| Population : Australian Capital Territory |
 08 Nov 2006 |
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The population of the Australian Capital Territory at the last national Census was 311,947 people (153,388 males and 158,559 females) with an average age of 32. There were 3,576 people of Indigenous origin living in the region.
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Three quarters of the population were Australian-born with the remaining residents hailing from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Germany. English was the... |
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| Population : New South Wales |
09 Nov 2006 |
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The population of New South Wales at the last national Census was 6,371,745 people (3,145,445 males and 3,226,300 females) with an average age of 34. There were 119,865 people of Indigenous origin living in the region.
Birthplace
Of the population, 70% were Australian-born with the remaining residents hailing from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and China. English was the only language spoken... |
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| Population : Northern Territory |
06 Nov 2006 |
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The population of the Territory was drastically reduced during 1974 with the evacuation forced by Cyclone Tracy but has recovered and in 1993 was estimated at 169 298. The population of Darwin was 77 882 at the last census. Other major centres of population are Alice Springs, Nhulunbuy, Katherine, and Tennant Creek.
The Northern Territory has just under one per cent of Australia's total population... |
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| Population : Queensland |
09 Nov 2006 |
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More than half of Queensland’s population lives outside the greater metropolitan area of Brisbane - a large proportion compared with the rest of highly urbanised Australia. Distance plays a part in the strength of regional influences in Queensland. The Torres Strait islands are 2000 km north of Brisbane. Cairns, the major city of the far north, is further from Brisbane than Melbourne, the capital... |
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| Population : Tasmania |
10 Nov 2006 |
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Tasmania, or Van Diemen's Land as it was originally known, is the second oldest of the Australian colonies. Its capital, Hobart, near the mouth of the Derwent River on the south-east coast, was established in 1803 and early in its history a major whaling port and shipbuilding centre. The city has come to function as the main administrative and commercial centre of the State.
Tasmania's population... |
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| Population : Victoria |
07 Nov 2006 |
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Victoria lies in the south-east corner of Australia. It has a population of 4.5 million of which 3.2 million live in Melbourne, the nation's largest city after Sydney. Other important urban centres include Geelong; the inland cities of Ballarat and Bendigo; the industrial towns of the Latrobe Valley, east of Melbourne; Albury-Wodonga and Shepparton-Kyabram-Rodney. ... |
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| Population : Western Australia |
10 Nov 2006 |
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Western Australia has a relatively small population and has the lowest population density of any state in Australia (and perhaps the world).
Occupying an area of approximately 2.5 million km2 it has a population just over 1.7 million, most of whom live in Perth. The population in this state has remained small due to the large area of desert and semi arid areas that prevail throughout the state.... |
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