Key demographic and socio-economic indicators by state and territory, June quarter 2007

Key Indicator		Unit	State/Territory								Australia
			New South Wales	Victoria	Queensland	South Australia	Western Australia	Tasmania	Northern Territory	Australian Capital Territory

Area		km²	800,642	227,416	1,730,648	983,482	2,529,875	68,401	1,349,129	2,358	7,692,024
Population density		persons/km²	8.6	22.9	2.4	1.6	0.8	7.2	0.2	144.1	2.7
Estimated resident population		number	6,889,072	5,205,216	4,182,062	1,584,513	2,105,783	493,341	214,975	339,865	21,017,222
Estimated resident population growth (a)		per cent	1.1	1.5	2.2	1.0	2.3	0.7	2.0	1.7	1.5

Components of estimated resident population growth (b)	Natural increase	number	10,427	8,256	5,087	1,714	4,237	621	734	793	31,874
	Net overseas migration	number	10,072	9,501	8,405	2,219	5,642	156	302	101	36,400
	Net interstate migration	number	–7,152	-677	6,552	–827	1,355	–177	115	811	. .
	Total growth	number	13,347	17,080	20,044	3,106	11,234	600	1,151	1,705	68,274

Consumer Price Index (per cent) (a)(c)		per cent	1.7	2.0	2.6	1.7	3.1	2.2	3.7	2.0	2.1
Unemployment rate - trend (per cent) (d)		per cent	4.9	4.7	3.6	4.9	3.2	5.0	4.5	2.9	4.3
House Price Index (established homes) (per cent) (a)(c)		per cent	4.1	13.7	15.5	11.5	13.3	8.7	10.7	10.8	10.1
Retail trade turnover - trend (per cent) (b)		per cent	1.5	0.5	3.7	1.8	1.7	3.3	2.4	1.2	1.8
Building approvals - trend (total dwelling units approved) (per cent) (b)		per cent	–2.6	4.9	1.4	–0.7	–1.5	–1.2	7.0	36.2	1.3


Tourist accommodation - total establishments with 15 or more rooms	Total establishments	number	1,416	793	1,093	253	347	155	92	57	4,206
	Room occupancy rate	per cent	59.9	61.6	63.0	62.5	66.1	52.4	66.0	69.3	61.9
	Takings from accommodation	$'000	533,278	301,112	445,375	77,938	172,641	37,606	53,437	45,748	1,667,135
	Takings from accommodation (a)	per cent	8.8	6.9	8.3	8.5	17.5	5.4	11.4	10.7	9.2

Sales of new motor vehicles - trend (b)		per cent	1.6	1.9	0.9	–0.4	1.2	0.8	–0.3	2.5	1.4