4517.0 - Prisoners in Australia, 2006

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Explanatory Notes
Glossary
Abbreviations
Estimated Resident Populations (Appendix 1)
Australian Standard Offence Classification (Appendix 2)
National Offence Index (Appendix 3)
Additional Tables Index (Appendix 4)
Data Cubes (I-Note)
Data Source

APPENDIX 1 ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATIONS

A1 ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION(a)

Age group (years)	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT Total	Aust.
Males

0-16	768 238	561 461	476 797	166 303	236 666	56 715	29 315	36 436	2 331 931
17	46 655	34 301	28 717	10 667	14 936	3 511	1 558	2 289	142 634
18	46 417	34 742	28 589	10 543	15 069	3 436	1 593	2 438	142 827
19	46 855	35 459	28 967	10 750	15 284	3 459	1 584	2 719	145 077
20-24	239 715	184 067	151 026	54 800	75 843	16 270	9 183	14 724	745 628
25-29	234 916	176 780	137 420	49 451	69 850	13 527	8 921	13 093	703 958
30-34	249 925	184 956	146 142	51 390	74 253	14 169	9 324	12 764	742 923
35-39	245 134	189 070	145 774	55 089	77 002	15 960	9 046	12 195	749 270
40-44	252 828	186 616	148 256	57 384	78 257	17 433	8 783	11 909	761 466
45-49	243 816	179 854	143 828	56 876	75 725	18 101	7 625	11 563	737 388
50-54	220 520	162 496	130 752	52 156	69 003	16 989	6 765	10 942	669 623
55-59	210 337	152 870	127 010	50 576	64 806	16 483	5 815	10 227	638 124
60-64	164 993	118 571	98 798	39 003	47 744	12 995	3 802	6 990	492 896
65 years and over	421 974	307 126	228 072	104 552	110 934	32 227	5 449	14 341	1 224 675
Total adult population(b)	2 577 430	1 912 607	1 543 351	592 570	773 770	181 049	77 890	123 905	7 782 572
Total population	3 392 323	2 508 369	2 020 148	769 540	1 025 372	241 275	108 763	162 630	10 228 420
Females

0-16	726 431	534 395	452 254	158 317	224 856	53 708	27 579	34 902	2 212 442
17	44 616	32 942	27 430	9 914	14 247	3 376	1 355	2 271	136 151
18	44 100	33 175	27 233	10 055	14 238	3 262	1 405	2 381	135 849
19	44 316	33 547	27 565	10 265	14 358	3 257	1 400	2 637	137 345
20-24	228 906	177 482	141 654	51 462	71 011	15 202	7 456	13 715	706 888
25-29	229 030	174 409	132 788	45 962	67 447	13 448	8 138	13 003	684 225
30-34	252 175	189 475	145 946	49 951	72 490	15 375	8 794	12 488	746 694
35-39	245 986	193 807	148 545	54 209	75 764	16 862	8 239	12 355	755 767
40-44	251 602	190 356	151 353	57 426	77 415	18 092	7 534	12 443	766 221
45-49	245 041	183 921	145 228	57 693	75 656	18 592	6 899	12 428	745 458
50-54	222 468	166 832	131 497	53 512	69 510	17 339	6 031	11 532	678 721
55-59	208 950	157 424	124 717	51 816	62 681	16 627	4 820	10 564	637 599
60-64	162 378	119 000	95 245	39 686	45 444	12 920	2 914	7 076	484 663
65 years and over	518 820	383 332	264 104	132 516	132 292	39 363	4 591	17 721	1 492 739
Total adult population(b)	2 653 772	2 002 760	1 563 305	614 553	778 306	190 339	68 221	128 343	7 999 599
Total population	3 424 819	2 570 097	2 015 559	782 784	1 017 409	247 423	97 155	165 516	10 320 762
Persons

