8.1
Population
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2009-10
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2010-11
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2011-12
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2012-13
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2013-14
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Population
(a) – '000
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|
|
|
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New
South Wales
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7 144.3
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7 218.5
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7 307.2
|
7 407.1
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7 515.7
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Victoria
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5 461.1
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5 537.8
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5 632.5
|
5 733.5
|
5 839.5
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Queensland
|
4 404.7
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4 476.8
|
4 568.2
|
4 651.4
|
4 721.3
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South
Australia
|
1 627.3
|
1 639.6
|
1 656.0
|
1 670.3
|
1 685.4
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Western
Australia
|
2 290.8
|
2 353.4
|
2 438.0
|
2 515.4
|
2 565.4
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Tasmania
|
508.8
|
511.5
|
512.1
|
513.1
|
514.7
|
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Northern
Territory
|
229.8
|
231.3
|
235.9
|
242.6
|
244.6
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Australian
Capital Territory
|
361.8
|
368.0
|
375.2
|
380.9
|
385.5
|
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Australia
|
22 031.8
|
22 340.0
|
22 728.3
|
23 117.4
|
23 475.3
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Annual
change – per cent
|
|
|
|
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New
South Wales
|
1.3
|
1.0
|
1.2
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1.4
|
1.5
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Victoria
|
1.7
|
1.4
|
1.7
|
1.8
|
1.8
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Queensland
|
1.8
|
1.6
|
2.0
|
1.8
|
1.5
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South
Australia
|
1.1
|
0.8
|
1.0
|
0.9
|
0.9
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Western
Australia
|
2.3
|
2.7
|
3.6
|
3.2
|
2.0
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Tasmania
|
0.9
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0.5
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0.1
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
|
Northern
Territory
|
1.7
|
0.7
|
2.0
|
2.8
|
0.8
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Australian
Capital Territory
|
2.0
|
1.7
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2.0
|
1.5
|
1.2
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Australia
|
1.6
|
1.4
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1.7
|
1.7
|
1.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(a)
Estimated resident population numbers are as at June of each year.
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Source:
ABS, Australian demographic
statistics,
cat. no. 3101.0, ABS, Canberra, December 2014.
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8.2
Dependency ratio
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2009-10
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2010-11
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2011-12
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2012-13
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2013-14
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Dependency
ratio (a)
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|
|
|
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New
South Wales
|
49.9
|
50.3
|
51.0
|
51.7
|
52.0
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Victoria
|
47.5
|
47.8
|
48.5
|
49.1
|
49.5
|
|
Queensland
|
48.6
|
49.0
|
49.7
|
50.4
|
51.0
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South
Australia
|
50.4
|
50.8
|
51.7
|
52.5
|
53.2
|
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Western
Australia
|
45.8
|
45.8
|
46.0
|
46.3
|
46.8
|
|
Tasmania
|
53.1
|
53.5
|
54.7
|
55.8
|
56.6
|
|
Northern
Territory
|
39.4
|
39.5
|
39.8
|
39.7
|
40.2
|
|
Australian
Capital Territory
|
39.9
|
40.4
|
41.5
|
42.6
|
43.8
|
|
Australia
|
48.4
|
48.8
|
49.4
|
50.0
|
50.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(a)
The ratio shows the number of children aged 0–14 years and persons aged 65
years and over, as a proportion of persons aged 15–64 years.
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Source:
ABS, Australian demographic
statistics,
cat. no. 3101.0, ABS, Canberra, December 2014.
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8.3 Births
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2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
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Births
– number
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New
South Wales
|
98 231
|
101 266
|
99 054
|
98 508
|
100 462
|
|
Victoria
|
70 928
|
70 572
|
71 444
|
77 405
|
73 969
|
|
Queensland
|
66 149
|
64 523
|
63 253
|
63 837
|
63 354
|
|
South
Australia
|
19 735
|
20 078
|
19 892
|
20 433
|
20 090
|
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Western
Australia
|
30 879
|
31 424
|
32 259
|
33 627
|
34 516
|
|
Tasmania
|
6 627
|
6 385
|
6 608
|
6 168
|
6 049
|
|
Northern
Territory
|
3 820
|
3 899
|
3 954
|
4 104
|
4 053
|
|
Australian
Capital Territory
|
4 860
|
5 152
|
5 121
|
5 461
|
5 545
|
|
Australia
|
301 253
|
303 318
|
301 617
|
309 582
|
308 065
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total
fertility rate (a)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
New
South Wales
|
1.978
|
2.020
|
1.963
|
1.930
|
1.940
|
|
Victoria
|
1.826
|
1.785
|
1.778
|
1.888
|
1.765
|
|
Queensland
|
2.174
|
2.087
|
2.017
|
1.995
|
1.940
|
|
South
Australia
|
1.892
|
1.897
|
1.868
|
1.898
|
1.848
|
|
Western
Australia
|
1.951
|
1.936
|
1.918
|
1.909
|
1.870
|
|
Tasmania
|
2.172
|
2.079
|
2.155
|
2.036
|
2.013
|
|
Northern
Territory
|
2.104
|
2.119
|
2.147
|
2.196
|
2.117
|
|
Australian
Capital Territory
|
1.722
|
1.782
|
1.735
|
1.791
|
1.784
|
|
Australia
|
1.970
|
1.954
|
1.917
|
1.930
|
1.882
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
The average number of children that females will bear during their lifetime.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Births
statistics are based on calendar year of registration.
|
|
|
|
|
Source:
ABS, Births, Australia, cat. no.
3301.0, ABS, Canberra, 2013.
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8.4
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.
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|
Source:
ABS, Schools,
Australia,
cat. no. 4221.0, ABS, Canberra, 2014.
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8.5 General
practice bulk billing
|
|
2009-10
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
|
2012-13
|
2013-14
|
|
General
practice bulk billing rate (a) – per cent
|
|
|
|
|
New
South Wales
|
84.4
|
85.0
|
85.9
|
86.8
|
87.6
|
|
Victoria
|
78.2
|
79.1
|
80.5
|
82.0
|
83.1
|
|
Queensland
|
78.9
|
79.8
|
80.6
|
81.6
|
82.8
|
|
South
Australia
|
78.7
|
78.9
|
80.5
|
81.3
|
82.3
|
|
Western
Australia
|
72.5
|
72.3
|
72.4
|
72.9
|
75.3
|
|
Tasmania
|
74.3
|
74.7
|
74.8
|
76.1
|
77.0
|
|
Northern
Territory
|
65.6
|
68.2
|
72.0
|
77.4
|
80.7
|
|
Australian
Capital Territory
|
47.1
|
46.0
|
49.5
|
54.9
|
57.0
|
|
Australia
|
79.5
|
80.2
|
81.2
|
82.2
|
83.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(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, Medicare
Statistics,
September 2015
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