AUSTRALIAN STATISTICS

Population Clock

On 14 July 2010 at 12:53:47 (Canberra time), the resident population of Australia is projected
to be:

22,386,049
This projection is based on the estimated resident population at 31 December 2009 and
assumes growth since then of:

• one births every 1 minute and 47 seconds,

• one death every 3 minutes and 44 seconds,
• a net gain of one international migration every 1 minute and 54 seconds, leading to

• an overall total population increase of one person every 1 minute and 13 seconds.

December 2009 Key Figures

Population at end Dec Change over Change over previous

qtr 2009 previous year year
PRELIMINARY
'000 '000 %
DATA
New South Wales 7 191.5 115.8 1.6
Victoria 5 496.4 114.6 2.1
Queensland 4 473.0 106.6 2.4
South Australia 1 633.9 21.2 1.3
Western Australia 2 270.3 58.7 2.7
Tasmania 505.4 4.4 0.9
Northern Territory 227.7 4.9 2.2
Australian Capital
354.9 6.4 1.8
Territory
Australia(a) 22 155.4 432.6 2.0
(a) Includes Other Territories comprising Jervis Bay Territory, Christmas Island and the Cocos
(Keeling) Islands.

Population growth Population Growth Rate, Year ended current

quarter
DECEMBER KEY POINTS

ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION

 The preliminary estimated resident population (ERP) of Australia at 31

December 2009 was 22,155,000 persons. This was an increase of 432,600
persons (2.0%) since 31 December 2008 and 89,800 persons since 30
September 2009.
 Preliminary natural increase recorded for the year ended 31 December 2009
(154,900) was 2.2% (or 3,500 persons) lower than the natural increase
recorded for the year ended 31 December 2008 (158,400).
 Preliminary net overseas migration recorded for the year ended 31 December
2009 was 277,700 persons.

POPULATION GROWTH RATES

 Australia's population grew by 2.0% during the 12 months ended 31

December 2009 and the growth rate has been declining since the peak of
2.2% for the year ended 31 December 2008.
 Natural increase and net overseas migration contributed 36% and 64%
respectively to total population growth.
 All states and territories experienced positive population growth over the 12
months ended 31 December 2009. Western Australia recorded the largest
percentage gain (2.7%) and Tasmania the smallest (0.9%).

Last updated 24 June 2010,

Australian Bureau of Statistics