8.1 Population
| |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
| Population (a) – '000 |
|
|
|
|
|
| New South Wales |
7 218.5 |
7 307.2 |
7 407.1 |
7 514.0 |
7 618.2 |
| Victoria |
5 537.8 |
5 632.5 |
5 733.5 |
5 838.7 |
5 938.1 |
| Queensland |
4 476.8 |
4 568.2 |
4 651.4 |
4 720.5 |
4 779.4 |
| South Australia |
1 639.6 |
1 656.0 |
1 670.3 |
1 685.5 |
1 698.6 |
| Western Australia |
2 353.4 |
2 438.0 |
2 515.4 |
2 558.4 |
2 591.6 |
| Tasmania |
511.5 |
512.1 |
513.1 |
514.8 |
516.6 |
| Northern Territory |
231.3 |
235.9 |
242.6 |
243.7 |
244.6 |
| Australian Capital Territory |
368.0 |
375.2 |
380.9 |
385.4 |
390.8 |
| Australia |
22 340.0 |
22 728.3 |
23 117.4 |
23 464.1 |
23 781.2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Annual change – per cent |
|
|
|
|
|
| New South Wales |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
| Victoria |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
| Queensland |
1.6 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
| South Australia |
0.8 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
| Western Australia |
2.7 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
| Tasmania |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| Northern Territory |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| Australian Capital Territory |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
| Australia |
1.4 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Estimated resident population numbers
are as at June of each year.
Note: 2015 full-year figures will be available in June 2016.
Source: ABS, Australian Demographic Statistics, June 2015, cat. no.
3101.0
8.2 Apparent school retention rates
| |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
| Apparent retention rates from Year
10 to Year 12 (a) |
|
|
|
| New South Wales |
74.5 |
76.7 |
75.5 |
75.8 |
77.5 |
| Victoria |
82.1 |
82.0 |
81.2 |
83.1 |
84.1 |
| Queensland |
81.0 |
81.8 |
82.2 |
84.0 |
85.9 |
| South Australia |
80.6 |
83.9 |
86.3 |
87.8 |
89.9 |
| Western Australia |
76.5 |
76.4 |
77.8 |
81.0 |
85.9 |
| Tasmania |
70.7 |
70.0 |
67.1 |
67.8 |
69.4 |
| Northern Territory |
61.4 |
62.9 |
62.1 |
62.9 |
68.1 |
| Australian Capital Territory |
91.8 |
90.0 |
89.3 |
90.4 |
92.4 |
| Australia |
78.5 |
79.5 |
79.3 |
80.7 |
82.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Apparent retention rates from Year
7/8 to Year 12 (b) |
|
|
|
| New South Wales |
72.5 |
74.6 |
75.0 |
76.7 |
78.1 |
| Victoria |
81.1 |
82.0 |
82.2 |
83.7 |
85.2 |
| Queensland |
82.5 |
83.0 |
83.7 |
85.2 |
87.1 |
| South Australia |
81.9 |
86.3 |
88.8 |
90.6 |
93.0 |
| Western Australia |
78.3 |
78.4 |
79.5 |
82.2 |
89.3 |
| Tasmania |
71.0 |
69.8 |
67.6 |
68.7 |
68.4 |
| Northern Territory |
53.0 |
55.3 |
55.6 |
55.8 |
59.6 |
| Australian Capital Territory |
90.8 |
89.4 |
89.8 |
91.6 |
94.6 |
| Australia |
78.0 |
79.3 |
79.9 |
81.6 |
83.6 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
(a) The number of full-time school
students in Year 12 expressed as a percentage of the corresponding group at the
commencement of their Year 10 schooling.
(b) The number of full-time school students in Year 12 expressed as a
percentage of the corresponding group at the commencement of their secondary
schooling.
Note: 2015 data will be available in March 2016.
Source: ABS, Schools, 2014, cat. no. 4221.0
8.3 General practice bulk billing
| |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
| General practice bulk billing rate
(a) – per cent |
|
|
|
| New South Wales |
85.0 |
85.9 |
86.8 |
87.6 |
88.2 |
| Victoria |
79.1 |
80.5 |
82.0 |
83.1 |
84.0 |
| Queensland |
79.8 |
80.6 |
81.6 |
82.8 |
83.7 |
| South Australia |
78.9 |
80.5 |
81.3 |
82.3 |
83.3 |
| Western Australia |
72.3 |
72.4 |
72.9 |
75.3 |
77.8 |
| Tasmania |
74.7 |
74.8 |
76.1 |
77.0 |
77.3 |
| Northern Territory |
68.2 |
72.0 |
77.4 |
80.7 |
84.5 |
| Australian Capital Territory |
46.0 |
49.5 |
54.9 |
57.0 |
57.9 |
| Australia |
80.2 |
81.2 |
82.2 |
83.4 |
84.3 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
(a) Proportion of general practitioner
attendances (excluding practice nurse), enhanced primary care and other
non-referred attendances that are bulk billed.
Source: Department of Health and Ageing, Annual Medicare Statistics,
Financial Year 2007-08 to 2014-15
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