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Area, population and number of police by police region, Queensland, 2000–01 to 2010–11 (a)

Police region	Measure	Unit	Financial year
			2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11



Metropolitan North (b)	Area	'000 sq km	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
	Population	'000	532.0	545.0	561.0	579.0	588.6	598.1	609.6	621.9	637.0	656.7	664.7
	Police (c)	number	971	1,042	1,040	1,039	1,104	1,142	1,190	1,243	1,282	1,292	1,283


Metropolitan South	Area	'000 sq km	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6
	Population	'000	597.0	611.0	627.0	643.0	656.2	662.6	673.2	687.2	703.6	724.1	729.3
	Police (c)	number	864	870	925	939	988	1,029	1,066	1,076	1,141	1,134	1,113


South Eastern	Area	'000 sq km	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6
	Population	'000	640.0	663.0	680.0	702.0	718.2	733.1	751.9	792.5	811.9	842.1	856.0
	Police (c)	number	1,010	1,021	1,106	1,180	1,209	1,201	1,236	1,318	1,424	1,447	1,426


North Coast	Area	'000 sq km	55.9	55.9	55.9	55.9	55.9	55.9	58.0	58.0	58.0	58.0	58.0
	Population	'000	645.0	660.0	677.0	702.0	725.1	740.8	758.2	790.9	817.5	848.5	862.9
	Police (c)	number	945	996	1,066	1,125	1,165	1,226	1,252	1,297	1,382	1,386	1,401


Southern	Area	'000 sq km	431.5	431.5	431.5	431.5	431.5	431.5	432.3	432.2	432.2	432.2	432.2
	Population	'000	417.0	428.0	434.0	440.0	449.5	460.9	469.3	476.8	491.3	513.2	522.4
	Police (c)	number	716	769	809	840	871	868	909	935	987	998	1,034


Central	Area	'000 sq km	401.8	401.8	401.8	401.8	401.8	401.8	467.0	467.1	467.1	467.1	467.1
	Population	'000	326.0	324.0	330.0	333.0	340.0	346.2	355.1	376.8	385.9	398.2	401.3
	Police (c)	number	604	631	682	691	735	731	767	780	808	819	866


Northern	Area	'000 sq km	548.9	548.9	548.9	548.9	548.9	548.9	557.1	557.2	557.2	557.2	557.2
	Population	'000	239.0	242.0	245.0	248.0	251.6	257.8	263.8	266.7	274.7	282.3	285.6
	Police (c)	number	579	548	589	612	662	682	720	690	720	754	783


Far Northern	Area	'000 sq km	289.4	289.4	289.4	289.4	289.4	289.4	354.6	354.6	354.6	354.6	354.6
	Population	'000	230.0	226.0	231.0	235.0	238.6	241.9	248.7	260.0	270.0	276.5	280.6
	Police (c)	number	546	559	575	572	604	667	704	697	711	742	783

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	1,425	1,508	1,528	1,594	1,577	1,613	1,673	1,639	1,658	1,705	1,730

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	107	109	114	111	96	110	101	158	164	181	138


Total Queensland	Area (e)	'000 sq km	1,734.3	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
	Population (e)	'000	3,626.0	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
	Police (c)	number	7,767	8,053	8,434	8,703	9,011	9,269	9,618	9,833	10,277	10,458	10,557

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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