Demography New South Wales

A demographic overview of New South Wales taken in 2004 which contains summary tables and commentary on trends in the components of population change including births, deaths and migration. Also includes a feature article on Fertility in NSW.

At 30 June 2004, the estimated resident population of NSW was 6.72 million people, accounting for 33.5% of the Australian resident population.

This demographic information from the Australian Bureau of Statistics contains summary tables and commentary on trends in the components of population change including births, deaths and migration. Marriages, divorces, estimated resident population and various demographic rates are also presented.

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Feature Article on Fertility in NSW

In 2004, the NSW total fertility rate (TFR) was 1.79 births per woman. Fertility in NSW has been below replacement fertility (2.1 live births per woman) since 1976 and has been slowly declining since 1992. However, there have been some indications that the decline appears to have halted, with the preliminary 2004-05 TFR for NSW of 1.84 being the highest since 1995.  This article looks at trends in NSW fertility and the 2004 status of key fertility indicators.

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