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Area, population and number of police by police region, Queensland, 2001–02 to 2011–12 (a)

Police region	Measure	Unit	Financial year
			2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12
Metropolitan North (b)	Area	'000 sq km	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
	Population	'000	545.0	561.0	579.0	588.6	598.1	609.6	621.9	637.0	656.7	664.7	677.4
	Police (c)	number	1,042	1,040	1,039	1,104	1,142	1,190	1,243	1,282	1,292	1,283	1,335

Metropolitan South	Area	'000 sq km	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6
	Population	'000	611.0	627.0	643.0	656.2	662.6	673.2	687.2	703.6	724.1	729.3	742.0
	Police (c)	number	870	925	939	988	1,029	1,066	1,076	1,141	1,134	1,113	1,140

South Eastern	Area	'000 sq km	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
	Population	'000	663.0	680.0	702.0	718.2	733.1	751.9	792.5	811.9	842.1	856.0	837.9
	Police (c)	number	1,021	1,106	1,180	1,209	1,201	1,236	1,318	1,424	1,447	1,426	1,502

North Coast	Area	'000 sq km	55.9	55.9	55.9	55.9	55.9	58.0	58.0	58.0	58.0	58.0	58.0
	Population	'000	660.0	677.0	702.0	725.1	740.8	758.2	790.9	817.5	848.5	862.9	824.3
	Police (c)	number	996	1,066	1,125	1,165	1,226	1,252	1,297	1,382	1,386	1,401	1,432

Southern	Area	'000 sq km	431.5	431.5	431.5	431.5	431.5	432.3	432.2	432.2	432.2	432.2	432.2
	Population	'000	428.0	434.0	440.0	449.5	460.9	469.3	476.8	491.3	513.2	522.4	510.0
	Police (c)	number	769	809	840	871	868	909	935	987	998	1,034	1,036

Central	Area	'000 sq km	401.8	401.8	401.8	401.8	401.8	467.0	467.1	467.1	467.1	467.1	467.1
	Population	'000	324.0	330.0	333.0	340.0	346.2	355.1	376.8	385.9	398.2	401.3	388.9
	Police (c)	number	631	682	691	735	731	767	780	808	819	866	851

Northern	Area	'000 sq km	548.9	548.9	548.9	548.9	548.9	557.1	557.2	557.2	557.2	557.2	557.2
	Population	'000	242.0	245.0	248.0	251.6	257.8	263.8	266.7	274.7	282.3	285.6	276.6
	Police (c)	number	548	589	612	662	682	720	690	720	754	783	775

Far Northern	Area	'000 sq km	289.4	289.4	289.4	289.4	289.4	354.6	354.6	354.6	354.6	354.6	354.6
	Population	'000	226.0	231.0	235.0	238.6	241.9	248.7	260.0	270.0	276.5	280.6	267.3
	Police (c)	number	559	575	572	604	667	704	697	711	742	783	788

State Functions (d)	Area	'000 sq km	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
	Population	'000	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
	Police (c)	number	1,508	1,528	1,594	1,577	1,613	1,673	1,639	1,658	1,705	1,730	1,745

External Agencies	Area	'000 sq km	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
	Population	'000	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
	Police (c)	number	109	114	111	96	110	101	158	164	181	138	91

Total Queensland	Area (e)	'000 sq km	1,734.3	1,734.3	1,734.0	1,734.3	1,734.3	1,876.6	1,876.6	1,876.7	1,876.7	1,876.7	1,876.7
	Population (e)	'000	3,699.0	3,785.0	3,882.0	3,967.8	4,041.4	4,129.8	4,272.8	4,391.9	4,541.6	4,602.9	4,524.5
	Police (c)	number	8,053	8,434	8,703	9,011	9,269	9,618	9,833	10,277	10,458	10,557	10,695

n.a. = not available.

The Queensland Police Service organisational structure and policing boundaries are subject to change and as such comparison with previous yearly figures may be distorted.

(a) At 30 June.

(b) Includes Brisbane Watchhouse.

(d) Until 1997–98 included External Agencies and also Brisbane Mobile Patrol policing Brisbane North and South.

(e) Aggregate of the police regions.

Source: Queensland Police Service, Statistical Review, www.police.qld.gov.au

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