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Appendices
Appendix 1. Australian Bureau of Statistics estimate of Australian mid-year population data, 2002, used in the calculation of rates
Australian population by state or territory and sexSex |
State or territory | Australia | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | ||
Male | 158,723 |
3,296,998 |
103,693 |
1,843,078 |
751,753 |
232,788 |
2,401,089 |
964,313 |
9,753,818 |
Female | 163,096 |
3,343,357 |
94,320 |
1,864,097 |
768,489 |
239,937 |
2,471,449 |
963,009 |
9,908,963 |
Total | 321,819 |
6,640,355 |
198,013 |
3,707,175 |
1,520,242 |
472,725 |
4,872,538 |
1,927,322 |
19,662,781 |
Australian population by state or territory and age group
Age group |
State or territory | Australia | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | ||
0–4 | 20,611 |
431,333 |
17,647 |
247,496 |
90,639 |
30,671 |
306,526 |
125,291 |
1,270,421 |
5–9 | 21,716 |
450,700 |
17,094 |
264,380 |
98,264 |
33,048 |
325,682 |
134,253 |
1,345,413 |
10–14 | 22,570 |
455,835 |
16,182 |
267,738 |
100,719 |
34,079 |
328,883 |
139,884 |
1,366,161 |
15–19 | 24,657 |
454,306 |
14,840 |
267,003 |
104,218 |
34,019 |
333,521 |
142,747 |
1,375,472 |
20–24 | 27,515 |
445,075 |
15,885 |
256,985 |
97,525 |
28,688 |
339,049 |
135,958 |
1,346,811 |
25–29 | 25,614 |
470,636 |
17,727 |
258,640 |
97,063 |
27,479 |
347,997 |
133,644 |
1,378,959 |
30–34 | 25,818 |
505,495 |
18,521 |
277,369 |
109,128 |
31,795 |
383,901 |
147,186 |
1,499,403 |
35–39 | 24,529 |
498,109 |
16,907 |
273,907 |
111,363 |
32,946 |
369,042 |
146,965 |
1,474,007 |
40–44 | 25,015 |
508,912 |
15,723 |
283,110 |
117,102 |
36,670 |
371,643 |
150,898 |
1,509,294 |
45–49 | 23,550 |
459,189 |
13,598 |
257,826 |
108,260 |
34,155 |
337,899 |
140,424 |
1,375,138 |
50–54 | 22,737 |
432,313 |
12,225 |
247,911 |
104,384 |
32,442 |
316,976 |
130,790 |
1,299,961 |
55–59 | 17,447 |
366,056 |
8,362 |
208,887 |
88,484 |
27,948 |
264,243 |
103,716 |
1,085,254 |
60–64 | 11,802 |
287,815 |
5,548 |
159,740 |
68,784 |
22,647 |
210,025 |
80,023 |
846,486 |
65–69 | 8,584 |
242,566 |
3,060 |
125,906 |
58,970 |
18,583 |
176,848 |
63,530 |
698,101 |
70–74 | 7,113 |
223,812 |
2,140 |
111,299 |
56,098 |
16,856 |
162,277 |
55,287 |
634,905 |
75–79 | 5,975 |
185,912 |
1,267 |
90,626 |
49,337 |
13,897 |
136,186 |
44,129 |
527,337 |
80–84 | 3,825 |
124,301 |
709 |
60,770 |
33,157 |
9,259 |
88,804 |
28,437 |
349,273 |
85+ | 2,741 |
97,990 |
578 |
47,582 |
26,747 |
7,543 |
73,036 |
24,160 |
280,385 |
Total | 321,819 |
6,640,355 |
198,013 |
3,707,175 |
1,520,242 |
472,725 |
4,872,538 |
1,927,322 |
19,662,781 |
Appendix 2. Completeness of National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System data, received from states and territories, 2002
Total notifications |
State or territory | Australia | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | ||
Number of notifications | 1,433 |
26,280 |
4,873 |
25,991 |
7,244 |
2,073 |
21,705 |
10,690 |
100,291 |
Sex |
|||||||||
Number missing | 9 |
86 |
4 |
28 |
2 |
3 |
312 |
24 |
468 |
% complete | 99.4 |
99.7 |
99.9 |
99.9 |
100.0 |
99.9 |
98.6 |
99.78 |
99.54 |
Age |
|||||||||
Number missing | 3 |
71 |
20 |
0 |
2,922 |
9 |
225 |
18 |
3,268 |
% complete | 99.8 |
99.7 |
99.6 |
100.0 |
59.7 |
99.6 |
99.0 |
99.83 |
96.74 |
Indigenous status
|
|||||||||
Number missing | 1,340 |
13,080 |
488 |
19,486 |
1,214 |
1,799 |
11,965 |
4,871 |
54,243 |
% complete | 6.5 |
50.2 |
90.0 |
25.0 |
83.2 |
13.2 |
44.9 |
54.43 |
45.91 |
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