Monthly Statistical Bulletin
7.2 Components of population change
Quarter	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11
Births – '000
September	70.6	73.8	75.5	74.7	76.0
December	67.1	71.5	74.5	73.6	70.5
March	70.4	72.8	73.2	73.7	76.1
June	69.5	71.3	73.9	69.2	74.2
Annual	277.7	289.4	297.1	291.2	296.8
Deaths – '000
September	36.4	39.3	40.5	38.0	39.7
December	33.2	34.1	34.6	35.0	35.3
March	31.6	32.2	33.1	32.7	35.9
June	34.8	35.1	35.5	35.8	35.4
Annual	136.0	140.7	143.7	141.5	146.3
Natural increase – '000
September	34.3	34.5	35.0	36.7	36.4
December	34.0	37.5	39.9	38.6	35.2
March	38.8	40.6	40.1	41.0	40.2
June	34.7	36.2	38.4	33.5	38.8
Annual	141.8	148.8	153.4	149.8	150.6
Net overseas migration (a) – '000
September	56.9	62.8	84.1	62.5	42.5
December	50.6	56.0	73.0	41.7	34.5
March	76.1	93.5	88.7	61.8	57.8
June	49.2	65.1	54.0	32.3	35.5
Annual	232.8	277.4	299.8	198.3	170.3
(a) From September 2006 the ABS introduced an improved methodology for estimating net
overseas migration. These data are not comparable with earlier data.
								Update
Source: ABS, Australian demographic statistics, Cat. no. 3101.0								29 March 2012