0-16	1 494 669	1 095 856	929 051	324 620	461 522	110 423	56 894	71 338	4 544 373
17	91 271	67 243	56 147	20 581	29 183	6 887	2 913	4 560	278 785
18	90 517	67 917	55 822	20 598	29 307	6 698	2 998	4 819	278 676
19	91 171	69 006	56 532	21 015	29 642	6 716	2 984	5 356	282 422
20-24	468 621	361 549	292 680	106 262	146 854	31 472	16 639	28 439	1 452 516
25-29	463 946	351 189	270 208	95 413	137 297	26 975	17 059	26 096	1 388 183
30-34	502 100	374 431	292 088	101 341	146 743	29 544	18 118	25 252	1 489 617
35-39	491 120	382 877	294 319	109 298	152 766	32 822	17 285	24 550	1 505 037
40-44	504 430	376 972	299 609	114 810	155 672	35 525	16 317	24 352	1 527 687
45-49	488 857	363 775	289 056	114 569	151 381	36 693	14 524	23 991	1 482 846
50-54	442 988	329 328	262 249	105 668	138 513	34 328	12 796	22 474	1 348 344
55-59	419 287	310 294	251 727	102 392	127 487	33 110	10 635	20 791	1 275 723
60-64	327 371	237 571	194 043	78 689	93 188	25 915	6 716	14 066	977 559
65 years and over	940 794	690 458	492 176	237 068	243 226	71 590	10 040	32 062	2 717 414
Total adult population(b)	5 231 202	3 915 367	3 106 656	1 207 123	1 552 076	371 388	146 111	252 248	15 782 171
Total population	6 817 142	5 078 466	4 035 707	1 552 324	2 042 781	488 698	205 918	328 146	20 549 182

(a) These are preliminary figures from Australian Demographic Statistics, March 2006 (cat. no. 3101.0).
(b) Total adult population includes persons aged 18 years and over in all state and territories except Queensland, where it includes persons aged 17 years and over.

A2 ESTIMATED INDIGENOUS POPULATION(a)

Age group (years)	NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.
Males

0-16	31 798	6 247	30 303	5 703	15 039	4 014	12 133	919	106 156
17	1 691	336	1 612	308	828	233	661	43	5 712
18	1 581	346	1 470	319	838	233	649	52	5 488
19	1 568	301	1 430	295	792	251	688	56	5 381
20-24	6 608	1 519	6 198	1 375	3 339	881	2 994	201	23 115
25-29	4 926	1 175	4 893	1 046	2 707	600	2 642	170	18 159
30-34	4 703	1 105	4 807	1 041	2 597	525	2 549	177	17 504
35-39	4 442	1 025	4 387	892	2 337	543	2 121	155	15 902
40-44	4 043	860	3 715	781	2 000	514	1 769	141	13 823
45-49	3 548	767	2 991	653	1 650	467	1 370	114	11 560
50-54	2 721	620	2 322	496	1 307	399	1 035	69	8 969
55-59	2 056	474	1 806	359	908	265	730	44	6 642
60-64	1 449	261	1 015	237	553	184	497	23	4 219
65 years and over	1 884	362	1 602	320	927	225	764	44	6 128
Total adult population(b)	39 529	8 815	38 248	7 814	19 955	5 087	17 808	1 246	138 502
Total population	73 018	15 398	68 551	13 825	35 822	9 334	30 602	2 208	248 758
Females

0-16	29 694	6 154	28 993	5 560	14 225	3 764	11 363	871	100 624
17	1 620	379	1 520	315	797	215	604	42	5 492
18	1 571	330	1 421	302	774	221	649	47	5 315
19	1 480	300	1 351	299	781	194	602	53	5 060
20-24	6 324	1 424	6 325	1 323	3 388	912	2 970	207	22 873
25-29	4 906	1 129	5 372	1 028	2 779	641	2 581	177	18 613
30-34	5 318	1 139	5 505	1 077	2 653	580	2 596	178	19 046
35-39	5 091	1 148	5 010	1 021	2 635	593	2 248	168	17 914
40-44	4 517	986	4 259	892	2 246	560	1 947	146	15 553
45-49	3 732	777	3 358	760	1 775	517	1 449	123	12 491
50-54	2 893	583	2 659	545	1 447	379	1 150	67	9 723
55-59	2 306	460	1 915	394	1 044	248	844	43	7 254
60-64	1 402	291	1 250	269	618	153	565	24	4 572
65 years and over	2 287	490	2 038	495	1 259	275	1 062	42	7 948
Total adult population(b)	41 827	9 057	41 983	8 405	21 399	5 273	18 663	1 275	147 882
Total population	73 141	15 590	70 976	14 280	36 421	9 252	30 630	2 188	252 478
Persons

