4704.0 - The Health and Welfare of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, 2003

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/08/2003

Page tools: Print

Print Page Print all pages in this product

APPENDIX 5 - ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS OF THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION - 1991-2006

ESTIMATES AND PROJECTIONS OF THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION - 1991-2006

Year	New South Wales	Victoria	Queensland	South Australia	Western Australia	Tasmania	Northern Territory	Australian Capital Territory	Australia(a)
EXPERIMENTAL ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION(b)
1991	97,784	20,259	93,191	19,809	50,891	13,783	46,874	2,614	345,381
1992	100,027	20,678	95,341	20,204	51,859	14,058	47,850	2,699	352,897
1993	102,375	21,127	97,590	20,633	52,873	14,351	48,817	2,785	360,736
1994	104,799	21,586	99,884	21,083	53,910	14,654	49,788	2,872	368,765
1995	107,284	22,073	102,257	21,557	55,031	14,975	50,811	2,964	377,146
1996	109,925	22,598	104,817	22,051	56,205	15,322	51,876	3,058	386,049
2001	134,888	27,846	125,910	25,544	65,931	17,384	56,875	3,909	458,520
PROJECTED POPULATION - LOW SERIES(c)
1996	109,925	22,598	104,817	22,051	56,205	15,322	51,876	3,058	386,049
1997	112,167	23,002	107,558	22,503	57,263	15,581	52,782	3,161	394,214
1998	114,411	23,403	110,324	22,953	58,321	15,841	53,687	3,266	402,404
1999	116,652	23,801	113,111	23,405	59,382	16,106	54,587	3,372	410,615
2000	118,895	24,195	115,919	23,857	60,441	16,373	55,480	3,480	418,841
2001	121,142	24,586	118,749	24,313	61,505	16,644	56,364	3,589	427,094
2002	123,405	24,974	121,601	24,770	62,577	16,917	57,236	3,699	435,381
2003	125,692	25,363	124,473	25,229	63,658	17,193	58,096	3,809	443,715
2004	128,006	25,753	127,375	25,692	64,752	17,470	58,944	3,921	452,114
2005	130,348	26,145	130,311	26,161	65,857	17,747	59,780	4,034	460,583
2006	132,716	26,541	133,288	26,633	66,976	18,023	60,610	4,149	469,135
PROJECTED POPULATION - HIGH SERIES(b)
1996	109,925	22,598	104,817	22,051	56,205	15,322	51,876	3,058	386,049
1997	117,912	23,541	111,004	22,969	58,342	16,727	53,147	3,377	407,216
1998	126,402	24,507	117,454	23,907	60,522	18,257	54,416	3,723	429,386
1999	135,421	25,496	124,174	24,866	62,744	19,923	55,680	4,099	452,602
2000	144,994	26,507	131,169	25,848	65,005	21,739	56,928	4,508	476,899
2001	155,159	27,540	138,446	26,852	67,313	23,715	58,162	4,950	502,339
2002	165,958	28,595	146,010	27,878	69,669	25,863	59,377	5,428	528,981
2003	177,433	29,677	153,865	28,927	72,076	28,196	60,570	5,944	556,891
2004	189,629	30,784	162,029	29,999	74,534	30,731	61,738	6,504	586,151
2005	202,579	31,918	170,515	31,098	77,042	33,480	62,885	7,110	616,830
2006	216,323	33,079	179,338	32,220	79,600	36,465	64,015	7,766	649,009

(a) Includes Jervis Bay Territory.
(b) Final at 30 June 2001, backcasting for 1997-2000 not available at time of publication.
(c) See text for details about ‘low series’ and ‘high series’ estimates and projections.
Source: ABS 1998c, ABS 1998d, ABS 2003a, ABS data available on request.