Population and demographics
At a glance - Population and demographicsTasmania has the most regional and dispersed population of any state in Australia, with almost 60 per cent of the population living outside the capital city. [1] Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that in December 2007, Tasmania’s population was 495,772, the highest on record. The 2006 ABS Census recorded that there were 170,455 children and young people (zero to 25 years) in Tasmania, of which 49.8 per cent were female and 50.2 per cent were male. There were 79,254 children aged between zero and 11 years, of which 49.3 per cent were male (39,065) and 50.7 per cent (36,859) were female. [2] The zero to 11 year group represented 15.5 per cent of the State’s population. The Brighton municipality had the highest proportion of children in this age group at 22.6 per cent, and the lowest was Hobart at 11.5 per cent. [3] There were 91,201 people aged 12-25 years statewide recorded in the 2006 Census. This represented 18.6 per cent of the total population of Tasmania, of which 49.1 per cent of 12-25 year olds were female (44,770) and 50.9 per cent (46,431) were male. [4] At this time, the Local Government Area with the highest percentage of young people aged 12-25 was Hobart at 23.4 per cent. [5] As the population of Tasmania (and Australia) has aged over the last 10 years, the proportion of children has decreased. At the 2006 Census, children (aged zero to 14 years) accounted for 19.7 per cent of the Tasmanian population (19.8 per cent Australia), compared with 22.5 per cent in 1996 (21.6 per cent Australia). In 2006, females in Tasmania had given birth to an average of 1.9 children. [6] In 2005, Tasmanian women had an average of 2.10 babies, the second highest rate in the country (NT had 2.29 babies per woman). [7] It is projected that over the next 10 years the number of children aged five to 12 years will decline by about 480 each year and over the next 20 years the proportion of children in Tasmania aged up to15 years will decline by around 14 per cent. It is projected that the proportion of 15-39 year olds will also decline. [8] Population and demographicsLink to data - ABS - 2026.6 - Tasmanian Population Census Data: Hobart Suburbs, 2006 Link to data - ABS - 2027.6 - Tasmanian Population Census Data: Burnie and Devonport Suburbs, 2006 Link to data - ABS - 2028.6 - Tasmanian Population Census Data: Launceston Suburbs, 2006 Statistics - ABS - Tasmania - 2006 Census QuickStats, 2007 Summary - ABS - 3101.0 - Australian Demographic Statistics, 2007 Summary - ABS - 3201.0 - Australian States and Territories - Population by Age and Sex, 2007 Summary - ABS - 1362.6 - Population - Municipalities - Regional Statistics - Tasmania, 2007 Summary - ABS - 1362.6 - Population - Age and Sex - Regional Statistics - Tasmania, 2007 Summary - ABS - 1362.6 - Population - Proportion - Regional Statistics - Tasmania, 2007 Summary - ABS - 1362.6 - Birth Place - Regional Statistics – Tasmania, 2007 Summary - ABS - 4102.0 - Australian Social Trends, 2006 Housing for young adult households Summary - ABS - 1307.6 - Tasmanian State and Regional Indicators, Ageing in Tasmania, 2006, 2008 Report - Department of Immigration and Citizenship - Population Flows - Tasmania, 2006-2007 Births and FertilitySummary - ABS - Tasmania - 1384.6 - Statistics - Births - ABS, 2008 Summary - ABS - Tasmania -1384.6 - Statistics - Birth Trends, 2008 Summary -ABS - Tasmania - 1384.6 - Statistics - Crude Birth Rates, 2008 Summary - ABS - Tasmania -1384.6 - Statistics - Total Fertility Rate, 2008 Summary - ABS - Tasmania - 1362.6 - Statistics - Births - Regional Statistics, 2007 Article - ABS - 4102.0 - Australian Social Trends 2007 - Australia's Babies, 2007 Tasmania Together indicators and measuresTasmania Together indicator - 5.7.1. Level of population growth [1] Stronger Communities Taskforce, ‘The State of Our Community Report 2007,’ Department of Premier and Cabinet, February 2008 |
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