland Police Service. | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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