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Area, population and number of police by police region, Queensland, 1997–98 to 2007–08 (a)

Police region Financial year
  1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08
  — unit —
 
Metropolitan North (b)
   Area '000 sq km 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4
   Population '000 509.0 518.0 526.0 532.0 545.0 561.0 579.0 588.6 598.1 609.6 621.9
   Police (c) number 886 933 943 971 1,042 1,040 1,039 1,104 1,142 1,190 1,243
 
Metropolitan South
   Area '000 sq km 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.6 1.6
   Population '000 557.0 572.0 585.0 597.0 611.0 627.0 643.0 656.2 662.6 673.2 687.2
   Police (c) number 744 788 782 864 870 925 939 988 1,029 1,066 1,076
 
South Eastern
   Area '000 sq km 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6
   Population '000 600.0 609.0 625.0 640.0 663.0 680.0 702.0 718.2 733.1 751.9 792.5
   Police (c) number 898 938 1,013 1,010 1,021 1,106 1,180 1,209 1,201 1,236 1,318
 
North Coast
   Area '000 sq km 55.9 55.9 55.9 55.9 55.9 55.9 55.9 55.9 55.9 58.0 58.0
   Population '000 614.0 626.0 636.0 645.0 660.0 677.0 702.0 725.1 740.8 758.2 790.9
   Police (c) number 805 859 897 945 996 1,066 1,125 1,165 1,226 1,252 1,297
 
Southern
   Area '000 sq km 431.5 431.5 431.5 431.5 431.5 431.5 431.5 431.5 431.5 432.3 432.2
   Population '000 411.0 412.0 413.0 417.0 428.0 434.0 440.0 449.5 460.9 469.3 476.8
   Police (c) number 643 703 691 716 769 809 840 871 868 909 935
 
Central
   Area '000 sq km 401.8 401.8 401.8 401.8 401.8 401.8 401.8 401.8 401.8 467.0 467.1
   Population '000 321.0 323.0 325.0 326.0 324.0 330.0 333.0 340.0 346.2 355.1 376.8
   Police (c) number 557 566 586 604 631 682 691 735 731 767 780
 
Northern
   Area '000 sq km 548.9 548.9 548.9 548.9 548.9 548.9 548.9 548.9 548.9 557.1 557.2
   Population '000 230.0 232.0 235.0 239.0 242.0 245.0 248.0 251.6 257.8 263.8 266.7
   Police (c) number 477 489 552 579 548 589 612 662 682 720 690
 
Far Northern
   Area '000 sq km 289.4 289.4 289.4 289.4 289.4 289.4 289.4 289.4 289.4 354.6 354.6
   Population '000 222.0 225.0 227.0 230.0 226.0 231.0 235.0 238.6 241.9 248.7 260.0
   Police (c) number 467 504 543 546 559 575 572 604 667 704 697
 
Other (d)
   State Functions (c) (e) number 1,253 1,281 1,305 1,425 1,508 1,528 1,594 1,577 1,613 1,673 1,639
   External Agencies (c) (f) number 103 117 109 107 109 114 111 96 110 101 158
 
Total Queensland
   Area '000 sq km 1,734.0 1,734.0 1,734.3 1,734.3 1,734.3 1,734.3 1,734.0 1,734.3 1,734.3 1,876.6 1,876.6
   Population '000 3,464.0 3,516.0 3,571.0 3,626.0 3,699.0 3,785.0 3,882.0 3,967.8 4,041.4 4,129.8 4,272.8
   Police (c) number 6,833 7,178 7,421 7,767 8,053 8,434 8,703 9,011 9,269 9,618 9,833
 
n.a. = not available
–   Zero or rounded to zero.
(a)  At 30 June.
(b)  Includes Brisbane Water Police and Brisbane Watchhouse.
(c)  Sworn officers, i.e. uniformed, detective and plain clothed, and technical and scientific personnel.
(d)  Combined until 1997–98.
(e)  Comprises Headquarters, Ethical Standards Command, State Crime Operations Command, and Operations Support Command.
(f)  Comprises Criminal Justice Commission, National Crime Authority, etc.
 
Source:  Queensland Police Service, Statistical Review, www.police.qld.gov.au
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