0-16	61 492	12 401	59 296	11 263	29 264	7 778	23 496	1 790	206 780
17	3 311	715	3 132	623	1 625	448	1 265	85	11 204
18	3 152	676	2 891	621	1 612	454	1 298	99	10 803
19	3 048	601	2 781	594	1 573	445	1 290	109	10 441
20-24	12 932	2 943	12 523	2 698	6 727	1 793	5 964	408	45 988
25-29	9 832	2 304	10 265	2 074	5 486	1 241	5 223	347	36 772
30-34	10 021	2 244	10 312	2 118	5 250	1 105	5 145	355	36 550
35-39	9 533	2 173	9 397	1 913	4 972	1 136	4 369	323	33 816
40-44	8 560	1 846	7 974	1 673	4 246	1 074	3 716	287	29 376
45-49	7 280	1 544	6 349	1 413	3 425	984	2 819	237	24 051
50-54	5 614	1 203	4 981	1 041	2 754	778	2 185	136	18 692
55-59	4 362	934	3 721	753	1 952	513	1 574	87	13 896
60-64	2 851	552	2 265	506	1 171	337	1 062	47	8 791
65 years and over	4 171	852	3 640	815	2 186	500	1 826	86	14 076
Total adult population(b)	81 356	17 872	80 231	16 219	41 354	10 360	36 471	2 521	286 384
Total population	146 159	30 988	139 527	28 105	72 243	18 586	61 232	4 396	501 236

(a) Projections (low series) for June 2006 from Experimental Estimates and Projections, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, 30 June 1991 to 30 June 2009 (cat. no. 3238.0).
(b) Total adult population includes persons aged 18 years and over in all state and territories except Queensland, where it includes persons aged 17 years and over.

A3 ESTIMATED ADULT RESIDENT POPULATION, By country of birth(a)

	Males	Females	Persons

Australia	5 512 499	5 727 753	11 240 252
New Zealand	211 149	195 125	406 274
Papua New Guinea	11 148	13 458	24 606
Cook Islands	2 378	2 456	4 834
Fiji	25 028	27 753	52 781
Samoa	8 067	8 288	16 355
Tonga	4 684	4 327	9 011
United Kingdom and Ireland	587 990	566 381	1 154 371
Germany	54 630	57 650	112 280
Netherlands	44 902	41 676	86 578
Italy	116 724	106 643	223 367
Malta	25 521	23 782	49 303
Greece	63 532	62 622	126 154
Romania	7 388	7 393	14 781
Former Yugoslavia(b)	102 999	96 893	199 892
Iran	12 148	10 447	22 595
Iraq	17 668	14 379	32 047
Lebanon	43 887	39 413	83 300
Turkey	18 387	17 089	35 476
Cambodia	12 491	13 951	26 442
Laos	5 102	5 262	10 364
Thailand	8 964	18 682	27 646
Viet Nam	83 220	90 345	173 565
Indonesia	28 728	32 008	60 736
Malaysia	44 620	50 014	94 634
Philippines	40 192	78 253	118 445
Singapore	19 237	21 418	40 655
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province)	84 890	95 564	180 454
Hong Kong (SAR of China)	35 035	36 058	71 093
India	67 656	58 995	126 651
United States of America	28 809	26 649	55 458
Chile	12 247	13 132	25 379
South Africa	49 410	48 336	97 746
Total(c)	7 785 405	8 009 849	15 795 254

(a) These figures are from Migration, Australia, June 2004-05 (cat. no. 3412.0), see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 30.
(b) This comprises Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Slovenia, and Serbia and Montenegro.
(c) Includes other countries not listed and unknown.

Tables A1, A2 and A3 are available as data cubes that are accessible from the Details tab.