During 2010, there were 297,900 births registered in Australia, born to 293,300 mothers. This was 2,200 births (0.7%) more than in 2009 (295,700 births) and the highest ever recorded in a calendar year, exceeding the previous record of 296,600 births registered in 2008. In 2010, most states and territories recorded increases in the number of births registered, except for Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania.